M. P. Shiel; John Gawsworth — Science, Life and Literature

London, Williams and Norgate Ltd. 1950 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of M. P. Shiel's final work, collecting his thoughts on a variety of important topics, from tolerance and religion to the notion of time-travelling and happy endings. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with a plain dust wrapper, with the spine title and text to flyleaves from the original dust wrapper adhered to wrap. The final collection of works by British author M. P. Shiel, known for his supernatural horror and scientific romances. Shortly before Shiel's death, he handed this book over to his first bibliographer and last collaborator, John Gawsworth, with instructions to "see it to press". A collection of essays presenting the author's thoughts on a vast selection of topics, including his ideas 'Of Myself', 'Of How to be Happy', 'On Wealth', 'Of Vengeance' and 'On the Persistence of Personality After Death', among others. With a foreword from John Gawsworth.Bookplate of Chas C. Knights. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with a plain dust wrapper, with the spine title and text to flyleaves from the original dust wrapper adhered to wrap. Externally, lovely with minor bumping to the spine. Bookplate to front paste down. Light spotting to fore edge. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with light marks and spotting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .