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Lot 334
[SORCERY]. ST. CLAIR, Henry, compiler. Tales of Terror, or ...
Estimate: $200 - $300
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[SORCERY]. ST. CLAIR, Henry, compiler. Tales of Terror, or the Mysteries of Magic: A Selection of Wonderful and Supernatural Stories. Boston: Charles Gaylord, [ca. 1835; imprint dated 1835 and the cover is dated 1840]. 2 volumes in one, 8vo. Woodcut frontispiece, 2 woodcut title?page vignettes. Original pictorial printed boards, early rebacking with partial original label laid down (some wear to boards, few stains to upper cover, few leaves browned, some offsetting from text). Provenance: Ernest Haskell (ownership signature); Raymond Goulet (bookplate). Early editions of this rare work translated from the Chinese, Turkish and German.
