THE HOUSE OF SOULS.
London: E. Grant Richards, 1906. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-xiii [xiv-xvi] [1-2] 3-513 [514] [515: ad for The Three Impostors] [516: blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by Sidney H. Sime, original pictorial gray cloth with cover design by Sime in black, gold and light green. First edition. Collects the contents of THE GREAT GOOD PAN (1894) and THE THREE IMPOSTORS (1895), the latter with some revisions and omissions, plus the first book appearance of three tales, "A Fragment of Life," "The White People," and "The Red Hand." "... Machen's most important collection." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 277. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-135. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1072. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-157. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09464. Goldstone and Sweetser 10e]. Small booksellers label affixed to lower front paste down, some off setting to rear free end paper, slight foxing to last several leaves, corner tips very slightly bruised, spine a little darkened, a nearly fine copy. (33425). Item #33425
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