DINESEN,ISAK [KAREN VON BLIXEN] — Seven Gothic Tales

New York, Harrison Smith and Robert Haas. 1961, Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Book, The author's first book "This collection of short enigmatic stories became instantly popular and a Danish translation by the author appeared in print the following year. As a student, Dinesen had already published a number of tales in Danish under the pseudonym Osceola. She began drafting Seven Gothic Tales in English while still living in Kenya, eventually seeking publication as a means of alleviating her financial crises, as the English-language book market was much larger than the Danish - P Harrington" Introduction by Dorothy Canfield. Facsimile reprint with the original MCMXXXIV date of the first US edition still on the title page - but on the verso it clearly states "copyright renewed 1961" 420p. An exceptionally clean, tight, crisp copy - looks unread. As New/Fine.