THE SUBJUGATED BEAST.
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1938]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-312 [313-320: ads], original orange cloth, front, spine and rear stamped in black. First edition. "Probably Ryan's best horror thriller; heroine trapped in isolated mansion, evil psychologist uncle conducts sadistic experiments in ancestral memory and regression -- to her peril. House and surrounding landscape imbued with atmosphere of menace, allowing no release for girl or reader." - Robert Knowlton. "Ryan could combine psychological cruelty with Grand Guignol horror better than any writer going." - Karl Edward Wagner, Twilight Zone, June 1983. [Reference: Sullivan, ed., The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 365. Hubin (1994), p. 710]. Some toning and foxing to end papers with some foxing to the fore edges, mild wear to cloth edges, slight lean, a solid, very good copy. Rare. (33894). Item #33894
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