Broughton, Rhoda

Scylla or Charybdis? A Novel (Appletons' Town and Country Library, No. 177

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1895. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Item #2309639

First edition. Spine slightly cocked, rear board creased, bookplate and ink stamp on front endpapers.

272 pp. 12 pages of publisher ads follow text. "In classical mythology, Scylla was a horrible six-headed monster who lived on a rock on one side of a narrow strait. Charybdis was a whirlpool on the other side. When ships passed close to Scylla's rock in order to avoid Charybdis, she would seize and devour their sailors."

Price: $35.00