Nerinda (1901).

Florence, Italy G. Orioli, 1929. Hardcover First stand-alone edition, a revised version of "Nerinda," first published in "Unprofessional Tales" (1901). SIGNED Edition, Limited to 475 copies, of which this is number 312. First stand-alone edition, a revised version of "Nerinda," first published in "Unprofessional Tales" (1901). SIGNED Edition, Limited to 475 copies, of which this is number 312. Good+: Shows moderate use. Faint smudges to the panels; the faintest dampstaining to same; a short split in the paper-over-boards at the top of the front hinge; the boards are a little bowed. Faint foxing to the outside edges; the binding leans very slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia in the text. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, tightly bound, showing only the moderate wear and a number of flaws. May have originally had an unprinted DJ. Lacks the original cardboard slipcase. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 6.8 x 1 inches). 137 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 10.2 ounces. Original orange boards titled in black at the front panel. All edges untrimmed. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. "His first fantasy, written in 1899, was 'Nerinda', set in Pompeii, a delusional fantasy about an enigmatic femme fatale." - Clute and Grant (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), p. 286. Bleiler (1978), p. 63. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992). Woolf A28a. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.