THE STRANGE VISITATION OF JOSIAH McNASON. A CHRISTMAS GHOST STORY. London: George Newnes, Limited, 1904. Large octavo, pp. [1-2: ads] [1-7] 8-118 [119-142: ads], ten full-page pen-and-ink drawings by H. R. Millar, publisher's pictorial wrappers printed in orange and black, side stapled. First edition. Supernatural novella closely imitating Dickens's A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Published by the STRAND MAGAZINE (in the same physical format as the magazine) as a companion to their Christmas number. The illustrations, at least, are original and highly amusing, their imp bearing a certain resemblance to Dr. Seuss's Grinch. "A nasty, mean millionaire is transported supernaturally by a goblin-like creature from Hell to various locations (including a fleeting visit to a far future when London no longer exists)." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II, p. 33. Bleiler (1978), p. 49 (citing a later edition with different page count). Reginald 03433. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 152. Wrappers worn along edges, shallow loss at spine ends, staples rusted, a very good copy. Probably Corelli's scarcest book. (#178997).
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