James Branch Cabell THE EAGLE'S SHADOW (Storisende) Ltd Ed Edwardian Rom-Com

Description: Number 1424 or 1114 of 1550 copies available to the trade. Issued without jacket between 1927 and 1930 as Mr. Cabell completed the revision of his opus to conform with the wider scope of the Life of Manuel, described in the foreword of each volume in the set. Tight, clean, flat, square book. Lightly bumped corners. Top edge gilt, a bit dulled with age. These were issued with unopened pages, some pages may as yet be unopened but the vast majority of this set has been read. Best will ship first. Limited Edition of 1590 Sets Published from 1927-1930 as the author compiled and edited older works to fit the larger format of "Biography of the Life of Manuel." Publisher's Original Green Cloth with Blind Embossed Covers, Gilt Title/Author, Top Edges Gilt. Each Volume is Hand-Numbered, though not matching, as the sets were shipped throughout the course of three years. Each volume is [facsimile] signed by James Branch Cabell at the end of the author's introduction. One of the most-talked-about works of the 1920s, this compelling fantasy recounts the odyssey of a middle-aged pawnbroker who regains his youth for a year of amorous adventures. Jurgen's allegorical journey leads through a supernatural dreamscape to romances with Guenevere and The Lady of the Lake and confrontations with God and the Devil. The subject of obscenity trials.

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Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

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