Murrough (E.R.) The Temple Servant
£250
First edition. Collection of eighteen stories.
London, Longmans, 1930
“Short stories with an Egyptian setting, some of which are fantasy and weird, and some at least of which first appeared in magazines under the pen name of ‘Abu Nadaar’ …” – Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 161. The title story was reprinted in POWERS OF DARKNESS (1934), one of Philip Allan’s anthologies in the “Creeps” series. Rare in d/w
In stock
VG+/G+ The book is bright with clean contents. The wrapper has a large closed tear across top part of front panel and has tape repairs at top of the spine. Correctly priced on front flap at 7/6.
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Rare anthology of short stories several of which are fantasy including:
'Ritual' by Arthur Machen in which a bunch of London boys reproduce an African native ritual resulting in the death by suggestion of one of their number.
Ghost stories by Kenneth Hare and Richard Middleton
'Smoking the Dragon' by Frederick Carter, a fantasy about a fire-breathing monster and The Third Gift', a weird horror story of a pool and its legends.
Appears to be very elusive. No copies of any kind online at time of writing.