THE DERELICT. New York: Published by The Century Co., 1917. Octavo, pp. [1-10] [1-2] 3-394 [395-396: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by Norman Price, Arthur William Brown and W. J. Benda, original terra cotta cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. The Century edition preceded the first UK edition published by Collins in 1923. Includes two supernatural stories, "The Liqueur Glass" and "'Ironstone.'" She is especially successful in short stories, written with what another critic called 'masculine vigor and directness.'" - Kunitz and Haycraft, Twentieth Century Authors, p. 165. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). NCBEL IV 533. A bright, near fine copy. (#117392).
Price: $100.00
"Published, May, 1917" on copyright page.