Devendra P Varma - The Evergreen Tree of Diabolical Knowledge, Consortium Press, 1972, Signed Ella Scrymsour front and spine panels stamped

front and spine panels stamped in gold

private detective and psychic investigator

Creased rear cover and leaves

A wine coloured hardback book with dust jacket in a fine condition

Devendra P Varma - The Evergreen Tree of Diabolical Knowledge, Consortium Press, 1972, Signed Ella Scrymsour front and spine panels stampedDevendra P Varma The Evergreen Tree of Diabolical Knowledge, Consortium Press, 1972 Inscribed For Richard Dalby and signed by author on endpaper. Written by the renowned Gothic fiction scholar Dr. Devendra P. Varma. Far from being a book about the occult, the work is a comprehensive history of the rise of circulating libraries and book clubs in 18th century Britain Gilt hardcover as new. All gilt page edges. Weight 580g. Pages 225.