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GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY. With Four Illustrations by the Late James McBryde.
by JAMES, M.R. [Montague Rhodes]
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London: Edward Arnold, 41 & 43 Maddox Street, Bond Street W., 1912. First Edition, Sixth Impression. . Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, original tan rough buckram cloth titled in black and ruled in red on spine and front panel. 270 pp. + 16 pp publisher's catalogue at rear, dated Spring, 1912. Frontispiece with tissue guard plus three additional full-page black & white plates by McBryde throughout the text. Moderate foxing to endpapers; a fine copy in excellent condition.
¶ The author's first book, originally issued in this format in 1904, comprising eight tales of the supernatural. A seminal volume of English ghost stories, likely the most important book by the foremost English writer of supernatural fiction.
¶ The author's first book, originally issued in this format in 1904, comprising eight tales of the supernatural. A seminal volume of English ghost stories, likely the most important book by the foremost English writer of supernatural fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Thompson Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 312684
- Title
- GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY. With Four Illustrations by the Late James McBryde.
- Author
- JAMES, M.R. [Montague Rhodes]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Sixth Impression.
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold, 41 & 43 Maddox Street, Bond Street W.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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