THE LUCK OF THE STRONG. London: Eveleigh Nash Company Limited, 1916. Octavo, pp. [i-iii] iv [v] vi-vii [viii] [9] 10-315 [316-317] [318: printer's imprint] [319-320: ads] + 8-page publisher's catalogue dated "Spring 1916" inserted at rear, original red cloth, front panel stamped in black and blind, spine panel stamped in black, rear panel stamped in blind, fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. First edition. Collects two poems and eight short stories of the sea, of which only a few are fantastic. Includes "The Stone Ship," one of Hodgson's better sea stories. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 94-5. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1109. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, pp. 114. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-107. Bleiler (1978), p. 101. A bright, nearly fine copy. A lovely copy of an uncommon book. (#172517).
Price: $2,250.00
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