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Lot 199
Sale 1241 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Nov 10, 2023
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859. Klosterheim or, The Masque. Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & T. Cadell, 1832
8vo (175 x 108 mm). Original maroon boards (light rubbing, some very light sunning to spine); folding case. Provenance: Joseph Taylor (signature), Mrs. J. Insley Blair (Blairhame morocco booklabel; her sale, Sotheby's New York, 3 December 2004, lot 137).
FIRST EDITION with half-title and 2 pp. ads at rear. Klosterheim was De Quincey's only attempt at original fiction. THE J. INSLEY BLAIR COPY. Ashley II, 37; Wolf II, 1785.
Property from the Collection of Robert S. Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio