Passing of the Third Floor Back

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1912. Early printing. Hardcover. Very good/fair. 186pp. Sextodecimo [17.5 cm] Teal blue ribbed cloth covered boards with ivory white ink stamped titles and embossed designs on the spine and front cover. The spine and covers show light edge-wear. There are multiple very tiny, light stains on the top edge of the text block. There are a couple of notations in pen from previous owners on the front free endsheet and the half title page, and there are periodic brief notations in pen on the pages. The text block is just starting to crack at p. 75. The dust jacket is worn, with tape on the reverse, and numerous losses from the edges. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle. Bleiler CFL lists the edition published in 1908. Mixed collection of stories, some supernatural.