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TALES OF TERROR

by Anonymously Edited Anthology

$2,500 · Offered by L. W. Currey

First edition

Boston: E. Littlefield, 1840. Small octavo, two volumes: pp. 1-3 4-192; 1-3 4-191 192: blank , brown paper wrappers printed in black. First edition, first printing. A very early American anthology of short horror and Gothic tales, all published here anonymously. Most are of British or German origin, but a few are undoubtedly of American origin. Issued as volume VIII of the Economical Library with an 1840 copyright by

  • Binding: Wrappers

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