Manley, Seon & Lewis, Gogo, Selected By. (E. Nesbit, Joan Aiken, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Grazia Deledda, Madame Blavatsky, Jane Roberts, Grena J. Bennet, C.L. Moore, Lady Eleanor Smith.) Listings

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1 Manley, Seon & Lewis, Gogo, selected by. (E. Nesbit, Joan Aiken, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Grazia Deledda, Madame Blavatsky, Jane Roberts, Grena J. Bennet, C.L. Moore, Lady Eleanor Smith.) LADIES OF FANTASY: TWO CENTURIES OF SINISTER STORIES BY THE GENTLE SEX. (CONTAINS: THE PAVILION; SEARCHING FOR SUMMER; THE UNWANTED; THE MUTED HORN; THE SORCERER; THE ENSOULED VIOLIN; THE RED WAGON; THE TILTING ISLAND; DOORWAY INTO TIME; NO SHIPS P Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, New York, 1975, first edition.  214 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0688416810 Dust jacket illustration by Edward Gorey. "For two centuries women writers, turning to the world of imagination to express themselves, have produced outstanding fantasy tal es. In this collection Joan Aiken takes us to a future where sunlight never filters through; Madame Blavatsky takes us into the past when a young man experiments with the occult; E. Nesbit takes us to a more romantic past where death waits for t h e unwary in a summerhouse, and Jane Roberts tells of a reincarnation that is more like possession. The vigor and originality of the women writers represented in this collection point up the humor in their designation as 'the gentle sex'. Inform at iv e introductions to each story and biographical notes make this a collection to treasure as well as to enjoy." Heavy wrinkling on hinges, small area of de-lamination on rear board, several tiny and small light stains on edges of text bock - m igr ate i nto page margins, lightto moderate stain in diminishing size at bottom corner of approx. first 120 pages. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, has light browning - moderate on spine, wear and/or very small chips/tears at top/bottom of spi ne a nd f lap -folds, old tape at top inside of spine, scattered light stains of varying size, small area of surface paper loss at bottom of rear flap-fold. Good/Good-  Price: 15.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart