Author: M. R. James; Montague Rhodes James
Title: Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary
Description: London, Edward Arnold, 1919. Cloth. An early edition of one of the most important anthology of ghost stories ever written, by Montague Rhodes James. 'Ghost Stories of an Antiquary' was James' first collection of macabre stories, and is considered as being the "the beginning of the modern era of supernatural fiction".The eight stories in this anthology are notable for James' abandonment of the usual formal Gothic cliches often found in ghost stories, and redefining the genre. Including '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', and 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Tear to the head of the joints. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few light marks to the cloth. Spine is a little discoloured. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with scattered spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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