Angela Carter — Black Venus

London, Chatto and Windus; The Hogarth Press, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed first edition copy of this extraordinary short story compilation by feminist writer Angela Carter with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Signed by the author to the title page.This wonderful short story anthology combines history, fiction, invention, criticism and drama as Angela Carter reimagines the lives of famous figures from history. Carter was a writer of feminist literature and magical realism. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page: 'To Vern - Best wishes, Angela Carter.' In the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Dust wrapper excellent. Only the odd light spot and mark to reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with the odd light spot to first and last few. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.