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UNCANNY STORIES .. by Sinclair, May - 1923

UNCANNY STORIES ..

by Sinclair, May

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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-362, fly leaf at rear, 21 full-page and many smaller illustrations by Jean de Bosschere throughout the text, original maroon cloth, front panel ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First U.S. edition. Collects a short novel, "The Flaw in the Crystal," and six short stories. A major collection of supernatural fiction. "An underrated writer ... Excellent." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1478. "Sinclair's stories are among the most outstanding examples of the ghost story as moral fable." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-178. Sinclair's "contribution to the genre, small as it is, is notable." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 387-88. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Supernatural Fiction, p. 163. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 957. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-198. Bleiler (1978), p. 180. Reginald 13211. Top edge of text block spotted, else a fine, bright copy in very good two-color pictorial dust jacket (designed by "WR") with faded spine panel, dime-sized circular abrasion to same, short closed tear to front panel near spine fold, several internal tape mends, and clipped price. A pretty nice example of a jacket rarely found in any condition. (#149260)
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  • Publisher The Macmillan Company
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1923
  • Keywords Ghost Stories; Supernatural; Women; (Short Stories)

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Uncanny Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)

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Wordsworth Editions Ltd. paperback. Good. 5x0x7. Trade paperback. Light to moderate shelf wear to covers. Binding square and tight. No creasing to spine. No loose pages. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
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UNCANNY STORIES

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UNCANNY STORIES, Macmillan, 1923, first American edition, just about vg in original maroon cloth with gold stamped lettering at top and bottom of the spine. Slight rubbing to both spine extremities, bottom edges and four corner tips. Twenty-one full page illustrations by Jean de Bosschere with numerous smaller illustrations within the text throughout.
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Uncanny Stories.

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Leipzig:: Bernhard Tauchnitz,, 1923. First printing. Paperback. Very good. Tauchnitz Edition from the series "Collection of British Authors" (vol. 4620). Very scarce.
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UNCANNY STORIES

UNCANNY STORIES

by Sinclair, May

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NY: Macmillan, 1923. 1st printing, 1923. Red cloth lettered in stamped gold on spine; ruled in blind on front; 21 illustrations by Jean de Bosschere. A highly regarded collection of supernatural tales by an underrated, neglected author. "Sinclair's stories are among the most outstanding examples of the ghost story as moral fable" (Barron: Horror Literature, #3-178; 1990). Previous owner's marks on front pastedown; mild tanning.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket.
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UNCANNY STORIES

by SINCLAIR, MAY

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NEW YORK NY: MACMILLAN CO (THE). NEAR FINE WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1923. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ILLUSTRATED BY JEAN DE BOSSCHERE . PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BURGANDY CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPINE. OTHER THAN SOME MODEST SURFACE RUB AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY OF THIS CLASSIC SET OF SUPERNATURAL STORIES. .
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UNCANNY STORIES ..

UNCANNY STORIES ..

by Sinclair, May

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Used - Some mild rubbing to spine ends and a touch to corner tips, a clean nearly fine copy. (20927)
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. First edition. Some mild rubbing to spine ends and a touch to corner tips, a clean nearly fine copy. (20927). Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-362, fly leaf at rear, 21 full-page and many smaller illustrations by Jean de Bosschere throughout the text, original maroon cloth, front panel ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. Collects a short novel, "The Flaw in the Crystal," and six short stories. A major collection of supernatural fiction. "An underrated writer ... Excellent." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1478. "Sinclair's stories are among the most outstanding examples of the ghost story as moral fable." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-178. Sinclair's "contribution to the genre, small as it is, is notable." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 387-88. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Supernatural Fiction, p. 163. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy… Read More
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