TERRIBLE TALES: SPANISH
1890156304Paris London Chicago New York Washington: Brentano's 1890. Octavo pp. 1-8 1 2-178 179-180: blank note: first and last leaves are blanks original gray cloth spine panel stamped in gold t.e.g. fore and bottom edges trimmed. First edition. The Brentano's edition was printed in Edinburgh by R. & R. Clark and was probably issued simultaneously with the W. W. Gibbings edition published in London in 1890. Author of all these tales is Gustavo Adolfo Becquer 1836-1870 known as "the Spanish Poe" the most famous nineteenth century Spanish writer of supernatural fiction also very influential on Latin American fiction. This is one of only two English-language collections extant the other being the Romantic Legends of Spain Crowell 1909. Barron ed Horror Literature 2-3. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1585. Bleiler 1978 p. 37. Reginald 13946. Remnants of pictorial label affixed to front paste-down inked names on front free endpaper and first blank. Binding slightly leaned wear to corner tips spine ends a bit rubbed a closed split in cloth along outer rear joint light ring stain to front cover free endpapers tanned a very good tight copy with a clean interior. #156304 Brentano's unknown books
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