Search Results: ghost stories of an antiquary by by montague rhodes james

Independently published, 2017. Paperback. New. 107 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.27 inches.

Independently published, 2017. Paperback. New. 107 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.27 inches.

London: Edward Arnold & Co., 41 & 43 Maddox Street, 1922 .. A very good original binding. [4pp.]/pp.270. A lovely early edition of the classic ghost story collection. The book is in excellent condition with only a tiny amount of spotting inside, and is in the publisher's original green-grey cloth cover with a just small amount of wear commensurate with age. Original endpapers. Neat dedication to front endpaper, dated 1922. VG. ** Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James, first published in 1904 (some had previously appeared in magazines). Contents include: "Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book" ; "Lost Hearts" ; "The Mezzotint" ; "The Ash-tree" ; "Number 13"; "Count Magnus" ; "'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'" ; "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas".

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.