The Line Between

Published by Sears, 1933

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Seller: Robert Eldridge, Bookseller, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Robert Eldridge, Bookseller

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Welton, Arthur D. The Line Between. New York: Sears Publishing Company, Inc., [1933]. First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-10] 11-317 [318-320: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original red cloth, front and spine panel stamped in black, fore-edge untrimmed. Binding leaned, rubbers stamps of "The Owl's Nest" of Philadelphia on front endpapers and an acquisition number (#1669) written at top edge of front free endpaper and on the front panel of the jacket, a good copy in poor pictorial dust jacket with wear and chipping at edges, latter mostly at spine ends and corners, and some general dust soiling. #1403. $45. A novel about moral ambiguity, set among the criminal underclass in Chicago, written just before Prohibition was finally lifted. Supernatural elements include astrology and a fortune teller with genuine occult powers. Not listed in usual fantasy checklists.

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Title
The Line Between
Author
Welton, Arthur D.
Publisher
Sears
Publication year
1933
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
Poor
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

Robert Eldridge, Bookseller

Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

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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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fantasy, supernatural and science fiction, 19th and early 20th century literature

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Robert Eldridge, Bookseller

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