THE BROKEN FANG AND OTHER EXPERIENCES OF A SPECIALIST IN SPOOKS. London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, n.d. [1920]. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] vii [viii] [1] 2-303 [304: blank], original gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. A rare collection of short fiction featuring occult investigator Professor Arnold Rhymer, M.D., and Inspector Brown of the C.I.D. Five longish, well-developed stories that hit expected notes of interest for both the weird tale and the detective story. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 949. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 128. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 304. Bleiler (1978), p. 114. Reginald 08229. Embossed stamp of Bill Hopkins, a noted collector of fantasy fiction, on the front free endpaper. A fine copy. (#134845).
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