THE GHOST BOOK. Sixteen New Stories of the Uncanny. Complied by Lady Cynthia Asquith.
London: Hutchinson and Co. (Publishers) Ltd., No Date [1926]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Tall octavo, original slate-blue pictorial cloth titled and decorated in green on spine and front panel. 318 pp. Ink name dated 1925 on front free endpaper, suggesting (or proving) that the book was actually issued in late 1925, likely for the Christmas market. Light foxing to endleaves; moderate tanning to spine panel; a few small marks to the cloth. A sound, very good copy. Item #313005
¶ Important anthology of supernatural tales, including tales by May Sinclair, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, Oliver Onions, Mary Webb and others. Asquith contributes 'The Corner Shop' under the pseudonym "C.L. Ray". "One of the Supernatural genre's best collections" - Wilson, Shadows in the Attic (2000).
Price: $100.00