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Montague Rhodes (M.R.) James – Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary – First Edition 1904
£4,500.00
First edition, first printing. Published by Edward Arnold in London, 1904. This is a near fine copy. Issued without a dust wrapper and in the original publishers cloth binding with yapp edges. Bordered in a deep red, embossed stain, the black titling is bold and clean. There is slight toning to the front panel which slightly continues to the tail of the spine. The internals are mostly clean and free from foxing, though so slightly toned. The frontispiece and three plates are finely illustrated by James Bride who, whilst illustrating this book, died. The publisher consequently suggested another illustrator, but the author rejected the proposal. The boards are markedly sturdy, which is uncommon for this production. This copy is free from previous owners ink. Overall, this is a near fine copy of a spooky work, with an equally spooky back-story…
The authors first short story collection, which precedes the later published ‘More Ghost Stories’.
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First edition, first printing. Published by Edward Arnold in London, 1904. This is a near fine copy. Issued without a dust wrapper and in the original publishers cloth binding with yapp edges. Bordered in a deep red, embossed stain, the black titling is bold and clean. There is slight toning to the front panel which slightly continues to the tail of the spine. The internals are mostly clean and free from foxing, though so slightly toned. The frontispiece and three plates are finely illustrated by James Bride who, whilst illustrating this book, died. The publisher consequently suggested another illustrator, but the author rejected the proposal. The boards are markedly sturdy, which is uncommon for this production. This copy is free from previous owners ink. Overall, this is a near fine copy of a spooky work, with an equally spooky back-story…
The authors first short story collection, which precedes the later published ‘More Ghost Stories’.
