Peter Schlemihl

Edité par David McKay Co., Philadelphia, 1929

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Chamisso, Adelbert von. Peter Schlemihl. Translated [from the German] by Sir John Bowring. Foreword by Willy Pogany. Philadelphia: David McKay Co., [1929]. Later edition. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-2] 3-104 [105-108: blank]. Illustrated with woodcut illustrations by John Gincano, Original dark green cloth, spine stamped in gold, with pictorial paper onlay affixed to front cover. Private bookplate on front pastedown. Inner hinges strengthened, covers a bit bowed, a good copy. (Extra postage for this large heavy volume.) #1561. $25. The woodcuts offer good examples of Weimar German expressionism. "In return for fortune, a young man sells his shadow to the Devil with disastrous consequences." -- Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1234-37. "One of the classics of German Romantic literature, first published in 1813 . Very amusing period piece." -- Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 371. "A bizarre Faustian classic, avowedly written as a mere distraction, which has seemed to the majority of its readers to harbor a sinister symbolism." -- Brian Stableford in Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-27.…

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Titre
Peter Schlemihl
Auteur
Chamisso, Adelbert von
Éditeur
David McKay Co., Philadelphia
Année de publication
1929
État de l'article
Good
Reliure
Hardback
Illustrateur
John Gincano

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When I began my bookselling business in 1996 I called it "Eldritch Books" because that adjective at least partly covered the type of material I offered (and because its similarity to my own surname seemed so -- eldritch). "Ghost stories" would be another handy, if somewhat reductive, term. Most of it is fiction from the 19th and early 20th century with a strong emphasis on the fantastic. Since the most familiar and relevant genre terms in use today -- "science fiction," "fantasy," "supernatural," "horror" -- were not so much in use when these books were first published, pegging them that way can be anachronistic. But that should give you the general idea. I don't have much in the way of American pulp (either in magazine or specialty press book form) but otherwise my interests range widely from high-brow to middle-brow to low-brow to amateur/eccentric. You're more likely to find rare and obscure works here than high spots. (Or at least they're obscure now, whatever their status was when first published.) In 2001 I went to work for L. W. Currey as cataloguer and general assistant. Since 2014 I've been back working on my own. I have exhibited at convention fairs (such as WFC and Readercon) in the past. I began collecting and studying antiquarian fantasy around 1980. Some of my essays have appeared in genre publications such as NYRSF, Wormwood and F&SF. I tend to carefully research my inventory and write extensive notes. (If another dealer wishes to make use of any of these notes, I'd appreciate the courtesy of putting such excerpts in quotes and giving proper attribution to me. That's what I do when I quote from any of my reference works.) I will be gradually listing my inventory on ABE over the coming years. I hope you find something of interest. …

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