The Square Egg

Edité par John Lane, London, 1924

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Saki [pseudonym of H. H. Munro]. The Square Egg and Other Sketches, With Three Plays and Illustrations . With a Biography By His Sister. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, [1924]. First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-318 [319-320: [publisher's ads]. Original dark gray decorative cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, front panel stamped in blind, top edge of text block stained dark blue, corrigendum slip tipped in before contents page. Illustrated with a photographic portrait of the author (in Army uniform) on frontis. A fine sharp copy in a very good dust jacket with a 10x27 mm chip at upper right corner of front jacket panel (not affecting any type) and some light general dustiness. Scarce in this condition. #3401. $200. A posthumously published collection, gathering eight stories and sketches, including the excellent supernatural tale, "The Infernal Parliament". The sketches are set at the front, where Saki served and was killed in action in 1916. Also included are two short macabre plays and a full-length play more in Saki's usual witty style. An impressionistic 117-page memoir of Hector by his sister Ethel M. Munro includes some of his letters and drawings. The wartime sketches read much like stories and are unusual for their avoidance of expected wartime sentiments. A useful resource for any student of Saki, who was arguably the most accomplished and prolific comic writer of the Edwardian period, easily shifting from acrobatic mischief to pointed satire. His ability to work sombre overtones into his mayhem is often missed by critics who only peg him as a humorist -- but, then, the best comedy frequently mixes the bitter with the sweet. Bleiler (1978), p. 173. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1434.…

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Titre
The Square Egg
Auteur
Saki [pseudonym of H. H. Munro]
Éditeur
John Lane, London
Année de publication
1924
État de l'article
Fine
Jaquette
Very Good
Reliure
Hardback
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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