"Verdict: This is an important collection for all lovers of fantasy and literature." -- Library Journal "A marvelous mix of classics and rarely seen works, bibliophile's finds and old favorites . . . a treasury in every sense and a treasure!" -Connie Willis, author of Doomsday Book The fantastic, the supernatural, the poetic, and the macabre entwine in this incomparable culmination of storytelling. Imaginative stories of wit and intelligence weave through vivid landscapes that are alternately wondrous and ...
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"Verdict: This is an important collection for all lovers of fantasy and literature." -- Library Journal "A marvelous mix of classics and rarely seen works, bibliophile's finds and old favorites . . . a treasury in every sense and a treasure!" -Connie Willis, author of Doomsday Book The fantastic, the supernatural, the poetic, and the macabre entwine in this incomparable culmination of storytelling. Imaginative stories of wit and intelligence weave through vivid landscapes that are alternately wondrous and terrifying. As major literary figures from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?from Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Edith Wharton to Edgar Allan Poe and Oscar Wilde?these masters of English and American literature created unforgettable tales where goblins and imps comingle with humans from all walks of life. This deftly curated assemblage of notable classics and unexpected gems from the pre-Tolkien era will captivate and enchant readers. Forerunners of today's speculative fiction, these are the authors that changed the fantasy genre forever.
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New. Editor(s): Sandner, David M.; Weisman, Jacob; Beagle, Peter S. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 790. 2013. 2nd Edition. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Like New. Size: 8x6x2; #52 of 125 signed, numbered, limited edition copies. Signed by editors and by Peter Beagle at the limitation plate, adhered at colophon. Black leather with gold titles, very good with light shelf-wear. Spine square. Binding sound. No jacket, as issued; jacket cover art of the trade edition at fly leaf. Pages bright, unmarked.
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SIGNED BY EDITORS AND FOREWORD AUTHOR PETER BEAGLE. 747 pgs. A new, unread hardcover book bound in black leather and embossed with gold on cover and spine, with a green ribbon. Limited edition. Color illustration plate in front, signature page in back.
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Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
