London Society Christmas numbers for 1866, 1869, 1872, 1873 and (summer?) 1876 - Including "Dickon the Devil"
by Le Fanu, Sheridan, and others
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Midland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: Darton and Co. , 1872. First edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Five London Society annuals bound together in blue cloth, with an old paper label affixed to spine, handwritten in ink. 1866-1873 are labeled Christmas numbers; 1876 is labeled "1876 Summer" --- this one is a "holiday edition" - perhaps a summer holiday annual? A good number of ghostly and whimsical stories, including, in 1872, the first appearance of Le Fanu's "Dickon the Devil," which has an illustrated plate and a vignette illustration.
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- Bookseller
- Graver & Pen Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014075
- Title
- London Society Christmas numbers for 1866, 1869, 1872, 1873 and (summer?) 1876 - Including "Dickon the Devil"
- Author
- Le Fanu, Sheridan, and others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition.
- Publisher
- Darton and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1872
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Midland, Michigan
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- Cloth
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- Plate
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- Jacket
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