Ohnet Georges Georges Henot (6 results)

363 S., OLn. mit farbiger Einbandill., schief gelesen, aussen abgegriffen.

340 S., OLn. Voll-Rotschnitt, Kanten min. berieben.

Octavo, pp. [i-iv] [1] 2-280 + 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "October, 1890" at head of page [1] inserted at rear, publisher's decorated pebbled red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in brown, black and gold, publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear panel, decorated endpapers with floral pattern printed in olive-green, top edge untrimmed, unopened. First edition in English. Bound in the primary binding described by Wolff, but later issue with inserted catalogue dated October 1890 (Wolff notes inserted catalogue dated January 1890). A translation of L'AME DE PIERRE (Paris 1890). Sensational weird thriller concerning personality exchange during which afflicted protagonist commits criminous acts. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II, p. 86. Bleiler (1978), p. 150. Reginald 10952. Wolff 3156. Slight spine lean, corner tips soft, some patchy fading to cloth, spine a bit darkened, rear cover stained, a sound, good, internally clean copy. (#172240).…

Octavo, pp. [1-4] 1-291 [292: blank], flyleaves at front and rear, illustrations by Émile Bayard, original decorated blue cloth, front panel stamped in red and black, spine panel stamped in black and gold, rear panel stamped in blind. Probable first U.S. edition. Published the same year in the UK by Chatto & Windus as A WEIRD GIFT in an English translation by Albert D. Vandam. There were a number of American editions, largely piracies, published in 1890 under various titles by Lupton, Cassell, Sergel, Waverly, Belford-Clarke, and Munro; the Cassell edition is probably the correct first U.S. edition. A translation of L'AME DE PIERRE (Paris 1890). Sensational weird thriller concerning personality exchange during which afflicted protagonist commits criminous acts. A contemporary reviewer of the Cassell edition comments, "An artist's escape from the thralldom of a beautiful wicked woman, delicately and forcefully related." - Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, November, 1890, p. 720. See Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II, p. 86 (UK edition). See Bleiler (1978), p. 150 and Reginald 10952 (both citing the UK edition). Early owner's signature dated 17 September 1894 on the front free endpaper. Cloth rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, a very good copy. (#157127).…

Paris : Albin Michel, 1974, 288 p. Réédition du premier roman de Georges Ohnet, paru pour la première fois en 1880. Broché, couverture illustrée, en bon état.

Condition: very good. London, Werner Laurie [1906]. Octavo publisher's illustrated fawn cloth printed in orange, blue and white. The tan cloth darkened; signs of use, some foxing at ends and edges; not bad for a book guaranteed not to wear well. First edition in English from his 'Marchand de Poison' (1902) and hard to find. There must be a better copy out there but I haven't found it yet. The binding is signed C.E.D. - who, thanks to Geoffrey McSkimming, I can tell you is Charles E. [Edwin?] Dawson. He specialised in flowing women for posters and advertisements. Such a woman flows around on the similar wrap-round design on Fergus Hume's 'Lady Jim of Curzon Street', also published by Werner Laurie.There's plenty of madness and death in this book but the poison dealer is not, I'm sorry to say, a diabolical scientist or psychopathic criminal but an honest and most successful business man who manufactures absinthe and brandies. The result is just as satisfying. # Customers in the EU should email first. …