Mathew Gregory Lewis

Finely bound first-edition set of the noted gothic author's works, complete with all the half-titles.

• Sold as a set of 4.
• Mathew Gregory Lewis (English).
• London: by D. N. Shury for Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1808.
• Bound in contemporary full-speckled calf, expertly re-backed, gilt decorated spines, two gilt-lettered black morocco spine labels.

"Lewis's Gothic sampler contains examples of oriental, Germanic, medieval and Monastic Gothicism in both the terrific and horrific modes. Robert D. Spector observes that although these tales are pure Gothic, Lewis had 'toned down the ghastly, supernatural elements which had made The Monk a sensational, though infamous, success.' Yet, Lewis's fondness for an ugly macabre is still very clearly in evidence." Frederick Frank — The First Gothics.