THE MACHINATIONS OF DR. GRUE. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1938. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-287 [288: blank], publisher's green cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition, first printing. A parody by British humorist Hilary Mason Raleigh (1893–1969) of the 1930s scientific thriller. Professor Egerton Uprichard's secret formula for dissolving matter goes missing and at the hands of Dr. Grue almost dissolves all matter. Features sinister country house, mad scientists, dastardly criminals, Nazi spies, and more. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 180. Bleiler (1978), p. 163. Reginald 11977. Hubin (1994), p. 665. A fine copy in very good four-color pictorial dust jacket with light wear at edges, mainly spine ends, and clipped price with 4/6 cancel.
Price: $1,750.00
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