Praed, Mrs. Campbell. Fugitive Anne. New York: R. F. Fenno & Company, 1904. First U.S. edition, later Fenno issue using same sheets as the New Amsterdam Book Company edition of 1903 (ads for New Amsterdam titles will be found at rear of this issue), with cancel title leaf tipped in. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 7-427 [428] [429-432: publisher's ads] [note: the duplicated pagination of 7 and 8 is due to the insertion of a leaf with illustration credits at (7-8), evidently not present in the original issue]. Original maroon pictorial cloth, front panel stamped in white and black, spine stamped in blind, title page printed in black and red. Illustrated with five inserted plates in full color by Clare Angell. Thin strip of damp staining at bottom of front cover, negligible loss to the delicate white stamping on the front, else a bright, nearly fine copy of this handsomely designed book. #476. $150. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, II, p. 158 (describing this edition and issue). Bleiler (1978), p. 161. Lost race novel set in Australia featuring a giant tortoise, with good local color of the Australian outback. The New Amsterdam issue is much scarcer than this later issue and seems to be scarcer even than the John Long first UK edition of 1902 (which did not carry any illustrations). Seller Inventory # 476

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Title: Fugitive Anne

Publisher: R. F. Fenno & Company, New York

Publication Date: 1904

Binding: Hardback

Illustrator: Clare Angell

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st 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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