two tales of the occult
first american edition, 1970.
two metaphysical novellas first published together in romania in 1940. both stories are set in a realist frame, moving slowly from obsession to a gradual unraveling of common logic. “the secret of dr. honigberger” draws on a real 19th-century physician/ traveler. “nights at serampore” slips from a philosophical conversation into the uncanny.
mircea eliade (1907–1986) was a romanian historian of religion and a fiction writer who lived mostly in exile.
translated by william ames coates.
new york: herder and herder. 5.5 x 8 inches. 130 pages. hardcover. bound in lush purple cloth-covered boards. book condition: partially erased price in pencil. owner’s name in pen to title page. else fine. jacket condition: light shelf-wear. unclipped ($5.00) near fine.
from the library of richard perlbinder. Item #1327
Price: $60.00
