THE LEECH CLUB; OR, THE MYSTERIES OF THE CATSKILLS. Boston: Lee & Shepard, Publishers. New York: Lee, Shepard & Dillingham, 1874. Octavo, pp. [1-3] 4-298, original decorated blue cloth, front panel stamped in black and gold, spine panel stamped in gold, rear panel stamped in blind, yellow endpapers. First edition. Political reform novel; a criminous tale with ambiguous supernaturalism. The Leech Club is a politically powerful secret society composed of crooked politicians, business tycoons and other scoundrels that controls the state and "will one of these days govern the nation." Their headquarters is a castle in the Catskill region of New York state. Considerable action takes place in large caverns under their estate. Reginald 11082. Hubin (1994), p. 622. Wright (II) 1832. Collector's bookplate affixed to front paste-down, owner's name and later gift inscription on front free endpaper. Cloth worn at spine ends and corner tips, a very good copy. (#105762).
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