Shapes in the Fire byM. P. Shiel Shapes in the Fire M. P. Shiel Considered by some critics to be the most flamboyant works of the English decadent movement. August Derleth said M.P. Shiel was ." . . the Grand Viscount of the Grotesque . . . [with a] refulgently fanciful imagination and magical command of the English language." Arthur Machen said, "Here is a wilder wonderland than Poe ever dreamt of . . . It is Poe, perhaps, but Poe with an unearthly radiance." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our ...
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Shapes in the Fire byM. P. Shiel Shapes in the Fire M. P. Shiel Considered by some critics to be the most flamboyant works of the English decadent movement. August Derleth said M.P. Shiel was ." . . the Grand Viscount of the Grotesque . . . [with a] refulgently fanciful imagination and magical command of the English language." Arthur Machen said, "Here is a wilder wonderland than Poe ever dreamt of . . . It is Poe, perhaps, but Poe with an unearthly radiance." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Add this copy of Shapes in the Fire to cart. $907.00, very good condition, Sold by JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BURLINGTON, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1896 by JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LT.
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VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J. FIRST ISSUE WITH CATALOG AT REAR DATED 1896, #29 IN THE BODLEY HEAD "KEYNOTE SERIES" TRUE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, FIRST ISSUE WITH LIGHT BROWN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH DULLED GILT SPINE TITLES, TITLES AND DECORATION IN RED ON FRONT COVER, KEYNOTE LOGO IN RED ON SPINE AND ALSO ON REAR COVER WITH "1896", PAGINATION ERROR IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS, AND 26 PAGES OF CATALOG AT THE END OF THE TEXT. SLIGHT SOIL AND A SOME LIGHT SCATTERED MARKING, LIGHT FOXING TO ENDPAPERS, PRELIMINARY AND TERMINAL LEAVES, A TRACE OF SCATTERED INSECT TRACKING ON THE REAR COVER, AND SOME SHORT BREAKS TO THE CLOTH AT THE SPINE'S ENDS. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT COPY OF THIS SCARCE AND SIGNIFICANT SHIEL COLLECTION AND EXCEEDING THE USUALLY ENCOUNTERED CONDITION BY QUITE A BIT. A VERY ATTRACTIVE AND EXPERTLY DRAWN BOOK-PLATE ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN ENDPAPER IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE MAYAN ICONOGRAPHY.
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Very Good. 1896. First Edition, first state (with advertising dated 1896). Cloth, octavo, viii [2] 324 14 [series] 12 [adv] pp. Publisher's original orange cloth with decorative front and rear board stamped in red; gilt and red stamped spine; fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Some minor wear to cloth at corners and head of spine; slight bumping to corners and bottom edges of boards. Slight discoloration to spine and foxing to endpapers. Overall, a very bright copy with normal wear to externals. (Subject: Modern First. )
Add this copy of Shapes in the Fire to cart. $1,306.00, very good condition, Sold by JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BURLINGTON, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1896 by JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LT.
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NEAR FINE WITHOUT D.J. FIRST ISSUE WITH CATALOG AT REAR DATED 1896, #29 IN THE BODLEY HEAD "KEYNOTE SERIES" TRUE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, FIRST ISSUE WITH LIGHT BROWN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH BRIGHT GILT SPINE TITLES, TITLES AND DECORATION IN RED ON FRONT COVER, KEYNOTE LOGO IN RED ON SPINE AND ALSO ON REAR COVER WITH "1896", PAGINATION ERROR IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS, AND 26 PAGES OF CATALOG AT THE END OF THE TEXT. SLIGHT SOIL AND A SOME LIGHT SCATTERED MARKING, LIGHT FOXING TO ENDPAPERS, PRELIMINARY AND TERMINAL LEAVES, A FEW PAGES ROUGHLY OPENED WITH A LARGE PORTION OF PAGE 123, "INTERLUDE", MISSING BUT NOT AFFECTING ANY TEXT. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT COPY OF THIS SCARCE AND SIGNIFICANT SHIEL COLLECTION AND EXCEEDING THE USUALLY ENCOUNTERED CONDITION BY QUITE A BIT.
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