THE GHOST-BOOK.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-327 [328-330], original pictorial light blue cloth, front panel stamped in gray and black, spine panel stamped in black, fore edge untrimmed. First edition. The first volume of "one of the most distinguished series of ghost story anthologies in this century." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 14. Original anthology "now recognized for its many classic contents ..." - Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 208. Includes "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence as well as stories by May Sinclair, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, Walter de la Mare, Oliver Onions, Mary Webb, and others. "An excellent collection." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 55. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-6. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-244. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 39. Bleiler (1978), p. 11. Reginald 00593]. Inked name to upper front paste down, a nearly fine copy in a very good price clipped dust jacket with small chips and tears to spine ends, splits at front and rear flap folds, overall darkening along edges and spine panel. (33507). Item #33507
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