Hoffmann's Strange Stories. From the German
Boston: Burnham Brothers, 1856. 2nd printing. Hardcover in full cloth. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners, with bumping to head and heel of spine. Emboss of Wm. Ulman Binder, Boston on top corner of free endpaper. Light foxing on some pages, with some darker or larger spots on a few (8-11, 287-88, 372-84), not obscuring text. A collection of 12 short stories plus a short life of the author : The Cooper of Nuremberg; The Lost Reflection; Antonia's Song, The Walled Up Door; Berthold, the Madman; Coppelius, the Sandman; Salvator Rosa; Cardillac, the Jeweller; The Pharo Bank; Fascination; The Agate Heart; The Mystery of the Deserted House. Hoffmann ( 1776 - 1822 ) was a German writer of the Romantic school and music composer, jurist, and critic. His stories frequently deal with the fantastic and early Gothic horror themes. The publishers, in their notice. state "that a work of this character would be acceptable as an oasis in the desert of supernatural literature" Very good. Item #18583
Price: $155.00