(#165344) HE. By the Author of "It," "King Solomon's Wives," "Bess," "Much Darker Days," "Mr Morton's Subtler" and Other Romances. Haggard parody, Andrew Lang, Walter Herries Pollock.
HE. By the Author of "It," "King Solomon's Wives," "Bess," "Much Darker Days," "Mr Morton's Subtler" and Other Romances.

HE. By the Author of "It," "King Solomon's Wives," "Bess," "Much Darker Days," "Mr Morton's Subtler" and Other Romances. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1887. Small octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-119 [120: ad], rebound in full nineteenth century polished calf, front and rear panels ruled in gold, spine panel tooled in gold, black leather title piece, inner dentelles. First edition. A bibliographically complex book, this is probably the second printing with "Authors" changed to "Author" on the title page and "ALAN" corrected to "ALLAN" on the dedication page (for bibliographical particulars see Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II, pp. 143-4). A Haggard parody, perhaps written with some assistance from Haggard himself, that "consists of adventures around London paralleling those of Holly and Vincey, culminating in a swindle." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, p. 299. The supernatural (curses, witchcraft, etc.) are parodied and rationalized. An amusing story. Bleiler, p. 118. Reginald 08596. Scott 625. Attractively bound with the original front and rear wrappers preserved. The binding is cracked along the outer hinge which is still holding tight and there is a small chip from the lower spine end which has been reattached. Internally, a lovely copy. (#165344).

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