The Fiend's Delight
Dod Grile (Ambrose Bierce)
Verlag: John Camden Hotten, London, 1873
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London: John Camden Hotten; (1873). Hard Cover. First Edition. First edition of the author's first book, very good lacking a dust jacket. Dark maroon (almost brown) cloth, with gilt demon on front board and near bottom of spine. There is some loss of the cloth at the head and tail of faded spine (about 1/4"). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 84599
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Titel: The Fiend's Delight
Verlag: John Camden Hotten, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1873
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: no jacket
Auflage: 1. Auflage
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The Fiend's Delight
Verlag:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018
ISBN 10: 1717000738
ISBN 13: 9781717000736
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Paperback
Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 60 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.14 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1717000738
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The Fiend's Delight
Verlag:
John Camden Hotten
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Anbieter: The Literary Lion,Ltd., San Diego, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. no date [1873]. First edition of Bierce's first book, preceding the first American edition. 12mo plum pictorial cloth stamped in gilt and blind with the gilt devil on the front cover and spine. The title engraving shows a corpulent man roasting a baby over a spit. From the preface: "The atrocities constituting this 'cold collation' of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals. They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility. I have been assisted by my scholarly friend Mr. Satan. While the plan of the work is partly my own, its spirit is wholly his; and this illustrates the ascendancy of the creative over the merely imitative mind. I shall be content with the profit." Ironically, Bierce was never paid for this work. Spine tips worn but complete and sound with the very fragile endpapers (the front free endpaper frayed at the edges) and the 30-page list of ads at the rear. Covers rubbed but the gilt devils still prominent. A very good copy of this notoriously fragile book. Very scarce thus. 0. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4641
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The Fiend's Delight
Verlag:
NY: A. L. Luyster, 1873, 1873
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Hard Cover. First Edition. First US edition of the author's first book (preceded by the UK edition), very good lacking a dust jacket. Dark maroon cloth, with gilt demon on front board and near bottom of spine. The gilt is rubbed on the spine, but the outline of the demon is still visible. The illustration on the front board is brighter, but still has some rubbing. Some wear and slight fraying at spine ends and edges. Hinges are tight and solid, no names or writing of any kind. A nice copy of a scarce book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 017827
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The FIEND'S DELIGHT
Verlag:
A. L. Luyster, 138, Fulton Street, New York, 1873
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
1st US edition (BAL 1097). 197, [3] pp. T.p. vignette of a man roasting a baby on a stove. 'Donkey' cut, top margin p. [199]. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-7/8" Bierce "was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction. For his horror writing, Michael Dirda ranked him alongside Edgar Allen Poe and H. P. Lovecraft. S. T. Joshi speculates that he may well be the greatest satirist America has ever produced, and in this regard can take his place with such figures as Juvenal, Swift, and Voltaire. His war stories influenced Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemingway and others, and he was considered an influential and feared literary critic. In recent decades, Bierce has gained wider respect as a fabulist and poet. In 1913, Bierce told reporters that he was travelling to Mexico to gain first-hand experience of the Mexican Revolution. He disappeared and was never seen again." [Wiki] This the author's 1st book. Contents: Some Fiction -- Tall Talk -- Current Journalings -- Obituary Notices -- Musings, Philosophical and Theological -- Laughorisms -- "Items" from the Press of Interior California -- Poesy. Slight lean. Gilt relatively bright. Hinges starting. Withal, a pleasing VG - VG+ copy in a VG+ case. Original publisher's brown cloth with gilt stamped spine lettering & 'demon' graphics, spine & front board. Custom cut protective clear mylar wrapper. Custom black cloth clamshell case. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 51557
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FIEND'S DELIGHT
Verlag:
John Camden Hotten: London (1873), 1873
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Anbieter: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Title page vignette, 7.25 x 5", gilt-pict (demon) cloth, 197pp + Swift quote page + Publ. catalogue (1873), covers a bit rubbed, extremities worn, spine sunned, hinges loose, inner hinges cracking, about 1/3 of last page of catalogue torn out else a decent copy of this VERY SCARCE item. FIRST EDITION (precedes the American edition) OF AMBROSE BIERCE'S FIRST BOOK. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 99-7964
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FIEND'S DELIGHT
Verlag:
John Camden Hotten [1873], London, 1873
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, USA
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True first edition, preceding the U.S. [BAL 1096]. Bierce's first book, written while he was living and working in London, and for which he was never paid -- Hotten died before the post-dated check he'd given Bierce came due. 12mo gilt-stamped purple-brown cloth with gilt vignettes to front and spine; 197 pages plus Swift-quote leaf and publisher's 32-page catalog dated 1873. Small period bookseller tickets of A. H. Spencer in Melbourne to front pastedown and free endpaper verso. Very good to near fine with light rubbing to boards and expert repair to inner hinges. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 71993
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The Fiend's Delight
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, USA
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Hard Cover. First Edition. First edition (preceding the US edition) of the author's first book, very good lacking a dust jacket. Dark maroon cloth, with gilt demon on front board and near bottom of spine. There is some loss of the cloth at the top of the spine (about 1/4"), and slight fraying at the bottom of the spine. The front endpaper is detached but laid in. The rear hinge is a little loose. With the bookplate (on front pastedown) and signature (on half title page) of Vincent Starrett, Bierce's biographer and bibliographer. A nice association copy, in all probability the copy Starrett was looking at when he compiled the first bibliography of Bierce's works, which was published in 1920. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 017825
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The Fiend's Delight
Verlag:
[1873], 1873
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
First Edition, preceding the US edition. Illustrated title page. 12mo. Purple cloth with gilt demon on front board and spine. 197. Upper hinge just very slightly shaken, and some light wear to the binding, including a small light coloured spot on the front cover, but a tight and bright copy of Bierce's first book. The 32 page publisher's catalogue at rear, with one inch torn off the upper corner of the last leaf. London, John Camden Hotten. The first collection of Bierce's writings to appear in book form, published during the author's stay in England (1872-75). The stories, aphorisms (or 'laughorisms'), invented reports and poems are of a particularly morbid and grotesque nature, and are often only saved from complete misanthropy by wit and ironic insight. These last two qualities point towards the talent and reluctant compassion that would manifest themselves in Bierce's later, best-known stories, such as An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge. Rare. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 205494
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THE FIEND'S DELIGHT
Verlag:
NEW YORK NY A. L. LUYSTER PUB 1873., 1873
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Anbieter: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, USA
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NEAR FINE. BAL 1097 / AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED WITH VERY NICELY REPLACED LIGHT BROWN COATED ENDPAPERS AS WITH ORIGINAL. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY WITH THE "FIEND" GILT SPINE DECORATION A BIT FADED. FIRST EDITION. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006962
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