The Gold Bug and Other Tales and Poems with Pictures by Carlos Sanchez, M.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942. Scarce fourth printing with the ethereal designs of Carlos Sanchez. Matches first printing in design, dimensions, wrapper, quality, etc. 1942 date at title page and copyright by The Macmillan Company. Stated: "Copyright 1930. Set up and electrotyped. Published May, 1930; May, 1938; November, 1939; July, 1942." Midnight blue full cloth boards, black impressed cover and spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages near fine; no writing. Anitquarian bookstore label inside back cover: "Levinson's The Book Store." Features image of book lover balancing towering stack. Dynamic chiaroscuro-like silhouette, color design at front and back endpapers; depicts skeletal horseman travailing through the orange and yellow hued scene. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Rare original pictorial dust wrapper in white, some cover, spine chip, edge wear, rub, toning; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel depicts Carlos Sanchez' deco illustrated gentleman, slender and elegant, in purple coat over blue stripe. Richly illustrated with plates and vignettes throughout by Carlos Sanchez, M. Four deep color plates with several others rich in b&w. Stylish vignettes open most tales and poems. Carlos Sanchez' imagery for this selection exhibits a uniquely aristocratic Iberian flair to these stories of the macabre and romantic. An engrossing venture into the field of metaphysical fiction and poetry. Contents: "Preface by Elva S. Smith; The Gold-Bug; The Purloined Letter; Annabel Lee; The Raven; MS. Found in a Bottle; A Descent into the Maelstrom; Dream-Land; Ulalume; The Balloon Hoax; A Tale of the Ragged Mountains; Eldorado; The Haunted Palace; Israfel; The Masque of the Red Death; The Pit and the Pendulum; To Helen; The Coliseum; and, The Bells." Printed in the United States of America. 199 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Sanchez, M., Carlos . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.