THE CENTAUR. First Penguin Edition in Dust Jacket

BLACKWOOD, Algernon

Verlag: Penguin Books Limited, Harmondsworth, 1938

Octavo, original printed wrappers (paperback format). The first Penguin edition, 1st printing with " First Published 1911 / Published by Penguin Books 1938" on copyright page with no statement of reprinting. Issued as Penguin Books 166. Light shelfwear to lower edges; inner front hinge slightly cracked; but a close to fine copy in the original dust jacket, 1/4 - inch tall chip at base of spine and a few tiny closed tears. A fresh, lovely copy. Set in the Caucasus between the Black and Caspian Seas, THE CENTAUR centres on Terence O Malley, a journalist of mystical temperament who is studying the peoples of the area. O Malley, at odds with the pace and materialism of the modern world, rejects this way of life and instead countenances a return to nature which he interprets as a sense of kinship with the universe. This mystical novel weaves a fascinating tale while, at the same time, making a passionate plea for a lifestyle that is closer to nature. One of the most effective of mystical novels, deeply felt, very nicely imagined." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction. H.P. Lovecraft wrote of Blackwood: "He is the one absolute and unquestioned master of weird atmosphere." First Paperback Edition (& 1st printing). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 312800

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE CENTAUR. First Penguin Edition in Dust ...
Verlag: Penguin Books Limited, Harmondsworth
Erscheinungsdatum: 1938
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag
Auflage: 1. Auflage