Damask of the Dead (A) HAND SIGNED UK LIMITED FIRST EDITION
Language: English
Published by Tartarus Press, 2002
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Wish-Fulfilling Tree Books, London, United KingdomWish-Fulfilling Tree Books
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Tartarus Press. Coverley House, Carlton, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 4AY, United Kingdom, 2002. Hardcover. Sewn Binding. pp 100. HAND SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION. AS NEW and an UNREAD copy. LIMITED EDITION of 250 HAND NUMBERED copies. The copy for sale is Number 94 of 250. Full Print Run Limited to 250 copies. OUT OF PRINT. HAND SIGNED by the author, John Gale on the title page in green ink. Printed lithographically on 130gsm acid-free paper, in dark blue stamped in copper, with dark blue silk ribbon marker, head and tailbands and d/w. Illustrated. Fine book in Fine dust jacket. Please see the photographs attached to my listing to verify the condition of this book. Damask of the Dead (A) Synopsis: CONTENTS: The City on the Farthest Shore of a Sable Lake/ Remembrance: A Hunt in Masks/ Lachrymae: Fragments of Letters Sent from a Land by the Sea/ The Casket of Obsidian/ The Poet Who Fell in Love with the Moon/ The Old Kings Prophecy: A Faery Tale/ Vigil/ The Roses and the Poet/ The Three Threads of the Moons Hair/ A Sundial in a Windowless Chamber/ Lilies of Zircon/ The Exquisite Madness of Prince Akbhar/ A Damask of the Dead. REVIEWS: ". the great virtue of dealing with the eternal themes of love, beauty, and mortality is that, if you can carry it off, you will have created something of lasting value. I think Gale has done so, and is to be congratulated." - David Longhorn, All Hallows. "His short pieces are chill, polished gems of real beauty . . . something of Clark Ashton Smiths lush style there languid messages from the land of Averoigne, and yet also more than a little of the nineteenth-century French decadents stylishly despairing prose . . . enjoy his precious messages from a time lost and yet to be."John Whitbourn "Gorgeous . . . lovely."Rosemary Pardoe "As Machen has observed, literature consists in the art of telling a wonderful story in a wonderful manner. Few writers today acknowledge the need for either element. John Gale is one who has mastered both. By what-ever means you may, therefore, seek out his work: you will be glad you have done so." Mark Valentine. Language: eng.…
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- Title
- Damask of the Dead (A) HAND SIGNED UK LIMITED FIRST EDITION
- Author
- Gale, John
- Publisher
- Tartarus Press
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1872621635
- ISBN 13
- 9781872621630
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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