A THIN GHOST AND OTHERS

by James, M[ontague] R[hodes]

$1,000 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

London: Edward Arnold, 1919. First edition. Offsetting to half title page, small piece missing to upper corner of rear free end paper, lower corners a bit bruised, upper spine a pushed in, and a touch of rubbing. (33398). Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-152, original decorated black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in light blue. The author's third collection of ghostly tales. "Excellent stories" - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 913. "He was a consummate artist of the creepy tale, and his best works are literary gems." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-108. "... author of some of the most frightening and formally perfect ghost stories ever written." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 233-35. "... a literary weird fictionist of the very first rank ..." - H. P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature, pp. 100-05. [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 103-04. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature I, p. 293. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-127. Bleiler (1978), p. 109. Reginald 07822].

• Publisher: Edward Arnold
• Year: 1919
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: unknown

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