THE CASTLE OF EHRENSTEIN; ITS LORDS SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL; ITS INHABITANTS EARTHLY AND UNEARTHLY. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 65, Cornhill, 1847. Octavo, three volumes: pp. [1-4] [1] 2-303 [304: printer's imprint]; [1-4] [1] 2-301 [302-304: blank]; [1-4] [1] 2-306 [307: ad] [308: blank], title pages printed in red and black, original drab boards with quarter blue cloth shelf back, printed paper labels affixed to spine panels, all edges untrimmed. First edition, first printing. "... a Radcliffean tale of the explained supernatural ..." - Punter, The Literature of Terror, p. 174. "... his masterpiece of terror ... a superb portrayal of a ghost-riddled castle spoiled only at the end by its natural solution." - Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 103. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-44. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 900. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 2-53. Block, The English Novel 1740-1850, p. 120. Sadleir 1251. Wolff 3503. Some rubbing to corner tips and fore-edges of the boards, spine labels tanned and chipped, a very good unsophisticated copy with the half titles and blank leaf (at rear of volume two) present. The publisher's advertisements were not inserted in this copy. (#179016).
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