The Parasite

1894. Westminster: A. Constable and Co., 1894. Original blue cloth decorated in gilt. First Edition, being the first volume in the publisher's short-lived "Acme Library" (also issued in wrappers). This is a suspenseful tale involving mesmeric trances and mind control; as G&G points out, Doyle's interest in the subject dated back to his days of medical practice in… Read more about this item

Archibald Constable and Co., 1897. A novelette. Front and rear end papers split at gutter with faded stamp and marks to the front fep. Edge-wear. Cloth boards stained and grubby. 1cm splits to the cloth at spine edges. Light toning to the page edges. Text clean.

Westminster [London], A Constable, 1894.. Small octavo, 126pp, original decorative boards, a bit edgeworn and soiled, spine darkened, otherwise a very good copy.. First edition.

Harper & Brothers, 1895. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. pp.143 b/w plates clean copy with tanning to text pages inside front cover plate loose from binding former owner signature on inside front cover some soiling to edges covers gold gilt title on front and spine with crimping to top/bottom spines and some wear to… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.