A.M. Burrage - Some Ghost Stories [1927]
Charlotte Perkins Gilman -
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper
In this US first edition owned by the author, Gilman has reverted to signing her name as ‘Gilman’ and not Stetson (the name of her husband).
Bearing in mind the tale’s theme, this makes this particular copy an extremely important associational item.
Ralph Adams Cram - Black Spirits & White [1895]
This front cover artwork is by Cecil Cornworth and depicts ‘The Ghost Of Browdean Farm’, one of the best tales in this classic period collection.
Burrage authored another collection called Someone In The Room under the pseudonym “Ex Private-X”, published by Jarrolds in 1931.
Both books are uncommon although Someone In The Room is considered rarer. Both books are very uncommon in dustwrapper.
Burrage authored another collection called Someone In The Room under the pseudonym “Ex Private-
Both books are uncommon although Someone In The Room is considered rarer. Both books are very uncommon in dustwrapper.
This beautiful American first edition was published in a handsome ‘art nouveau’ binding, further augmented by gilt edging to the page tops. Although an architect by trade, Cram authored this fine collection of ghost stories set in Europe. His style is both elegant and decadent.
Bernard Capes - At A Winter’s Fire [1899]
M.R. James - A Warning To The Curious [1925]
This was M. R. James’s last collection of original ghost stories. Many believe that it is one of his strongest, featuring such tales as the title story, A View From A Hill and The Haunted Doll’s House.
The very uncommon dustwrapper was designed by Gilbert James (no relation) who also provided the artwork for The Five Jars [1922]. It is the only instance of an original James collection possessing a unique front cover illustration (excepting collected editions and reprints), thus making it one of the most desirable collectibles in the genre.
The very uncommon dustwrapper was designed by Gilbert James (no relation) who also provided the artwork for The Five Jars [1922]. It is the only instance of an original James collection possessing a unique front cover illustration (excepting collected editions and reprints), thus making it one of the most desirable collectibles in the genre.
M.R. James - Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary
Although GSOAA was first published in 1904, experts believe that it either had no dustwrapper, or else a plain one duplicating the tramline design of the original. However, bearing in mind that hessian cloth was used on these early editions, it seems equally likely that the book had no dustwrapper.
However, in 1910 Edward Arnold issued a ‘cheap edition’ of the collection in ordinary cloth boards, and this featured specially commissioned artwork by Holloway. Holloway also designed dustrappers for Bram Stoker’s Dracula’s Guest and Christopher Blayre’s The Purple Sapphire. The
However, in 1910 Edward Arnold issued a ‘cheap edition’ of the collection in ordinary cloth boards, and this featured specially commissioned artwork by Holloway. Holloway also designed dustrappers for Bram Stoker’s Dracula’s Guest and Christopher Blayre’s The Purple Sapphire. The
Ernest Suffling - The Story Hunter, Tales Of The Weird & Wild
[Jarrolds, n.d., 1896]
[Jarrolds, n.d., 1896]
Mrs J.H. Riddell - The Uninhabited House [1875]
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Violet Hunt - More Tales Of The Uneasy [1925]
Hunt’s More Tales Of The Uneasy followed on from the preceding 1911 volume Tales Of The Uneasy. This superb dustwrapper depicts a lady looking up in horror at something behind us that we cannot see.
Hunt’s second collection is less scarce than her first, but dustwrappers for either are very uncommon.
Hunt’s second collection is less scarce than her first, but dustwrappers for either are very uncommon.
This American first edition depicts the view of souls and ghosts swooping upwards to the moon as featured in the story The Moon Stricken. The UK edition is plain and does not possess a front cover illustration.
Capes’s prose style is unique, choked full with powerful and poetic images. He died in Winchester and a plaque commemorating his life can be found at the entrance to the crypt in the city’s cathedral.
Capes’s prose style is unique, choked full with powerful and poetic images. He died in Winchester and a plaque commemorating his life can be found at the entrance to the crypt in the city’s cathedral.
Bram Stoker - Dracula’s Guest & Other Weird Stories [1914]
R.R. Ryan - Death Of A Sadist [1937]
Michael Arlen - Ghost Stories [1927]
