Tongues of Conscience, Robert Hichens — 1st Edition

£175.00

Tongues of Conscience, Robert Hichens — 1st Edition

Name: Tongues of Conscience, Robert Hichens — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6923
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Publication: London, Methuen & Co., 1900

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 368.

Condition Report: Good. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth with blind-stamped borders and gilt lettering to the spine and front board, the binding remains fundamentally sound and intact. The spine is visibly sunned, accompanied by minor rubbing and softening to the extremities. The rough-cut text block edges exhibit heavy foxing and browning, characteristic of the paper stock used during this period. Internally, the title page and preliminary leaves display scattered foxing, but the core text block remains largely clean and securely bound. The absence of major structural defects, severe shelf-slant, or significant dampstaining supports a solid Good grade.

Catalogue Note: First edition. This early work by Hichens is a collection of five supernatural and psychological stories, most notably containing the first appearance of the celebrated weird fiction classic, "How Love Came to Professor Guildea." The volume is unillustrated and presented in its original, unrestored publisher's cloth.

This true UK first edition is notably scarce on the open market. It is highly sought after by collectors of antiquarian horror and weird fiction, setting it apart from the more common later Methuen printings and the US Stokes edition.

A masterful collection of dark, psychological, and supernatural tales, Tongues of Conscience delves into the eerie borderlands between morality, guilt, and the unknown. The collection is anchored by the chilling narrative "How Love Came to Professor Guildea," in which a rigidly rational man is tormented by the unseen, suffocating affection of an invisible presence. With atmospheric prose and a forensic exploration of human frailty, Hichens crafts stories that linger long in the imagination and remain a cornerstone of early Edwardian weird fiction.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Robert Hichens

Book Publisher: Methuen & Co.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Horror & Ghost Stories

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 368

Book Publication Year: 1900

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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