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WEIRD TALES FROM NORTHERN SEAS from the Danish of Jonas Lie by R. Nisbet Bain [translator]...
[London]: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1893. Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1-3] 4-201 [202-204: blank], First edition. Collects eleven short stories, mostly supernatural. "Lie was one of Norway's most noted novelists. A writer of sea lore, he specialized in fusing realism with mysticism. This edition of tales ... focuses on the magic and folklore of the Lapp races ..." - Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-149. "Enthusiasts of the macabre know Lie for his WEIRD TALES FROM NORTHERN SEAS (1893) a fine set of folklore-influenced stories." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 268. [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 118. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1018. Bleiler (1978), p. 124. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992)]. Spine slightly leaned and slightly sunned, light staining to edges of front cover, a very good copy. (29044). Item #29044
Price: $450.00