The Lady of the Barge. [Illustrated by M. Greiffenhagen and J. Sullivan]. [Third Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY
Libri antichi e moderni
Jacobs W.W.
Harper & Brothers,
1903
The Lady of the Barge. [Illustrated by M. Greiffenhagen and J. Sullivan]. [Third Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY
Libri antichi e moderni
Jacobs W.W.
Harper & Brothers,
1903
149,50 €
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Dettagli
- Anno di pubblicazione
- 1903
- Autore
- Jacobs W.W.
- Editori
- Harper & Brothers
- Soggetto
- modern firsts, jacobs, short stories, horror, supernatural, fantasy, the monkeys paw, greiffenhagen, sullivan, w.w. jacobs, modern first editions, lady, barge
- Lingue
- Inglese
Descrizione
8vo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 11 plates, some faint browning to endpapers, small contemporary signature on blank preliminary verso; original terracotta cloth, upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in black, backstrip lettered in gilt and blocked in black, uncut, a near fine copy. Published a year after the first edition. This classic collection of twelve short stories includes the first appearance of 'The Monkey's Paw', widely acclaimed as one of the finest short horror stories ever written. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Bleiler 896; NCBEL IV, p.621 (recording the first edition).
