[Rarebooks] CATALOGUE NO. 44: LORD DUNSANY

[Michael John Thompson]

Thompson Rare Books Catalogue No. 44
THE WORKS OF LORD DUNSANY

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Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett (1878-1957), 18th Baron of Dunsany, 
Irish author and playright, mostly remembered today for his 
absolutely remarkable Fantasy stories. He was heir to the 
second-oldest title in the Irish peerage, a hess and pistol-shooting 
champion, world traveller and the author of over 80 books. We have on 
offer a very comprehensive collection of his works, priced 
individually, including many great rarities and unique copies. 
Authors who were influenced by Dunsany include H.P. Lovecraft, Clark 
Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jack Vance, Michael 
Moorcock, Ursula K. Le Guin, Arthur C. Clarke, Neil gaiman and many others.

Included here amongst over 200 items are: The Gods of Pegana. 1904, a 
near fine copy; Time And The Gods, The Deluxe Edition, 1/250 Signed; 
The Sword of Welleran, Fine, with 6-Page ALS; A Dreamer's Tales, 
Fine, with 3-Page ALS; Selections From The Writings of Lord Dunsany, 
Cuala Press Edition, 1/250 Copies; Five Plays, with 3-Page ALS; Tales 
of Wonder, Fine, with 3-page ALS; The Chronicles of Rodriguez, 
Deluxe, Signed & Inscribed; Nowadays, Deluxe Issue, 1/25 copies; The 
King of Elfland's Daughter, Deluxe, Copy No. 3; The King of Elfland's 
Daughter, Inscribed with a 6-line poem; The Man Who Ate The Phoenix, 
Signed & Inscribed; The Six-Volume Deluxe "Gift" Edition of Dunsany's 
Short Stories; Autograph Letter Signed, Lord Dunsany to E. Nesbit, 
1908; The Coronation, Four-Page Typescript Poem; An Archive of 
Fifteen Letters from Dunsany to the Bookbinders Sangorski & 
Sutcliffe; Eleven Autograph Letters, Offered Individually; Bogey 
Beasts by Sidney Sime [1923]; Plus Rare Broadsides, Artwork, Signed 
Copies and more.




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