Theophile Gautier - One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances, Worthington 1890, 2nd Edition
Theophile Gautier - One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances, Worthington 1890, 2nd Edition. Translated by Lafcadio Hearn. Illustrated.
This is the 2nd edition. The 1st (1882) was a limited edition and goes for shocking prices. This one, too is very scarce.
Hardback, Brown Cloth, Black Pictorial Design, Gold Lettering on the Spine. Woodblock plates, floral endpapers, 321 pages + 4 pages of adverts.
Condition: Good + - Cover very good but some of the first few pages have been glued in place, title page coming loose and binding slightly away. Browning paper. Rubbed edges and spine, some bruising. Cloth wrinkled on the back board.