MACHEN, Arthur (1863-1947) - [World War] the Angels of Mons : The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War [Ross Clan Crest]

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd, 1915. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. First Impression of this supernatural fantasy, first published in The Evening News after the Battle of Mons, in 1914. Foolscap 8vo (169 x 104mm): 86pp. Heavy slate-blue pictorial boards printed in dark blue, blue end papers. Fanciful armorial book plate of James Madison Ross ("Spem Successus alit") to front paste-down. A handsome copy, spine and pages light toned, title page a bit spotted, but tightly bound and generally clean throughout. Goldstone & Sweetser 14a. Danielson, p. 43. Locke I, p. 147. Bleirer (Supernatural Fiction) 1074. A second edition, with portrait frontispiece, appeared the same year. According to Locke, "A celebrated short ghost story of the first world war which was at the time widely believed to be factual," telling how British troops were miraculously rescued from the Germans by a ghostly St. George and his bowmen of Agincourt. Also includes "The soldiers' rest," "The monstrance," The dazzling light," and "The bowmen and other noble ghosts." N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.). Near Fine+ .

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