THE TRAGEDY OF AN INDISCRETION.
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1916. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original grey cloth lettered in black and stamped in blind on front panel, spine panel blocked and lettered in gilt. 345 + [6] pp ads at rear. Ownership stamp from "Vicious CircleLively Arts Society" (upside-down) on front free endpaper, mild watermark to spine panel, spine ends a touch puched but overall a very bright. very good or better copy of a very scarce book. Item #314582
¶ Well-written and plotted mystery novel hinging on an extra-marital affair, the "indiscretion" of the title. The author was a practicing occultist, a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and head of the Amen-Ra Temple in Edinburgh, he also wrote occult thrillers - MORAG THE SEAL (1910), FOR THE SOUL OF A WITCH (1910), and THE DEVIL'S MISTRESS (1915).
Price (CAD): $500.00