THE LIGHT OF THE EYE: A NOVEL ... Second Edition. London: Digby, Long & Co., Publishers, n.d. [1897]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1] 2-216 [217-218] [note: first and last leaves used as front and rear paste-downs], publisher's decorated red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and blind. Second printing. "Sensational novel of hypnotic vampirism; sinister Indian pursues cursed diamond to London, draining vitality from all who stand in his way. Scotland Yard runs the fiend to ground, only to have him perish in his cell from acute gastric distress, having swallowed the jewel. Heavily influenced by Wilkie Collins's THE MOONSTONE, but pretty entertaining on its own account." - Robert Knowlton The book was reprinted in the same year. Both editions are rare. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978). Reginald 02911. Frost, The Monster With a Thousand Faces, p. 51. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy (I), p. 50. A clean, tight, very good copy. A very nice copy of this book. (#178243).
Price: $450.00
"SECOND EDITION" on title page.