Author: Thomas Burke
Title: The Bloomsbury Wonder
Description: London, The Mandrake Press, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A very well presented, first edition of Thomas Burke's best-known work, a tale surrounding a mass murder in London. The first edition. Bound in quarter cloth with snakeskin paper-covered boards. With the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first appearance of this short novel by British author Thomas Burke. Born in Clapham, many of Burke's stories surround the poverty-stricken or bustling areas of London, such as with 'The Bloomsbury Wonder', which takes place in Bloomsbury, Camden. Known as the author's "most famous (and best) story.", Barron (ed.), Horror Literature 3-41. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 46. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 308. This intriguing work of crime fiction surrounds a gruesome mass murder which takes place in a shop in Bloomsbury. Bound in quarter cloth with snakeskin paper-covered boards. With the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with a little rubbing to the front board and a touch of fading to the spine. Light offsetting to endpapers. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear and a little chipping to the tail of the spine. Sunning to the spine and the occasional mark to wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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