MORE GREAT TALES OF HORROR.
London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, [1935]. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] vii-xviii [xix-xx] 1-431 [432] [433-435: ads] [436: blank], original black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in green. First edition. A collection of twenty-six stories by James Hogg, W. W. Fenn, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Mrs. Catherine Crowe, Allan Cunningham, and others. Bowen "produced two anthologies of note, Great Tales of Horror (1933) and More Great Tales of Horror (1935), featuring a selection of Victorian classics, both common and elusive, as well as several translations (by the editor) from early-nineteenth-century French and German sources." - Sullivan ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 50. "A resourceful anthology for the day." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 250. [Reference: Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 99. Bleiler (1978), p. 28. Reginald 01703]. A nearly fine copy in an attractive very good first state priced 8/6 on the lower front flap dust jacket with mild wear to corner tips, some chipping to head of spine panel just touching the G & R in GREAT, light wear to base of spine panel with several tiny tears and small chip. An uncommon book that is rare in the jacket. (30754). Item #30754
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