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First Edition in English of 3,000 printed. Translated from the German by S. Guy Endore. Illustrated by Mahlon Blaine. Large octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vi [vii-viii] [1-2] 3-342 [343: blank] [344: publisher's imprint], illustrated by Mahlon Blaine, original pictorial black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red and gold, top edge stained red, fore-edge untrimmed, bottom edge rough-trimmed, pictorial endpapers. Minor moisture spots on cloth with rubbing to front edge. Fade to printing at spine. Age toning to pages. Ewer's novel was originally published in Germany in 1911, fusing mandrake folklore with the science fiction element of artificial insemination to produce the sexually magnetic protagonist Alraune. An uncommon edition in good to very good condition. Seller Inventory # 2202
Bibliographic Details
Title: Alraune
Publisher: New York: The John Day Company
Publication Date: 1929
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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