Introduction Maurice Valency (7 results)

Mustard Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Michel Ciry (illustrator). textblock and binding immaculate and tight; Slipcase minimally rubbed; A very nice copy, but lacking the "Sandglass"; 80p. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Translated from the German of Richard Voss by Gustav Adolf Danzinger and adapted by Ambrose Bierce.

Cloth Over Board. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ciry, Michel (illustrator). This tall thin book is bound in a mustard yellow cloth with dark brown lettering embossed on spine, plain covers. Matching yellow paper over board slipcase. There is no corner bumping or edge wear, hinges and gutters are solid. No ownership or other amrkings. Illustrations sharp and colors bright. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Slipcased.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. MICHEL CIRY (illustrator). 80 p. COPYRIGHT 1967. BOOK DESCRIPTION: MUSTARD PUBLISHERS CLOTH HARDBOUND, BROWN TITLE STAMPED/EMBOSSED ON SPINE COVER, COLOR ILLUSTRATED TEXT, SANDGLASS MONTHLY LAID IN AT FRONT FREE ENDPAPERS, MUSTARD PAPER COVERED SLIPCASE. SLIPCASE/OVERALL DIMENSIONS: 10 5/8" x 7 5/8" x 7/8". BOOK CONDITION: VERY GOOD; GENTLY SUNNED SPINE COVER, OTHERWISE FINE. SLIPCASE CONDITION: NEAR FINE; RUBBED AT BASE, SQUARE AND CLEAN SHARP EDGES. AN ATTRACTIVE COPY.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Includes slipcase and Sandglass insert Number VIII:33. Page ridges faintly foxed. 1967 Hard Cover. xiv, 80 pp. Translated from the German of Richard Voxx by Gustav Adolf Danziger and adapted by Ambrose Bierce. With an introduction by Maurice Valency and illustrations by Michel Ciry. A knot of monks happens upon a gallows in the middle of a dark forest. Hanging from the gallows is a fresh corpse, and underneath the dangling wretch a young woman performs a haunting dance. When Ambrosius falls in love with this outcast woman, his efforts to suppress his natural feelings result in a gradual descent toward calamity and tragedy. Bierce?s subtle transformation of the monk Ambrosius from innocent monk to violent zealot is masterfully done, ranking this among Bierce?s finest achievements.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Michel Ciry (illustrator). 84 pp. Original brown cloth covers, very bright and clean. #599 of 1500 copies. SIGNED BY MICHEL CIRY, who did the color illustrations. Original brown board "folder", which folds around book, has title on spine. Comes in original slipcase, which is in very nice condition. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Limited edition. 1168/1500. Signed by illustrator. Clothbound in original protective stiff folder, both in slipcase. 4to, 80 pp., color plates. Slipcase a bit sunned with small nick at one corner.