SEEING LIFE! AND OTHER STORIES. London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd., n.d. [1923]. Octavo, pp. [1-9] 10-285 [286-287: ads] [288: blank] + 24-page publisher's catalogue "for the Autumn, 1923" inserted at rear, publisher's blue cloth, front panel stamped in black and ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in black. First edition, first printing. Mixed collection of twenty stories, including "Kecksies" and six other supernatural tales. SEEING LIFE! is Bowen's most difficult collection to obtain, and it contains a substantial amount of supernatural fiction. Some of her best stories were first published in this collection. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 95. Bleiler (1978), p. 28. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992). Hubin (1994), p. 90. Spine panel darkened, wear to several corners, a very good copy. A very scarce book. (#178240).
Price: $1,000.00
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