The Dragon.

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inscribed by the authorA futuristic war novel and the second of Shiel's 'yellow peril' titles, lengthily inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper discussing its inspirati on and reception: 'The fact that God has a predilection for pigtails and microbes (to judge from their number) has always struck me, and there seemed to me such a picture in their overflowing with a stare into the West... But "the readers" seemed to prefer the first work to the second better - pigs as regard tales! M.P. Shiel. 1924'.First edition, inscribed by the author; 8vo; bookplate to front pastedown, 8pp. advertisements dated 1913 at rear, light browning to endpapers, slight surface abrasion to front pastedown; original pictorial cloth, spine a little darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some light rubbing and marking; preserved in custom orange chemise and matching morocco-backed slipcase. Show more