THE MIXTURE AS BEFORE. London, Toronto: William Heinemann Ltd, [1940]. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-ix [x] 1-288 [289-292: blank] [note: last two leaves are blanks], original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, Heinemann windmill device stamped in black on rear panel, top edge stained blue, blue-gray endpapers. First edition. Mixed collection of ten short stories including two fine psychological horror stories: "Lord Mountdrago" and "An Official Position," the former termed "excellent" by Bleiler, the latter a macabre tale of the fate of a French murderer who serves as the island prison's executioner. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction p. 1527. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 359. Bleiler (1948), p. 196. Not in Bleiler (1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). Stott A58a. A clean, bright, very good copy. (#118725).
Price: $45.00
"FIRST PUBLISHED 1940" on copyright page.