THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND. From the Manuscript, discovered in 1877 by Messrs Tonnison and Berreggnog, in the Ruins that lie to the South of the Village of Kraighten, in the West of Ireland. Set out here, with Notes.
by HODGSON, William Hope
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About This Item
London: Holden & Hardingham. , [1921]. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint, first issued by Chapman & Hall in 1908. Small octavo, original pale tannish green boards lettered in black on spine panel. [252] pp. Cheap paper lightly browned, as usual; a very good clean copy in the rare pictorial dust jacket which has some small chips to the edges and a few small stains.
¶ Weird fantasy novel. "He relates the story of a lonely house in Ireland enveloped by hideous forces from other worlds and besieged by weird monstrosities emerging from an abyss beneath the house." - H.C. Koenig, 'William Hope Hodgson: Master of the Weird and Fantastic" (Introduction to the Arkham House edition, 1946). "One of the classics of supernatural fiction." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (1983).
¶ Weird fantasy novel. "He relates the story of a lonely house in Ireland enveloped by hideous forces from other worlds and besieged by weird monstrosities emerging from an abyss beneath the house." - H.C. Koenig, 'William Hope Hodgson: Master of the Weird and Fantastic" (Introduction to the Arkham House edition, 1946). "One of the classics of supernatural fiction." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (1983).
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- Thompson Rare Books (CA)
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- 313010
- Title
- THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND. From the Manuscript, discovered in 1877 by Messrs Tonnison and Berreggnog, in the Ruins that lie to the South of the Village of Kraighten, in the West of Ireland. Set out here, with Notes.
- Author
- HODGSON, William Hope
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Holden & Hardingham.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1921]
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