THE BACK OF BEYOND. London: Philip Allan, [1936]. Large 16mo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] [9-10] 11-255 [256: blank] [first leaf is a blank], original terra cotta cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. A macabre adventure novel of madness, ending in the death of an alcoholic and unprincipled British plantation owner in the Borneo jungle. Borderline supernatural. In the tradition of Conrad's "Heart of Darkness." Hubin (1994), p. 755 (incorrectly indicating this novel to be a collection of short fiction). Binding slightly leaned, cloth lightly worn at extremities, a clean, tight, very good copy. An uncommon book. (#118915).
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"First Published 1936" on copyright page.
"First Published 1936" on copyright page.