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New York and London: Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers, [1896]. Small octavo, pp. [3-7] 8-210 [text complete despite gap in pagination], four inserted plates with illustrations by Frank M. Gregory, original pictorial red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in silver, top edge stained silver, other edges rough trimmed. First U.S. (and first separate) edition. The title story, a short novel, is a supernatural detective tale in which a man recruits a great detective from the spirit world to solve the crime his wife is suspected of committing. "Barr's most intriguing work ..." - Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 27. Barr, a Scot who grew up in Canada and later moved to England, was editor of The Idler, which he co-founded with Jerome K. Jerome. [Reference: Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-15. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 101. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 28. Bleiler (1978), p. 16. Reginald 00890. Hubin (1979), p. 24. (dropped from Hubin 1994)]. Inked name to front paste down, edges rubbed, spine a bit darkened, a very good copy. (31896). Item #31896
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