Cloth slightly faded at head of spine; jacket chipped (and possibly crudely price-clipped) with some loss.
Jacket artwork by Edward Frederic.
Reginald, Science fiction and fantasy literature.
£195
New York, Bobbs Merrill, 1911..
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth blocked in white. Dust-jacket.
Scarce, Reginald-listed weird & supernatural title.
Out of stock
Cloth slightly faded at head of spine; jacket chipped (and possibly crudely price-clipped) with some loss.
Jacket artwork by Edward Frederic.
Reginald, Science fiction and fantasy literature.
Weird & Supernatural
London, Rider, 1915
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket correctly priced at 6/- on spine.
Paraphrasing the book's preface....''From the abundant records and traditions dealing with the curious belief that certain men and women can transform themselves into animals, the author has collected a number of instances and examples which throw fresh light on the subject both from the point of view of folklore and occultism''
There are chapters on the ''Bush-Soul," on human souls in animal bodies, on animal dances, the "Were-Wolf Trials," on witches, on cat and cock phantoms, on the "Phantasmal Ghost" as well as bird-women.
The book is uncommon without a jacket, it is genuinely rare with one. A remarkable survival.
Rare in jacket.
Weird & Supernatural
London, Jarrolds, 1927. An early edition of Metcalfe's first published book, a collection of macabre tales, including the excellent 'Paper WIndmills'.
Weird & Supernatural
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1928
First edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, likely a second issue as it is priced 3'6 on spine.
A tale about a fifteen year old child - Hazel Wood - who has the gift of second sight - of being able to see things taking place far away from her.
Uncommon in jacket.