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Rare and modern books

Dinesen,Isak [Karen Von Blixen]

Seven Gothic Tales

Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1961

30.00 €

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Year of publication
1961
Place of printing
New York
Author
Dinesen,Isak [Karen Von Blixen]
Publishers
Harrison Smith and Robert Haas
Edition
Facsimile Reprint
Keyword
SHORT STORIES DANISH LITERATURE GOTHIS HORROR STORIES
Cover description
Fine
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
As New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

The author's first book "This collection of short enigmatic stories became instantly popular and a Danish translation by the author appeared in print the following year. As a student, Dinesen had already published a number of tales in Danish under the pseudonym Osceola. She began drafting Seven Gothic Tales in English while still living in Kenya, eventually seeking publication as a means of alleviating her financial crises, as the English-language book market was much larger than the Danish - P Harrington" Introduction by Dorothy Canfield. Facsimile reprint with the original MCMXXXIV date of the first US edition still on the title page - but on the verso it clearly states "copyright renewed 1961" 420p. An exceptionally clean, tight, crisp copy - looks unread