The Eerie Book

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Overview:

Title: The Eerie Book
Author: Margaret Armour
Year: 1898
Publisher: M. F. Mansfield
Price: $2.50
Pages: 211
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Anthology
Title Reference: The Eerie Book
Notes:
First US edition Published late in 1898, nearly a year after the 1st ed., perhaps for the Christmas gift season.

The first two of three notices found 2019-11-05 in US newspapers do not make clear that this book is yet out, or merely on the season list list. • Literary World 1898-09-17 p304 (by publisher) • NY Times -11-19 pBR774, "Holiday Books: Classified Lists of the Season's Books from the Publishing Centres" The latter observes: "In the first place the number is very large, being augmented by some 'hold-overs' from last Spring, when some European editors saw the downfall of certain New York publishers, either by Spanish shell or insolvency ..."

Cover artist and price from listing in publisher advertisement, NY Times 1898-12-10 pBR839: "with 15 full-page illustrations and a cover design by W. B. MacDougall. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, $2.50 net".