ELSIE VENNER Arno Press / Holmes, 1st 1976/1861 SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY HORROR
ELSIE VENNER: A ROMANCE OF DESTINY. One of the scarcer Arno titles. Part of Arno Press' hard-to-find "Supernatural & Occult Fiction" collection. Facsimile reprint of the original publication by Oliver Wendall Holmes Sr. Hardcover with purple boards and silver titling to front and spine.
The novel by American author and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Was dubbed the first of his "medicated novels", telling the story of a young woman whose mother was bitten by a rattlesnake while pregnant, which imbued the child with some characteristics of the reptile. From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Book is in near-new, unread condition, with f. Binding, bright boards, and a clean interior. Please see our other listings for more rare Arno Press publications. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! Also check out our other rare and out-of-print antiquarian books at Black Cat Caboodle. Black Cat Caboodle THANKS you for looking!