BROOMSTICKS & OTHER TALES. London: Constable & Company Ltd., 1925. Octavo, pp. [1-12] [1-2] 3-378 [379: printer's imprint] [380: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], woodcut illustrations by Bold, original pictorial orange cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. A collection of twelve stories addressed primarily to children. "... a collection of remarkably even quality that deserves a place in any fantasy collection." - Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 72-3. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 65-6. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 502. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 117-21. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 175. Bleiler (1978), p. 58. Reginald 04025. A fine copy in bright, nearly fine pictorial dust jacket (designed by Bold) with light wear at spine ends. A very pretty copy. (#136268).
Price: $250.00
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