Silver Circus, Tales

  • Hardcover
  • New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929
By Coppard, A. E. (Alfred Edgar)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good. 272pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] 1/4 blue cloth with decorative blue-striped paper covered boards and a red and silver stamped paper spine label. The boards are faded at the very edges, and there is a small cluster of stains on the rear board. There is a previous owners on the front pastedown. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle, with his name ticket on the front pastedown. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II. Shadows in the Attic: A Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 1820-1950. Alfred Edgar Coppard achieved his fame with his short stories. "Silver Circus" is a horror story.

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