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THE STRATAGEM AND OTHER STORIES
de Crowley, Aleister (Edward Alexander Crowley)
- Usado
- First
- Estado
- Some darkening to end papers, some foxing to fore edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a small closed tea
- Librería
-
Laurel, Maryland, United States
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London: The Mandrake Press, [1929]. First edition. Some darkening to end papers, some foxing to fore edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the lower rear panel, slight darkening to the spine panel. (28554). Small octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-139 [140: printer's imprint], original decorated gold and black boards with black cloth spine panel, printed paper label affixed to spine panel. Crowley's only collection of short fiction. Includes "The Testament of Magdalen Blair," "a description of after death experiences as the brain decays ... one of the most horrible stories ever written." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 106-07. "... a remarkable achievement, as one of the most unpleasant stories in the genre." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 457. "... spectacularly nasty-minded ..." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-56. Bleiler (1978), p. 53. Reginald 03666.
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- Librería
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 28554
- Título
- THE STRATAGEM AND OTHER STORIES
- Autor
- Crowley, Aleister (Edward Alexander Crowley)
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Some darkening to end papers, some foxing to fore edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a small closed tea
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- The Mandrake Press
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- [1929]
- Palabras clave
- Horror . SC
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Sobre el vendedor
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Miembro de Biblio desde 2017
Laurel, Maryland
Sobre John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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