April 12, 2024
Seven Footprints to Satan and Burn Witch Burn Merritt Myth Demon Magic Demonic
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i000000 Just one of inkFrog's Creations :: Description Seven Footprints to Satan and Burn Witch Burn Complete and unabridged By A. Merritt 1952, Liveright Publishing Corporation, New York. 1st one volume edition. Very good hardcover book with tight binding, solid spine, very good cover, previous owners name to front free endpaper, no writing to text. The dust jacket is chipped but still in good condition. 223 pp,. not illustrated, 8vo. A. A. Merritt was a true master of fantasy pulp fiction. The worlds that he created were in a class of their own, detailed, extravagant, mesmerizing. While some of this may have been due to being paid "by the word", the results were gratifying to the reader. This particular story is not a typical fantasy. Rather, it falls somewhat into the genre of Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Fu-Manchu. "Satan" is a criminal lord, dealing in vice and drugs. His followers are motivated by the chance to gain Satan's power through mounting a staircase leading to his throne. If they choose the correct seven steps, they win. "Satan" is NOT Satan, but he IS a gloriously evil character and very hard to defeat. The story is told through the eyes of the good guy. Who wins? Read the story! If you like Holmes, you will like this! The second, shorter novel (Burn, Witch, Burn) has been presented in movie version as "The Devil
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