The Revels of Orsera

Ross, Ronald

Verlag: John Murray, London, 1920

Zustand: Fine Hardcover

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Ross, Ronald. The Revels of Orsera: A Medieval Romance. London: John Murray, 1920. First edition. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] v-vi 1-303 [304: publisher ad for other titles by this author] [note: the second leaf is tipped-in, accounting for the duplication of pp. v-vi]. Original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with a faint water strike on front panel and some overall dustiness; a very attractive copy. #1908. $450. The U.S. issue of this novel (Dutton, 1920) differs in several respects, though is externally identical: it lacks the author's Preface (printed on the verso of the tipped-in leaf); it lacks the list of other titles by the author on the verso of the half-title page; the paper for the Dutton issue is slightly pulpier than that used for the Murray issue. This work of prose fiction was based on the author's verse drama, "The Deformed Transformed" (published privately in 1890), which in turn was based on a fragment by Byron, as the author explains in a short preface here. "The weakling Zozimo is tempted to exchange bodies with the Devil, who appears to him in the guise of the handsome and wealthy Count Azriman; the Devil seeks the exchange in order to achieve redemption through the love of a virtuous woman. [This prose version is] . perhaps the most interesting example of late Gothic." -- Brian Stableford in Barron (ed.), Horror Literature 2-85. Bleiler (1978), p. 171 (coded "N" for "magic and witchcraft"). Reginald 12486. Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers 1908

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Titel: The Revels of Orsera

Verlag: John Murray, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1920

Einband: Hardback

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: First Edition.

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When I began my bookselling business in 1996 I called it "Eldritch Books" because that adjective at least partly covered the type of material I offered (and because its similarity to my own surname seemed so -- eldritch). "Ghost stories" would be another handy, if somewhat reductive, term. Most of it is fiction from the 19th and early 20th century with a strong emphasis on the fantastic. Since the most familiar and relevant genre terms in use today -- "science fiction," "fantasy," "supernatural," "horror" -- were not so much in use when these books were first published, pegging them that way can be anachronistic. But that should give you the general idea. I don't have much in the way of American pulp (either in magazine or specialty press book form) but otherwise my interests range widely from high-brow to middle-brow to low-brow to amateur/eccentric. You're more likely to find rare and obscure works here than high spots. (Or at least they're obscure now, whatever their status was when first published.) In 2001 I went to work for L. W. Currey as cataloguer and general assistant. Since 2014 I've been back working on my own. I have exhibited at convention fairs (such as WFC and Readercon) in the past. I began collecting and studying antiquarian fantasy around 1980. Some of my essays have appeared in genre publications such as NYRSF, Wormwood and F&SF. I tend to carefully research my inventory and write extensive notes. (If another dealer wishes to make use of any of these notes, I'd appreciate the courtesy of putting such excerpts in quotes and giving proper attribution to me. That's what I do when I quote from any of my reference works.) I will be gradually listing my inventory on ABE over the coming years. I hope you find something of interest.

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