TALES OF WITCHCRAFT. Edited by Richard Dalby.
[London]: Michael O'Mara Books Limited, [1991]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black boards lettered in gilt on spine panel. 245 pp. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Item #314648
¶ Collects 17 short tales of witchcraft, including the first appearance in book form of M.R. James' THE FENSTANTON WITCH, recently discovered by Rosemary Pardoe and which previously appeared in the journal GHOSTS AND SCHOLARS No. 12 (1990). Ron Weighell's novella CARVEN OF ONYX (later collected in THE WHITE ROAD, 1997) appears in print here for the first time.
Contents:
Forewordby Richard Dalby
The Peace of Mowsle Barton, by Saki
The Fenstanton Witch, by M. R. James
Unburied Bane, by N. Dennett
The Toad Witch, by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Carven of Onyx, by Ron Weighell
Furze Hollow, by A. M. Burrage
Miss Cornelius, by William Fryer Harvey [as by W. F. Harvey]
One Remained Behind, by Marjorie Bowen
Catnip, by Robert Bloch
The Yew Tree, by Shamus Frazer
Gramma, by Stephen King
The Hollow of the Three Hills, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Taking, by Roger Johnson
The Day of the Underdog, by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
The Executor, by David G. Rowlands
Gavon's Eve, by E. F. Benson
The Witch's Cat, by Manly Wade Wellman.
Price (CAD): $40.00