BIERCE, Ambrose.
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter.
"There is no place, it seems, free from the intrusion of Man, who stretches out his hand for everything, even that which is in the air": The Limited Editions Club Edition of Ambrose Bierce's The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter; signed by illustrator Michel Ciry and Finely Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1967.
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Item Number: RRB-148686
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The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this gothic novella. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with color illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator Michel Ciry on the colophon page at the rear. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 1454. In fine condition. Translated from the German of Richard Voss by Gustav Adolf Danziger. Adapted by Ambrose Bierce. Introduction by Maurice Valency. Illustrated by Michel Ciry.
The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter, attributed to Ambrose Bierce and published in 1892, is a gothic novella that intertwines themes of piety, guilt, and forbidden love within a medieval Bavarian setting. Based on a German tale and adapte by Bierce from the work of Adolf Danziger, the narrative follows a young monk whose spiritual ideals are tested by his growing affection for the hangman’s ostracized daughter. The story’s haunting atmosphere and moral ambiguity reflect Bierce’s fascination with the darker aspects of human nature and his skepticism toward religious institutions.
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter.
$850.00
In Stock