The Bolshevik

The Bolshevik is a near-future dystopian novel in which Bolshevik forces have seized control of France and Britain, with an uprising by the Fisher-Folk of Brittany and Cornwall providing the resistance. Written under the pseudonym William Le Prêtre by the Reverend William Hendy Cock (1873-1938), an English clergyman, educator, and prolific theological writer who held positions as chaplain, Diocesan Inspector, and Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of York. Cock's other fiction, also published as Le Prêtre, was primarily religious in theme; The Bolshevik is his only known work of dystopian speculation. According to George Locke, Henry Walker was a vanity publisher who issued several fantasy novels; Locke notes his copy being blue cloth, suggesting this may be a variant binding issue. No date on the copyright page. A scarce title.

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, burnt orange cloth binding stamped in black. With five pages of advertisements to the rear. London: Henry Walker, [1931]. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 138. #11353.
Nearly fine copy in original dust jacket with minimal wear.