A STABLE FOR NIGHTMARES OR WEIRD TALES by J. Sheridan Le Fanu . Sir Charles Young Bart. and Others
1896136508New York: New Amsterdam Book Company 1896. Octavo pp. 1-8 9-256 four inserted plates with illustrations by A. Burnham Shute original decorated mustard cloth front and spine panels stamped in black fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First U.S. edition. A partial reprint of A STABLE FOR NIGHTMARES a British Christmas annual of fiction and poetry published in 1867 by Tinsley Brothers with additions and omissions. Collects eleven supernatural tales by American and British writers presented here anonymously. Includes "Dickon the Devil" by Le Fanu first appearance in a book and "What Was It" by Fitz-James O'Brien. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 13510. Bleiler 1978 p. 121. Reginald 13510. Mild dust soiling to cloth a very good copy. A better than average copy of this attractive book. #136508 New Amsterdam Book Company unknown books
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