THE MACHINATIONS OF DR. GRUE

by Raleigh

$1,750 · Offered by L. W. Currey

First edition

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1938. Octavo, pp. 1-6 7-287 288: blank , publisher's green cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition, first printing. A parody by British humorist Hilary Mason Raleigh 1893–1969 of the 1930s scientific thriller. Professor Egerton Uprichard's secret formula for dissolving matter goes missing and at the hands of Dr. Grue almost dissolves all matter. Features sinister country

• Printing: first

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