Sampson Low, Marston & Co.

    Jeffrey Farnol, The Shadow and other stories, first edition, 1929

    Weird & Supernatural

    Farnol (Jeffrey) The Shadow and other stories

    £750



    London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., [1929].

    First edition. 8vo. Original dark red cloth. Dust-jacket.

    A collection of Farnol's shorter fiction, including the tale 'Black coffee' with it is Ancient Egyptian themes. A popular author for weird & supernatural anthologies. Scarce in the jacket. Stories featured:

    The Shadow.--Captain Hector.--Retribution.--The heir.--Black coffee.--Upon a day.--A boy and the man.--An episode.--Jasper Railton.--The cupboard.--Fortune's fool.--A change of mind.--Journey's end.--The great quietude.--Sir Pertolepe the Red.--The divine Phyllidia.--A woman's reason.