The Avenger
New York: The Macaulay Company, (1921). G. W. Gage. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. [1-12, 13-390. Frontis. illustration by G. W. Gage. Bound in brick-colored cloth with orange design and stylized lettering on front board, orange lettering on spine. Dampstain to top edge of front free endpaper, slight foxing to preliminaries. Withal, an especially bright copy in the pictorial dust jacket. Item #5618
First edition, rare in dust jacket. Gordon's novel drawn from his study of sex as an alchemical force -- perhaps "tantric sex" in today's parlance. An exception Gordon's body of work, which generally explores Russian Jewish themes. Dust jacket now enclosed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
Price: $175.00