Reader (Emily R.) Priestess and Queen.
£95
A Tale of the White Race of Mexico
London, Longmans, Green, 1899.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original orange pictorial cloth stamped in black and lettered in gilt.
A fictionalised account of a white civilization in ancient Mexico, blending elements of fantasy and speculative history.
In stock
Some foxing; minor rubbing, but overall a very good copy.
Frontispiece and plates.
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