Author: Montague Rhodes James
Title: A Thin Ghost and Others
Description: London, Edward Arnold, 1925. Cloth. An early edition of the third popular short story collection by M. R. James, a brilliant collection of ghosts stories. The fourth impression.A brilliant collection of horror short stories by the renowned author Montague Rhodes James.'A Thin Ghost' was the author's third story collection, following his popular work 'Ghost Stories of an Antiquary', and 'More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary&apos. He published this collection for Christmas entertainments, intending the stories to be read aloud on Christmas Eve. Touchingly, in the preface of the 1919 first edition James points out that these are more cheerful horror stories, with only one mention of the war.This collection includes 'The Residence at Whitminster', 'The Diary of Mr Poynter', 'An Episode of Cathedral History', 'The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance', and 'Two Doctors&apos.Two of these stories had originally been published in 'Cambridge Review&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine, heavier to the tail of the boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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