THE VIRGIN OF THE SUN: A TALE OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU. London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1898. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-xi [xii] [1] 2-306 [307: printer's imprint] [308: blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by Stanley L. Wood, original pictorial green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and red, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Griffith's first attempt at serious fiction; a historical adventure novel of the conquest of Peru. "Written with some seriousness of purpose, and without the demands of serialization in mind, this is the most substantial and coherent of his later novels, but it cannot be described as an artistic success." – Stableford, Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1955, p. 51. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 98. Bleiler (1978), p. 87. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992). Wolff 2800. Mild bruise to upper edge of rear panel, else a bright, fine copy with solid, tight inner hinges. A sharp copy. (#78008).
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