THE ISLES OF SUNSET.
London: Isbister & Company, 1904. Octavo, pp. [1-12] [1-3] 4-307 [308: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], title page printed in red and black, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in black, gray, yellow and white, spine panel stamped in gold, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. Collection of mostly supernatural fiction. "...Benson's wild, elemental imagery and his sure sense of atmosphere make these tales worth searching for..." - Tymm (ed.): Horror Literature 3-12. Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), p. 106. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 28-31. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-11. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 63. Bleiler (1978), p. 20. Reginald 01120. Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down, inked gift inscription (dated 1904) to verso of front free end paper, foxing to end papers and first and last few leaves, rear hinge starting, light rubbing and spotting to covers, a very good or better copy. (28395). Item #28395
Price: $650.00