Red of Surley: A Novel
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1919. First Edition. Octavo, 334 pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered black cloth over paper covered boards. Red of Surley: A Novel is a 1919 work by Tod Robbins, the American novelist and short-story writer best remembered for his macabre and grotesque fiction, including The Unholy Three and the story “Spurs,” which later inspired Tod Browning’s controversial film Freaks. Published by Harper & Brothers, Red of Surley is one of Robbins’s lesser-known novels, but it remains collectible because of the author’s cult reputation and his association with early twentieth-century weird, sensational, and psychologically dark fiction. An uncommon title, it is of interest to collectors of Tod Robbins, prewar American popular fiction, and literature connected to the macabre tradition. Some rubbing and wear, discoloration to boards, else in very good condition. Item #338
Price: $300.00