LE FANU, J. Sheridan (1814-1873)

[Gothic Horror] Borrhomeo the Astrologer. A Monkish Tale

Edinburgh: The Tragara Press, 1985. Limited Edition. Wrappers. First Edition in book form, No. 18 of 30 copies printed on Amalfi paper (total limitation: 150 copies, of which 130 for sale). With an introduction by W. J. Mc Cormack. Royal 8vo (256 x 167mm): pp. 35,[1]pp, with three engraved vignettes. Publisher's cream card covers, green and red marbled dust jacket, paper title label printed in black to front panel. An excellent example, virtually pristine. Sullivan, pp. 257-62 (Calling Le Fanu "the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth century"). Clute & Grant, p. 571. Fine. Item #BB2272

First published anonymously in The Dublin University Magazine, in January, 1862, and never reprinted in any form until this Tragara Press edition. Mc Cormack set out the case for Le Fanu's authorship in 1980, in Sheridan Le Fanu and Victorian Ireland, pp. 278-79. 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. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

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