Revenge! By Robert Barr (First Edition) Robert Barr Horror

Revenge! by Robert Barr (First Edition) A firm copy with moderate wear to spine edges; bumping to corners. Repaired tear to lower front joint. Offset tanning to endpapers. Mild foxing to tissue guard. True first edition, printed in London. Dark red cloth with gilt-stamped lettering; top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Patterned endpapers. Title page lettered in black and red. 344 + 32 (ad) pages. "Short stories including The Vengeance of the Dead. When old Squire Heaton dies, he leaves his estate to David Allen, since it is believed that the squire's estranged son, Bernard, is dead. When Bernard returns to England and tries to compromise with Allen, Allen, who is stupid, greedy, and vengeful, refuses. Tn court Allen is demolished, and he dies shortly thereafter. Bernard, in the meanwhile, has been experimenting with releasing his astral body. On the astral plane he comes upon Allen, who reiterates his hatred, but then reanimates Bernard's body before Bernard can return to it. Allen-in-Bernard then murders Bernard's lawyer. He plans to leave Bernard's body, so that Bernard-in-Bernard will have to stand trial and be executed" (Bleiler).