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MARSH, Richard (Pseudonym of Richard Bernard Heldmann, 1857-1915). The Beetle, a Mystery. London: Skeffington and Son, 1897.
8o. Illustrated by John Williamson. Original pictorial cloth (slightly leaned, minor rubbing to edges); cloth folding case. Provenance: S. Wellington (ownership inscription, dated Dec. 13 1897 on recto of frontispiece).
FIRST EDITION, of the supernatural masterpiece. Published in September 1897, just two months after Dracula, The Beetle is ranked by H.P. Lovecraft on the same level. It was an immediate success and was reprinted fifteen times by 1913.
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FIRST EDITION, of the supernatural masterpiece. Published in September 1897, just two months after Dracula, The Beetle is ranked by H.P. Lovecraft on the same level. It was an immediate success and was reprinted fifteen times by 1913.