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THE CRYSTAL HORDE.

Taine, John (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell).

Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, Inc., 1952. Octavo, jacket art by Hannes Bok, cloth. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Bell as Taine. This is copy 242. "Originally published in AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY (1930) as 'White Lily,' under which title it was once reprinted, this is an extravagant scientific romance involving crystalline life and social strife in the Far East, with the kind of cataclysmic conclusion that Taine loved." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-124. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. (35842). Item #35842

Price: $250.00