Haunted castle study elements von railo eino (7 Ergebnisse)

unknown_binding. Zustand: Good. inscribed by past owner.

Zustand: New. pp. 405.

Zustand: Good. Ex college library book with stamps, stickers, etc. Cover design differs to the one featured on Amazon. No jacket. Wear & marks to the hardcover, bumped corners. Leaning spine. Lightly tanned textblock with foxing to the outer edges & pages, sporadically through the text. Content remains in good, legible condition.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 405 pages. 9.76x6.18x1.22 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original maroon cloth boards, now slightly scuffed and dust-dulled with slightly bumped corners. Title gilt-blocked to the spine; endbands slightly rubbed. Prelims and edges foxed; some foxing reaches the margins but leaves are otherwise notably clean. Remains a tight, strong and well-preserved copy overall. Provenance: David Gould's copy, with his autograph on the front free endpaper. Physical description: xvii, 388 pages, VIII leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents: The haunted castle -- Matthew Gregory Lewis -- Later developments of the picture of the haunted castle -- The criminal monk -- The wandering Jew and the problem of never-ending life -- The Byronic hero -- Ghosts and demoniac beings -- Incest and romantic eroticism -- The young hero and heroine and other characters -- Other themes -- Suspense and terror -- Notes (including bibliographical references). Subjects: 1775-1818 - Criticism and interpretation. English literature - 19th century - History and criticism. Romanticism - England. Gothic revival (Literature) - Great Britain - History - 19th century. Horror tales, English - History and criticism. Castles in literature. Supernatural in literature. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Study of gothic and horror literature in the 18th and 19th centuries. Bookplate to front pastedown. Frontispiece of the Castle of Otranto. First edition in maroon cloth with gilt titles. Spine feathered at top edge, covers unevenly faded otherwise VG.