THE GHOST BOOK - Asquith, 1st 1926 - FAMOUS ANTHOLOGY OF GHOST HORROR STORIES

Description: THE GHOST BOOK Book Details + Condition: Hutchinson and Co. (London). Increasingly scarce First UK Edition, 1926. Octavo. Original dark blue cloth boards, front and spine panels stamped in green with image of specter and titling. The first volume of "one of the most distinguished series of ghost story anthologies in this century" [The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural]. Lady Cynthia Asquith’s anthology, which is "now recognized for its many classic contents" [Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction] and is widely considered as the first collection of non-traditional ghost stories. Includes terrifying tales from some of the literary greats of the early 1900s: Algernon Blackwood, D.H. Lawrence, Oliver Onions, Enid Bagnold, and Arthur Machen. Stories include: - Chemical (Algernon Blackwood)- Spinsters' Rest (Clemence Dane)- Mrs. Lunt (Hugh Walpole)- The Rocking-Horse Winner (D.H. Lawrence)- A Recluse (Walter de la Mare)- The Amorous Ghost- Munitions of War (Arthur Machen)- And more. From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; light aging and wear to boards; darkening to spine; toned endpapers; lightly chafed spine ends; repaired tear to top edge of one page; interior is clean and free of markings. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! Also check out our other rare and out-of-print antiquarian books at Black Cat Caboodle. SHIPPING & PAYMENTShipping & Handling — covers shipping via USPS to anywhere in the continental U.S. and within eBay's Global Shipping Program.Payment is due within 3 days of end of auction. Black Cat Caboodle THANKS you for looking!

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