THE ALABASTER HAND AND OTHER GHOST STORIES. Introduction by Michael Cox.
Penyffordd, Chester: Ash-Tree Press, 1995. Octavo, cloth. New edition. Limited to 250 copies. New edition of this short story collection first published by Dennis Dobson Ltd in 1949. This edition adds a foreword by Barbara Roden and Christopher Roden and introduction by Michael Cox. "Unusual and subtle stories, lacking the climactic punch of James's works but effective in their own understated way." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-150. "The one writer who comes closest to inheriting the mantle of M. R. James." - Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 136. The third Ash-Tree Press book and their second hardcover publication. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (22887). Item #22887
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