TROS OF SAMOTHRACE. New York, London: D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated, 1934. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-ix [x] 1-949 [950: blank], publisher's pictorial yellow cloth, front panel stamped in black and red, spine panel stamped in black, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed, cream endpapers. First edition, first printing with "(1)" on page 949. The first Tros novel. "Perhaps his most lasting contribution to the genre is his series of historical fantasies about Tros of Samothrace and his exploits at the time of Caesar." - Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 136. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 591. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1975-78. In 333. Bleiler (1948), p. 206. Reginald 10524. Grant, p. 210. Mild dust soiling to cloth, a bright, tight, very good copy. This bulky novel is uncommon in nice condition. (#177907).
Price: $100.00
No statement of printing on copyright page. First printing has "(1)" on page 949.