Le Fanu (J. Sheridan) The Watcher

£1,795

and other weird stories
London, Downey, n.d. [1894].

First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial grey cloth blocked in silver & black.

A rather wonderful copy of this famous compilation of weird tales by the leading author of all such things from the 19th century, with the cover decorations still bright and the covers clean. This collection has been perfectly illustrated throughout by the author’s son Brinsley. For fans of detective fiction, the volume also includes ‘Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess’, considered by Bleiler as probably the first ‘locked room’ mystery.

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