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More imagesWeird Tales [Folio Society Illustrated Collector's Edition: New]
Dirda, Michael (Selected and introduced by); Campbell, Harry (Illustrated by)
Language: English
Published by Folio Society, London 2024
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bath and West Books, Bath, SOM, United KingdomBath and West Books
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Fine Binding. Condition: New. First Edition, First Impression. A new copy in the Folio Society's eco-wrapping, as received directly from the publisher. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Michael Dirda, has hand-picked the twelve best 'Weird Tales' for this new Folio Society edition. Artist, Harry Campbell, has created seven deeply u…nsettling illustrations, including a spectacular double-page spread that will delight fans of Lovecraft's cosmic horror, and a pair of illustrated endpapers that hint at the delicious chills contained within. In his lively introduction, Dirda warns that the reader 'will encounter revenants, demons, monsters and otherworldly entities, as well as black magic, unholy rites, prophetic dreams and accursed books', before explaining why each of these tales is an unmissable example of the 'strange and uncanny'. The tales are 'Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter' by Sheridan Le Fanu; 'Amour Dure' by Vernon Lee; 'The Little Room' by Madeline Yale Wynne; 'Novel of the Black Seal' by Arthur Machen; 'The Willows' by Algernon Blackwood; 'Casting the Runes' by M. R. James; 'The Hall Bedroom' by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman; 'The Call of Cthulhu' by H. P. Lovecraft; 'The Daemon Lover' by Shirley Jackson; 'Sticks' by Karl Edward Wagner; 'The Hospice' by Robert Aickman; 'The White Hands' by Mark Samuels. The book is three-quarter bound in blocked cloth with a front board printed and blocked with a design by the artist. 360 pages. 9½'' x 6¼''. Housed in a plain slipcase. Printed and bound in Italy. ORDERS professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured. U.S. BUYERS: Books remain exempt from import duty under U.S. law. I ship with a DDP service and I provide accurate customs forms to protect buyers from unnecessary charges and to minimise delays. Campbell, Harry (illustrator).
More imagesWEIRD TALES
AICKMAN, Robert; BLACKWOOD, Algernon; JACKSON, Shirley; JAMES, M. R.; LEE, Vernon; LE FANU, Sheridan; LOVECRAFT, H. P.; MACHEN, Arthur; SAMUELS, Mark; WILKINS FREEMAN, Mary E.; YALE WYNNE, Madeline; WAGNER, Karl Edward; illustrated by CAMPBELL, Harry; selected and introduced by DIRDA, Michael
Published by London: The Folio Society. 2024
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United KingdomLUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)
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First edition with these illustrations, first printing. Publisher's original purple cloth over paper covered upper board, with metallic purple titles to the spine and illustration to the upper board, in slipcase. Illustrated throughout by Harry Campbell with a frontispiece and six further full page colour plates, including one d…ouble spread. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine, structurally sound slipcase. A collection of 12 weird tales selected by the Pulitzer Prize winning writer Michael Dirda. Comprising, 'Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter' by Sheridan Le Fanu; 'Amour Dure' by Vernon Lee; 'The Little Room' by Madeline Yale Wynne; 'Novel of the Black Seal' by Arthur Machen; 'The Willows' by Algernon Blackwood; 'Casting the Runes' by M. R. James; 'The Hall Bedroom' by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman; 'The Call of Cthulhu' by H. P. Lovecraft; 'The Daemon Lover' by Shirley Jackson; 'Sticks' by Karl Edward Wagner; 'The Hospice' by Robert Aickman; 'The White Hands' by Mark Samuels. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
