The Opal Matrix

Edité par The Salisbury Hill Press, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1937

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Chambers, W. Jerome. The Opal Matrix. Worcester, Massachusetts: The Salisbury Hill Press, 1937. First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-iv] v-vi 1-247 [248: blank]. Halftone sepia illustration by the author at frontispiece. Original maroon cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, top edge stained maroon. Old newspaper review pasted to front free endpaper with consequent acidic offsetting to front dj flap and part of front paste-down, a fine copy in an almost very good pictorial dust jacket, marred mainly by shallow chipping to head of spine (not affecting any lettering) and a larger irregular chip to heel of spine damaging about half of the publisher's imprint. #215. $75. Eccentric occult romance featuring a hidden community of adepts in India with names such as "X-22" and "M-134," one of whose female members is summoned to America to solve a crime. An escaped convict plays a part in the story, as does a mysterious opal ring. Chapter titles such "Hypnotic Evidence" and "Occult Knowledge Solves Crime" give clues to the nature of the story. In "The Vapor Trap" a magic ceremony uses a dish of blood to summon the ghost of a dead dog ("There is a weird potency in blood."). An awkwardly written curiosity. The author wrote another work of fantasy, Altzar the Pirate, A Tale of Reincarnation (1944). Day, A Supplemental Checklist of Fantastic Literature, p. 17. Reginald 02829.…

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Titre
The Opal Matrix
Auteur
Chambers, W. Jerome
Éditeur
The Salisbury Hill Press, Worcester, Massachusetts
Année de publication
1937
État de l'article
Fine
Jaquette
Very Good
Reliure
Hardback
Illustrateur
Halftone sepia illustration by the author at frontispiece
Édition
First Edition.

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When I began my bookselling business in 1996 I called it "Eldritch Books" because that adjective at least partly covered the type of material I offered (and because its similarity to my own surname seemed so -- eldritch). "Ghost stories" would be another handy, if somewhat reductive, term. Most of it is fiction from the 19th and early 20th century with a strong emphasis on the fantastic. Since the most familiar and relevant genre terms in use today -- "science fiction," "fantasy," "supernatural," "horror" -- were not so much in use when these books were first published, pegging them that way can be anachronistic. But that should give you the general idea. I don't have much in the way of American pulp (either in magazine or specialty press book form) but otherwise my interests range widely from high-brow to middle-brow to low-brow to amateur/eccentric. You're more likely to find rare and obscure works here than high spots. (Or at least they're obscure now, whatever their status was when first published.) In 2001 I went to work for L. W. Currey as cataloguer and general assistant. Since 2014 I've been back working on my own. I have exhibited at convention fairs (such as WFC and Readercon) in the past. I began collecting and studying antiquarian fantasy around 1980. Some of my essays have appeared in genre publications such as NYRSF, Wormwood and F&SF. I tend to carefully research my inventory and write extensive notes. (If another dealer wishes to make use of any of these notes, I'd appreciate the courtesy of putting such excerpts in quotes and giving proper attribution to me. That's what I do when I quote from any of my reference works.) I will be gradually listing my inventory on ABE over the coming years. I hope you find something of interest. …

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