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Seven Gothic Tales; Frontispiece by Rex Whistler
by Dinesen, Isak
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Putnam, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen, a first edition first issue, with scarce dust jacket and Evening Standard printers band.. Octavo, 522pp. Maroon cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "first published, September 1934" on copyright page. Toning to front interior end paper, internally clean. Seam in cloth on both covers, not appearing on other editions, likely to have occurred during publication. In scarce first edition dust jacket, with illustrations by Rex Whistler. Price on front flap, light toning to spine. Includes the exceptionally scarce Evening Standard belly band (printer's band). This work by Karen Blixen was published the same year as the First American Edition and includes the following acclaimed stories: The Deluge At Norderney, The Road Round Pisa, The Old Chevalier, The Monkey, The Supper At Elisnore, The Dreamers and The Poet.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1785
- Title
- Seven Gothic Tales; Frontispiece by Rex Whistler
- Author
- Dinesen, Isak
- Illustrator
- Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen, a first edition first issue, with scarce dust jacket and Evening Standard printers band.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- Out of Africa, Isak Dinesen Last Tales, Karen Blixen,
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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