[MANUSCRIPT / GALLEYS]. SHIEL, M. P. (1865-1947). Corrected Typescript, Galleys, Printer's Proof Copies for "Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk." [

[MANUSCRIPT / GALLEYS]. SHIEL, M. P. (1865-1947). Corrected Typescript, Galleys, Printer's Proof Copies for "Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk." [Sauk City, WI: Mycroft & Moran, ca. 1977]. Typescript (209 pp. with manuscript corrections by editor, Jim Turner), two long galleys (78 pp. each, one with manuscript notes by editors and/or printers), two set-up blocks of text on loose sheets with text mounted (each 219 pp.) Offered with a first edition of this Mycroft & Moran title in dust jacket (minor rubbing, else fine).

Matthew Phipps Shiel was a British horror and scientific romance author, and was the most flamboyant member of the English Decadence movement. Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk is a collection of short stories featuring the two title characters, both of whom are supernatural detectives. These stories appeared in 1895-1955 and 1911 - this is the first appearance in which they were collected together.

Condition

The usual wear, creasing, soiling that one would expect from materials used in publication. Fine.