A. T. Quiller-Couch - Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts: A Book of Stories

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1900 . First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Arthur Quiller-Couch's collection of ghost stories, featuring fifteen of his classic tales. The first US edition, published the same year as the first UK. Bound in the original cloth rebacked, with a contemporary spine. A collection of short stories written by "Q", or Arthur Quiller-Couch, best known for his prolific novel writing and for his monumental work 'The Oxford Book of English Verse&apos. This collection is comprised of fifteen supernatural tales, with particular focus on people coming back from the dead, either as a memory or as a spirit. Quiller-Couch explores the emotional and psychological impact of these returns, creating a space where the past meets the present. Featuring his classic ghost stories 'A Pair of Hands', 'The Seventh Man' and 'Oceanus', among others. Bound in the original cloth rebacked, with a contemporary spine. Externally, very good, with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to cloth. Pencil inscription to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with just the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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