Rita, pseud. The Seventh Dream
£125
London, Hurst & Blackett, [1905].
First edition thus. 8vo. Original green cloth decorated in gilt.
Contains three separate supernatural/fantasy novelettes, “The Seventh Dream,” “The Doctor’s Secret,” and “The Turkish Baths.”
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Decorative title page. A very good copy.
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