GHOST STORIES AND OTHER HORRID TALES. Selected and Illustrated by Charles W. Stewart.
London: The Folio Society. 1997. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Royal octavo, original pictorial boards. 319 pp. Frontispiece plus 19 additional full-page colour plates, plus wrap-around cover design, all by Charles Stewart. A fine copy in slipcase which shows some very slight rubbing. Fine in slipcase. Item #314268
¶ Collects 23 stories:
J. Sheridan Le Fanu – Madam Crowl's Ghost ; Sir Dominick's Bargain ; Strange Event in the life of Schalken the Painter ; Ghost Stories of the Tiled House.
Robert Louis Stevenson – The body-snatcher ; Thrawn Janet.
Lafcadio Hearn -- The Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hoïchi ; A Passional Karma ; Ingwa-Banashi ; Yuki-Onna.
Vernon Lee -- A Wedding Chest ; The Lady and Death ; Amour Dure ; The Legend of Madame Krasinska.
M.R. James -- Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book ; Lost Hearts ; The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral ; An episode of Cathedral History.
Walter de la Mare – All Hallows.
Marjorie Bowen --The Housekeeper ; The Bishop of Hell ; The Grey Chamber ; The Umbrella Mender.
Price (CAD): $125.00