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Fiction
Treasury of Great Short Stories
Various (anthology, including Woody Allen, Fay Weldon, Ray Bradbury, Mary Renault, John Steinbeck, P.D. James, Wilkie Collins, Roald Dahl, Robert Louis Stevenson, Iris Murdoch, H.G. Wells, Rebecca West, Graham Greene, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Margaret Drabble, James Joyce, Bernice Rubens, Stephen King, Ruth Rendell, D.H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Bowen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, S.J. Perelman, Daphne du Maurier, Jerome K. Jerome, and others)
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- Author
- Various (anthology, including Woody Allen, Fay Weldon, Ray Bradbury, Mary Renault, John Steinbeck, P.D. James, Wilkie Collins, Roald Dahl, Robert Louis Stevenson, Iris Murdoch, H.G. Wells, Rebecca West, Graham Greene, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Margaret Drabble, James Joyce, Bernice Rubens, Stephen King, Ruth Rendell, D.H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Bowen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, S.J. Perelman, Daphne du Maurier, Jerome K. Jerome, and others)
- Publisher
- Octopus Books Limited
- Year
- 1984
- Edition
- First edition · not confirmed
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN
- 0706422643
About this copy
This edition was first published in Great Britain in 1984 by Octopus Books Limited, and the copyright page shows no further printing statement, indicating this copy represents the first printing of this particular anthology edition. The book is bound in a decorative burgundy leatherette-style binding with gilt rules, a central gilt motif on the front and rear boards, gilt-tooled spine panels, and gilt top page edges - typical of the decorative gift-book style Octopus produced in this period. No dust jacket was issued for this binding style.
Condition
- Book
- Good – Sound, tightly bound copy. The front board shows a faint rectangular discoloration mark, likely old label residue. The preliminary pages show scattered foxing/spotting, as pictured. No dust jacket.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- A decorative 1980s anthology volume bound in gilt-tooled leatherette-style boards with gilt page edges
- Published by Octopus Books Limited, London, 1984
- Appears to be the first (and only) printing of this edition, per the copyright page
- Contains stories by a wide range of well-known authors, from H.G. Wells and James Joyce to Stephen King and Ruth Rendell
- No dust jacket was issued for this binding style
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
