Halek A Romance 2nd Edition Signed with gift-inscription by John H. Nicholson to the Rev. J. Wilson Henry

Very scarce signed copy of John H. Nicholson’s ‘Halek’, being an allegorical novel set in an imaginary world with religious/moral subtext, in the tradition of The Pilgrim’s Progress; 2nd Edition; inscribed to prelims ‘The Rev. J. Wilson Henry A slight token of the esteem in which he is held by the author John H. Nicholson 15-9-96’; Nicholson was the son of English scholar John Nicholson, he came to Australia at 16 where he worked as a teacher; prone to visions and eccentricities he wrote poetry and allegorical prose works, of which the best known are Halek and Almoni – the author intended to write a third novel ‘Lirusan’ to complete a trilogy, but incorporated this latter into Almoni; preliminary to the text appear reviews of the first edition of Halek, author’s preface, and ‘Key’ to some of the occult terms within; b&w frontispiece block of Nicholson with tissue-guard; heavy foxing to prelims, text block tanned, scattered foxing throughout, and with creases to some pages (one page with closed-tear and acid-free tape repair); boards rubbed, gilt titling dulled to spine.