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'The Strange Papers of Doctor Blayre' by Christopher Blayre

Print
1932 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Philip Allan (publisher)
Place of origin
Britain (printed)

Book jacket for 'The Strange Papers of Doctor Blayre' depicting a man in a suit, lying on the ground, whilst an apparition of a woman with long hair hovers above him. Her finger is outstretched towards a motif of a star hanging in the air. The back cover describes other tales of horror and suspense by the same publisher, and the inside back and front cover flaps display further information about the author and other titles.

Object details

Categories
Books
Prints
Object type
Print
Title'The Strange Papers of Doctor Blayre' by Christopher Blayre (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed book jacket
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Book jacket for 'The Strange Papers of Doctor Blayre' by Christopher Blayre, published by Philip Allan. Great Britain, 1932.
Physical description
Book jacket for 'The Strange Papers of Doctor Blayre' depicting a man in a suit, lying on the ground, whilst an apparition of a woman with long hair hovers above him. Her finger is outstretched towards a motif of a star hanging in the air. The back cover describes other tales of horror and suspense by the same publisher, and the inside back and front cover flaps display further information about the author and other titles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 298mm
  • Width: 187mm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Subjects depicted
Covers
Books
Horror
Ghosts
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1735-1987

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Record createdJuly 2, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1265861/the-strange-papers-of-doctor-print-philip-allan/
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