DRAKE, BURGESS (HENRY BURGESS DRAKE) — Hush-a-By Baby

London, England: The Falcon Press, 1952. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean, bright condition. There is one small spot of white discoloration to the spine. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The top edge of the text block has noticeable spotting / foxing. The dust jacket is in generally clean, bright condition. There is a small, semi-closed tear to the top edge of the front cover, there is another small semi-closed tear to the bottom front cover, and the top spine end of the book cover has a couple of small tears and a small, but noticeable chip. There are two tiny spots of discoloration to the rear book cover. " (1894-1963) Chinese-born teacher, Orientalist and author, in UK from childhood, in active service during World War One, who wrote occasional Fantasy tales involving the occult. His most successful novel was probably the non-genre Chinese White (1950) as Burgess Drake, set in China during World War Two; but he is primarily remembered today for his first novel The Remedy (1925; vt The Shadowy Thing 1928) because of its influence on H P Lovecraft. A young man with strong powers of Hypnosis inadvertently causes a fellow student to become possessed by an inhuman intelligence, leading to his insanity and death; the hypnotist proceeds to bring other people under his control, and finally, during World War One, escapes death by means of an Identity Transfer to the severely war-mutilated body of an acquaintance. The influence can be clearly seen in Lovecraft's "The Shadow out of Time" (June 1936 Astounding) and "The Thing on the Door-step" (January 1937 Weird Tales)." (from the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .