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TWO FIRST EDITIONS WITH AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. CHAMBERS, ROBERT W. 1865-1933. 1. The King in Y...
TWO FIRST EDITIONS WITH AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. CHAMBERS, ROBERT W. 1865-1933. 1. The King in Yellow. Chicago and New York: F. Tennyson Neely, 1895. 12mo. Publisher green cloth, stamped and lettered in brown, publisher's monogram to upper cover, with butterfly device to lower cover, spine stamped 'NEELY'S PRISMATIC LIBRARY.' FIRST EDITION, variant issue with publisher's device to upper cover (not the lizard device), 'an absolute masterpiece, probably the single greatest book of weird fantasy written in this country between the death of Poe and the rise of Lovecraft' (Lin Carter, Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy, Volume II). 2. The Maker of Moons. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896. Publisher's light blue cloth, pictorially stamped in white, orange and gilt. FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S COPY WITH HIS BOOKPLATE TO PASTEDOWN. WITH: Autograph Letter Signed ('Robert W. Chambers') to Mr. House, 'I am sending your letter to my publishers with a suggestion that they take up the matter with you....' 1 p, 250 x 200 mm, Broadalbin, NY, May 4, 1927, in envelope from John Alan Walker, Fine Art Source Material, addressed to Richard Manney. Provenance: The Collection of Richard Manney; by descent (for all items in this lot). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
TWO FIRST EDITIONS WITH AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. CHAMBERS, ROBERT W. 1865-1933. 1. The King in Yellow. Chicago and New York: F. Tennyson Neely, 1895. 12mo. Publisher green cloth, stamped and lettered in brown, publisher's monogram to upper cover, with butterfly device to lower cover, spine stamped 'NEELY'S PRISMATIC LIBRARY.' FIRST EDITION, variant issue with publisher's device to upper cover (not the lizard device), 'an absolute masterpiece, probably the single greatest book of weird fantasy written in this country between the death of Poe and the rise of Lovecraft' (Lin Carter, Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy, Volume II). 2. The Maker of Moons. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896. Publisher's light blue cloth, pictorially stamped in white, orange and gilt. FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S COPY WITH HIS BOOKPLATE TO PASTEDOWN. WITH: Autograph Letter Signed ('Robert W. Chambers') to Mr. House, 'I am sending your letter to my publishers with a suggestion that they take up the matter with you....' 1 p, 250 x 200 mm, Broadalbin, NY, May 4, 1927, in envelope from John Alan Walker, Fine Art Source Material, addressed to Richard Manney. Provenance: The Collection of Richard Manney; by descent (for all items in this lot). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing