1988 1st Edtn (Thus) Slipcase UNCLE SILAS By J. Sheridan Le Fanu Illus. Charles W. Stewart Very Good by J. Sheridan Le Fanu - 1988

London: Folio Society, 1988. 1st Edition (Thus). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Royal octavo (8vo 6+1?4 × 10 159 × 254). Charles W. Stewart. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Minor marks to slipcase, book in fine unread condition Please see photos as part of condition report 1988 1st Edition (Thus) , Slipcase UNCLE SILAS A Tale of Bartram-Haugh By J. Sheridan Le Fanu Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 – 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of his time, central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are the locked-room mystery Uncle Silas, the lesbian vampire novella Carmilla, and the historical novel The House by the Churchyard. Illustrated By: Charles W. Stewart Charles W. Stewart (1915 - 2001) Book illustrator. Studied at Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting, London. Lived at Glenharvie, New Abbey, Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland. He received his first book-illustration commission, for Hob and Bob, by Rose Fyleman, which appeared in 1944. Iin 1946 the Bodley Head commissioned Stewart to illustrate Sheridan Le Fanu’s Uncle Silas. Stewart worked on this for 18 months, but publication was postponed indefinitely for technical and financial reasons. Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Folio Society, London Royal octavo (8vo 6+1?4 × 10 159 × 254),Pages 393 ISBN: SKU: BTETM0002271 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg