THE WHITE WITCH OF MAYFAIR. London: F. V. White & Co. Ltd., 1902. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-312, original pictorial gray cloth, front panel stamped in white, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear panel, bottom edge rough trimmed. First edition, first binding. "Fantasy of hypnotism and a woman's power over a man which breaks down when she dies." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 99. Thematically similar to A. Conan Doyle's THE PARASITE (1895). Stableford, Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950, p. 53. Bleiler (1948), p. 133. Reginald 06388. Hubin (1994), p. 355. Mild shelf slant, 10 mm closed split in cloth at crown of spine panel, a bright, very good copy. A lovely copy of an uncommon book rarely found in nice condition. (#170879).
Price: $750.00
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