The Folio Book of Short Novels: Turn of the Screw; Death in Venice; Call of the Wild; Gigi; The Virgin and the Gypsy by Henry James; Jack London; Thomas Mann; D. H. Lawrence; Colette - 1998

London: The Folio Society, 1995. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Sara Fanelli. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of short stories from The Folio Society, with the original slip case. First thus. Illustrated with five double-page plates. Collated complete. A collection of short stories from The Folio Society, these include: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James The Call of the Wild by Jack London Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, translated by H. T. Lower-Porter The Virgin and the Gipsy by D. H. Lawrence Gigi by Colette, translated by Roger Senhouse and Patrick Leigh Fermor Illustrated by Sara Fanelli, a British artist and illustrator, best known for her children's picture books. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Original red paper covered card slip case is also very smart with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages… Read More