THE BEE-MAN OF ORN AND OTHER FANCIFUL TALES. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-193 [194: blank] [195-201: ads] [202: blank], flyleaves at front and rear, original green cloth, front and rear panels ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g. First edition. First printing (printed on laid paper). The first printing was 3000 copies. This collection includes several of Stockton's best fantasy stories including "The Griffin and the Minor Canon," a classic Victorian fable. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-147. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1539. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 998. Bleiler (1978), p. 187. Reginald 13708. BAL 18888. Wright (III) 5232. Early owners' penciled signatures and dates on the front free endpaper. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, light wear to lower corner tips, some spotting to rear cover (perhaps some light insect tracking), a bright, clean, very good copy. (#168153).
Price: $50.00
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