BOTH SIDES OF THE VEIL. London: Methuen & Co., 1901. Octavo, pp. [1-2: blank] [3-8] [1] 2-306 [307-308: blank] [note: blank leaf at rear (20-2) excised by the binder] + 48-page publisher's catalogue dated "April 1901" inserted at rear, publisher's pictorial green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in yellow, blue, purple and black, bottom edge rough trimmed. First edition. Mixed collection of eleven criminous, horror, and supernatural tales, including "George Ogden's Will," "Staunton's Dinner," "A Knight of the Road," "A Set of Chessmen," and "The Disappearance of Mrs. Macrecham." Bleiler, The Guide to the Supernatural Fiction 1117. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 353. Bleiler (1978), p. 134. Reginald 09697. Hubin (1994), p. 553. W. H. Smith & Sons Subscription Library label affixed to the front paste-down. Cloth lightly worn at spine ends and corner tips, a sound, good copy. A decent copy of a very elusive book. (#178235).
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