"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. "
— Oscar Wilde
The Little Tales of Smethers. And Other Stories.
London: Jarrolds, 1952. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression, second state green cloth binding. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.232. Publisher's green cloth lettered in black to spine, illustrated dust jacket with printed price of 6/- to front flap. Toning to text-block with some spotting along top edge, slight rolling to spine, small very light brown mark to spine, toning to rear panel of dust-jacket. Very good. 'The Little Tales of Smethers' is a collection of 26 short stories, the first nine of which follow the detective Smethers. Some titles included in are 'Two Bottles of Relish', 'Once Too Often', 'The Lost Scientist', and 'The Shield of Athene'. Bleiler suggests that 'The Shield of Athene' is a particular highlight in the collection. Item #69242
Bleiler, 'The Guide to Supernatural Fiction', 591.
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