Charles W.L. Launspach (Ahmad) - Tales of the Fantastic - Privately Printed, 1948, Signed Second Edition.

London, Privately Printed, 1948. Second Edition. Hardback. A near fine copy. Inscribed by the author. Collects eleven tales. An intriguing collection, liekly unstudied. Each title has a subtitle, such as 'A Weird Tale', 'A Fairy Tale', 'A Monstrous Tale'. Titles include: 'Dust and Ashes', 'The Shadow-Wife' and 'Magadalen's Sacrifice'. Revised edition, enlarged (from 1938 edition). Only one other copy located, at Oxford. Plain cloth, with some dustiness to the block, a little toning to the spine. [12027, Hyraxia Books].