Fantastic Tales Tapa dura - 1992

Mercury House Neglected Literary, 1992-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.8701 9.1890 5.3307.

Mercury House Neglected Literary Classics, 1992-01-01. Hardcover. Good.

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Mercury House, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Pearson, Jim. Inscribed by Editor. This is the first English translation of the Fantastic Tales of the 19th century Italian writer I. U. Tarchetti, whose novel Fosca was the basis for Ettore Scola's 1981 film Passione d'amore; the stories in this book were the first Gothic tales published in the Italian language; includes an introduction by the translator Lawrece Venuti and illustrations by Jim Pearson; an appendix contains translations of two French Gothic tales and a memoir of Tarchetti by Salvatore Farina; inscribed, signed, and dated by Venuti on the half-title page (black cloth with gold lettering, gold edges, gray end papers, black ribbon marker; dust jacket has illustration by Pearson on the front; a bright, clean, tight copy)

San Francisco, CA: Mercury House, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Fine/Fine. Edited and translated from the Italian by Lawrence Venuti. With original illustrations by jim Pearson. This is the first English translation of FANTASTIC TALES, which was a nominee for theBram Stoker Best Collection, 1992. The first Gothic tales published in the Italian language, I.U. Tarchetti's (1839 - 1869) strange stories recall those of Edgar Allan Poe, T.A. Hoffmann, and Mary Shelley. Very fine, first edition, first printing in black cloth boards with sewn-in satin ribbon marker in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} OFC 3F

SF: Mercury House, 1992. Fine as new in fine as new non price-clipped dust jacket. First English translation of this "Italian" Poe. Illustrated by Jim Pearson. Tall 8vo, illustrated with wonderful original illustrations by Jim Pearson. Numbering starts with "1" includes the marker ribbon in black. Great book in Gothic style. This comes with the publisher's promotional card laid it, and the jacket is covered in a Mylar jacket protector. Very light faint remainder line near spine edge is present, barely visible. This is the first American Edition.. Illus. by Jim Pearson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hard Back. As New/As New.

MERCURY HOUSE. SAN FRANCISCO 1992. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 156279020X . First American edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Gothic stories. .

Mercury House Neglected Literary Classics, 1992-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!