Lot 37
Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) The Watcher and Other Weird Stories, first edition, Downey & Co., [1894]
Hammer Price: £1,200
Description
Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) The Watcher and Other Weird Stories, first edition, frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations by Brinsley Sheridan Le Fanu, 8pp. publisher's advertisements, gutter cracked but gatherings holding, upper hinge cracked but firm, original pictorial cloth, lettered and decorated in black and silver, light browning to spine, spine tips and corners a little frayed, a bright and excellent example overall, [Sadleir 1387; Wolff 4026], Downey & Co., [1894].
⁂ A lovely copy in the wonderfully atmospheric binding with illustrations by the author's son.
Description
Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) The Watcher and Other Weird Stories, first edition, frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations by Brinsley Sheridan Le Fanu, 8pp. publisher's advertisements, gutter cracked but gatherings holding, upper hinge cracked but firm, original pictorial cloth, lettered and decorated in black and silver, light browning to spine, spine tips and corners a little frayed, a bright and excellent example overall, [Sadleir 1387; Wolff 4026], Downey & Co., [1894].
⁂ A lovely copy in the wonderfully atmospheric binding with illustrations by the author's son.