THE SLAYER OF SOULS.
New York: George H. Doran Company, [1920]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original red cloth stamped decoratively in black on front panel, lettered in black on spine panel. 301 pp. Contemporary ink name and inititals on front free endpaper, touch of rubbing / light wear to spine tips, corners slightly bruised. A very good bright copy, lacking the dust jacket. Item #314657
¶ The author's best weird novel. "An American girl who has learned magic in the Mysterious East escapes and comes home but is broke and alone. In one episode she tries to earn some money by putting on a stage show in New York of genuine supernatural magic -- but the audience doesn't go for it. Later scenes that show nefarious sorcerers animating mandrakes are very nicely handled." - Robert Eldridge. "Chambers' last important work of supernatural fiction, an adventure novel of Oriental menace whose roots are clearly in 'The Maker of Moons.'" - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 744.
Price (CAD): $115.00