THE GREEN WINDOW. London: Leonard Smithers, 1899. Octavo, pp. [1-12] [1] 2-113 [114-116: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original tan boards with white linen shelf back, paper title label printed in green affixed to spine panel, all edges untrimmed. First edition, first binding. A collection of twenty-five sketches and stories including "Will," a "floridly written tale of obsession and psychic vampirism, clearly modeled on Poe." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 316. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 170. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). Colbeck, p. 629. Small bookplate of early owner affixed to the front paste-down. Corner tips worn, spine darkened, boards sunned, free endpapers darkened (as is usual for this book), a sound, good copy with clean, tight interior. A scarce book. (#170625).
Price: $500.00
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