Arthur Machen — The Secret Glory

Horam, Tartarus Press, 2015. Cloth. A fine Tartarus printing of this Celtic spiritual novel from Welsh author and mystic Arthur Machen. The second Tartarus printing of this novel from Welsh supernatural, fantasy and horror author Arthur Machen. The first complete edition published by Tartarus in 1998.  In the original decorative cloth binding, with gilt. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.  The tale of a sensitive young man named Ambrose Meyrick, who sustains through his barbaric schooling by thoughts and memories of the Holy Grail kept secret in his Welsh homeland. He embarks on great wonders to find the Holy Grail and to become a Celtic mystic like his forefathers. Containing some of Arthur Machen's most lyrical prose, this edition contains the originally excluded Chapters Five and Six. In the original decorative cloth binding, with gilt. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is fine, with a couple minor handling marks to the rear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.