THE TOE AND OTHER TALES
first edition
1913 · New York
by Harvey, Alexander
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1913. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-8] 9-251 [252: blank] [note: two leaves preceding title leaf are blanks], original maroon vertically ribbed cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g., fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. Collects eleven stories first published in THE CAVALIER, THE SMART SET, and elsewhere. "Short stories, mostly surprisingly erotic for the period... Unusual stories." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 766. Bleiler (1978), p. 95. Reginald 06881. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, a bright, attractive copy. (#114861) (Inventory #: 114861)