MISTRESS OF MISTRESSES. A Vision of Zimiamvia. With Decorations by Keith Henderson. Inscribed by the Author.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1935. First American Edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue cloth, front panel stamped in gold, spine panel stamped in maroon and gold, top edge stained maroon, fore-edge rough trimmed. Pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] [1-2] 3-463 [464: tail piece] [465-472: blank], decorations by Keith Henderson, maps on pages 462-63. Inscribed and signed by Eddison, dated 1935, on the front free end paper. Some tanning to end papers, foxing to fore and bottom page edges, cloth covers mottled and foxed, a good to very good copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear along upper edges with small closed tear and crease to the upper spine panel, small closed tear to upper left rear corner, some overall age toning, some mild foxing to front panel. The author never travelled to America, personally inscribed copies of American editions of his books are rare. Very Good. Item #313354
¶ The first book of the unfinished Zimiamvian trilogy to be published, but chronologically the final volume.
Price (CAD): $1,750.00