DELLA-WU CHINESE COURTEZAN AND OTHER ORIENTAL LOVE TALES. New York: The Lantern Press, 1931. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-313 [314: blank], original pictorial orange cloth, front and spine panels stamped in purple. Second printing. A presentation copy with signed inscription by Owen to fellow fantasy writer A. Merritt: "To A. Merritt / with the best / wishes / of / Frank Owen / Sept. 12, 1934."A collection of eleven Oriental tales, several first published in WEIRD TALES and ORIENTAL STORIES. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 142. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-278. Bleiler (1978), p. 152. Reginald 11073. Cloth dusty and stained, a very good copy. A fine association copy. (#156856).
Price: $100.00
"Second Printing" on copyright page.