Lot 106
Shiel (M. P.) The Purple Cloud, first edition, 1901
Hammer Price: £1,800
Description
Shiel (M. P.) The Purple Cloud, first edition, title printed in red and black, 4pp. advertisements and 31pp. catalogue (dated May 1901) at rear, light foxing, largely to title and following leaf, paper residue to front pastedown, original pictorial cloth, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners bumped, rubbing to extremities, an excellent example overall, preserved in green morocco drop-back box with purple and black onlays replicating original cloth, 8vo, Chatto & Windus, 1901.
⁂ Shiel's most enduring novel, an apocalyptic last man novel that influenced H.G. Wells and H.P. Lovecraft. Scarce in good condition.
Description
Shiel (M. P.) The Purple Cloud, first edition, title printed in red and black, 4pp. advertisements and 31pp. catalogue (dated May 1901) at rear, light foxing, largely to title and following leaf, paper residue to front pastedown, original pictorial cloth, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners bumped, rubbing to extremities, an excellent example overall, preserved in green morocco drop-back box with purple and black onlays replicating original cloth, 8vo, Chatto & Windus, 1901.
⁂ Shiel's most enduring novel, an apocalyptic last man novel that influenced H.G. Wells and H.P. Lovecraft. Scarce in good condition.
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