THE FLAME-FLOWER AND OTHER STORIES. London: J. M. Dent and Co., 1896. Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix-xii [1-2] 3-285 [286: printer's imprint] [287-288: blank], numerous illustrations in the text by the author, title page printed in red and black, original pictorial yellow green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First edition. A collection of tales of fantasy, humor and whimsy including "The Island of Professor Menu," a 50-page parody of Wells's THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU (1896). "A close point-by-point parody ... following through plot motifs, as in the original story ... A good parody with good period illustrations." - Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2139. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, pp. 208-09. Bleiler (1978), p. 189. Reginald 13855. Touch of rubbing to cloth at spine ends and corner tips, spine a bit darkened, endpapers foxed, a bright, a very good copy. An uncommon book seldom found in nice condition. (#111247).
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