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Large Octavo, [4], 236, [4], 237-482 pages. In Good condition. Rebacked with light brown calf, full tree calf boards with gilt-lettered black leather spine label. Boards have light wear to leather at head and tail of spine, moderate wear ad bumping to corners, light plus wear to edges and overall. Text block shows moderate age toning and several instances of staining to edges, light age toning and some occasional foxing to pages interiorly throughout, excised previous booksellers' catalogue descriptions pasted to front free end page, and former bookseller's pencil inscriptions to front pastedown and front free end page. EH Consignment. Assembled by M.G. Lewis, author of the The Monk, Tales of Wonder was the first published anthology of supernatural and horror poetry in the English language. Including poems by Lewis, as well as the following: Sir Walter Scott, John Leyden, Ben Johnson, John Dryden, Robert Burns, Glover, Mallet, Ransay, Harrington, and Gray. Though critically panned upon its release, it proved to be a significant influence on the Romantics and 19th century writers of supernatural fiction. Lewis was assisted by Walter Scott in assembling these volumes, and Tales of Wonder features some of the earliest publications of Scott's writing, including both original works of poetry as well as his translations of Bürger's Der wilde Jäger and Lenore. 1381650. Special Collections - Downstairs.…