The Collected Ghost Stories of M R James
by M R James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Edward Arnold & Co, 1931 A very good copy of the first collected edition of M R James Ghost Stories in the original black cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. The binding is very bright and clean. There are small scuffs on the boards visible at some angles, and light pulling to spine ends. There is a tiny paler spot on the spine. Corners with slight wear. Internally the book is in near fine clean condition. There is a pencil ownership signature to the top of the fep. Both sets of endpapers have some tiny foxing spots around the gutter. There are some faint toned areas in the bottom margin of pp 3-6.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033260
- Title
- The Collected Ghost Stories of M R James
- Author
- M R James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ghost stories; antiquarian ghost stories; m r james
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...