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Autumn Chills: Fine Horror and Mystery Literature

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Our fall sale of fine books & manuscripts focuses on rare horror and mystery first editions, scarce pulps and zines, manuscripts, and more by the most famous authors of modern works in the genres of horror and mystery. Among the highlights are the true first edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and other cornerstones of the genre.
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Lot 46

BALDWIN, Mrs. Alfred (Louisa; 1845-1925). The Shadow on the Blind. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1895.

Estimate: $700 - $900
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$350

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BALDWIN, Mrs. Alfred (Louisa; 1845-1925). The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1895. 8vo. Illustrated throughout. [310] pp. Publisher's full green cloth, front board and spine decoratively stamped in off-white. FIRST EDITION OF THIS UNCOMMON COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN GHOST STORIES. Baldwin was the mother of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, and was the aunt to Rudyard Kipling, to whom this book is dedicated.

Condition

Spine toned and edgeworn, with some chipping to tailcap, some edgewear, soiling to boards, rear hinge starting, endleaves offset, text a bit toned, bookplate of F. L. Sutherland on fp. Very good. Housed in modern quarter green cloth clamshell case.

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