Angela Carter - The Bloody Chamber - First Edition

CARTER, Angela (1940-1992).

The Bloody Chamber and other stories.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1979.

FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.157; [3]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine. Dust-jacket designed by Malcolm Ashman, with printed price of £4.95 net to front flap.

Internally fine. Some tiny marks to top edge. Dust-jacket shows very well, bright and unfaded, especially the red text, ghost from a removed sticker to spine. Much fresher than often found. Near fine.

The author's highly regarded collection of ten short stories.