Guy Boothby — Dr Nikola&Apos;S Experiment

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of the fourth novel in Guy Boothby's series following the occultist anti-hero Dr Nikola and his quest for immortality, with illustrations by Sydney Cowell . The first edition. Illustrated by Sydney Cowell with a monochrome frontispiece and nineteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete. The fourth 'Dr Nikola' novel from the noted fiction writer, Guy Boothby. This story follows the occultist mastermind as he attempts to use knowledge he discovered from Tibetan Monks in his experiments, as part of his quest to find immortality. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, a very slight lean with light edge wear and very small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Offsetting to the endpapers, rear hinge tender. Internally, binding starting in places, with bright pages and the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Sydney Cowell. Very Good .