THE BELL IN THE FOG AND OTHER STORIES. New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1905. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-300 [301] [302-304: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece (photographic portrait of the author), title page printed in orange and black, publisher's dark blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind. First edition. This collection of ten stories, including some of Atherton's best supernatural tales, is dedicated to "the master," Henry James. Includes "The Striding Place," her most famous horror story. "Excellent stories." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 63. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-7. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 14. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-4. Bleiler (1978), p. 12. Not in Reginald. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 A-337. Baird and Greenwood, An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 1664-1970 101. 1905 gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Slight spine lean, mild rubbing to cloth at spine ends and corner, a bright, very good copy. (#172466).
Price: $100.00
"Published February, 1905" on copyright page.