Author: Wilkie Collins; Robert Ashley [ed.]; Herbert van Thal [ed.]
Title: Tales of Suspense
Description: London, Folio Society, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Anne Scott's illustrated edition of the suspenseful and supernatural short stories of Wilkie Collins. The first edition thus, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontispiece and eight further colour lithographs by Anne Scott. Collated, complete.This collection features ten short stories from the author of 'The Moonstone', including 'A Terribly Strange Bed', 'Fauntleroy' and 'The Dead Hand&apos.Edited by Robert Ashley and Herbert van Thal.With a charming gift inscription to the front free endpaper, dated March 1954. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent, but with small hole in cloth to centre of front joint. Inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper significantly age toned to back strip and rear wrap. Minor loss to back strip tail, with small loss to back strip head. Significant loss to head of front wrap, with a number of closed tears to the head of the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Anne Scott. Very Good Indeed/Good.

Keywords: Tales of Suspense wilkie collins anne scott folio society wilkie collins Anne Scott


See more books from our catalog: Short Stories