New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1934
Publisher's original three-quarter red cloth and cream boards, front and spine panels stamped in gold, top edge stained red, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. title leaf and divisional leaves printed in red and black, title page printed in brown and black, 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; x, [4], 420 [2 blank] pages.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear.
The dust jacket by by F. J. Buttera has the price of $2.50 and has age-toned evenly. There is a vertical scratch across the front. Now protected in a clear Mylar sleeve.
American edition is first edition in English, preceding the British and Danish. Author's first book with the Introduction by Dorothy Canfield
Near Fine / Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.
Dinesen's first book, a collection of seven stories. "One of the most highly regarded modern authors of Gothic tales."
Ref: Barron 3-63. Bleiler, 99; Ahearn 202.





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