A FATAL FIDDLE: The Commonplace Tragedy of a Snob and Other Stories
Leyburn, North Yorkshire: The Heron-Allen Society & John P. and Barbara P. Mahoney Charitable Trust, 2010. Hardcover. First edition thus, this is number 63 of 99 copies. A reissue of this 1889 collection of short stories which reflect the author's fascination with the borderline between science and the occult. Heron-Allen (1861-1943) was an English polymath whose writings encompassed violin making, palmistry, ancient Persian texts, esoteric fiction, marine zoology, and asparagus. Octavo: 177 p. with illustrations by E.L. Durand. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt and black stamping, marbled endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Fine / Fine. Item #75957
ISBN: 9781905784233
Price: $250.00