THE STRANGE ADVENTURE OF ROGER WILKINS AND OTHER STORIES

by R. Andom, Alfred Walter Barrett

$150 · Offered by L. W. Currey · No longer available

First edition

London: Tylston & Edwards, 1895. Octavo, pp. 1-8 1 2-280, illustrations by A. Carruthers Gould, original pictorial red cloth, front, spine and rear panels stamped in black. First edition. Nine stories; mixed collection, including several fantasies. Fantasy and humor derivative of F. Anstey but aimed at a somewhat more lowbrow audience. The title story of this collection is about an old clock that enables personality

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