Author: Robert W. Chambers
Title: The Slayer of Souls
Description: London, Tom Stacey, 1972. Hardback. This uncommon, haunting novel by the prolific American author Robert W. Chambers, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The 1972 edition of the work. Originally published in 1920.With the original unclipped dust wrapper.Uncommon.Robert W. Chambers was a prolific American author of so-called 'weird fiction' during the twentieth-century who remains best known for his collection of Art Nouveau short stories titled The King in Yellow (1895). The Slayer of Souls tells the story of a young American girl's attempt to regain psychical freedom as she is haunted by her past experiences of living in a cult in Asia called the Yezidees. Full bound in the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, very excellent with just fractional bumping to the extremities. Wrapper is likewise very excellent with light rubbing and marginal edgewear in addition to a touch of browning at the head of the spine. A few fractional marks to the recto of the front free endpaper and verso of the rear free endpaper resulting from some small tape pieces previously used to secure the dust wrapper's Brodart sleeve. Internally, firmly bound with pages that are a trifle age toned however generally bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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