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Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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1919 Ghost-Stories of an AntiquaryLondon: 1919An early edition of one of the most important anthology of ghost stories ever written, by Montague Rhodes James.
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1927 The Dance of Death and Other TalesLondon: 1927The scarce first edition of this chilling short story collection from Algernon Blackwood.
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1937 Further Stories From Lord Halifax's Ghost BookLondon: 1937The first edition of this eerie volume of ghost stories by Lord Halifax.
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1981 Lonely VigilsNorth Carolina : 1981A first edition of this limited fantasy and horror short-story collection by American author Manly Wade Wellman.
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1974 The Mask of CthulhuJersey: 1974A fine first UK edition of August Derleth's fantasy and horror short-story collection, weaving into the Lovecraftian 'Cthulhu Mythos'.
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1974 The Trail of CthulhuJersey : 1974A fine first edition collection of this 'Cthulhu Mythos' short-story collection by August Derleth.
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1974 The Opener of The WayJersey: 1974The uncommon first UK edition of this collection of fantasy and horror stories by Robert Bloch, in the original dust wrapper.
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1946 West India LightsWisconsin: 1946A bright, first edition of Henry Whitehead's posthumously published collection of weird fiction, in the original striking dust wrapper designed by Ronald Clyne.
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1972 Disclosures in ScarletWisconsin: 1972A collection of sixteen supernatural tales from American author Carl Jacobi, presented in the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
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1977 And Afterward, the DarkWisconsin: 1977A superb first edition of this collection of seven spooky tales from Basil Copper, including his celebrated sci-fi short novel set in the future, 'The Flabby Men'
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1965 Tales of Horror and the SupernaturalLondon: 1965Arthur Machen's masterful collection of fourteen supernatural tales, in the vibrant original dust wrapper.
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1947 The Empty HouseLondon: 1947An anthology of ten brilliant ghost stories by Algernon Blackwood.
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1968 The Three ImpostersLondon: 1968Julian Symons's scarce edition of Arthur Machen's alarming episodic horror novel, about paganism and the spiritual world.
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1968 Tales of the Uncanny and SupernaturalMiddlesex: 1968An anthology of the spooky ghost tales by the master of the genre, Algernon Blackwood.
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1900 Old Fires and Profitable GhostsNew York: 1900The first US edition of Arthur Quiller-Couch's collection of ghost stories, featuring fifteen of his classic tales.
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1935 The Collected Ghost Stories of Oliver OnionsLondon: 1935A scarce, first edition thus of this collection of supernatural tales from Oliver Onions, bound in the original cloth, rebacked.
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1938 The Tales of Algernon BlackwoodLondon: 1938The first edition of this anthology of twenty-one short stories by Algernon Blackwood, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.
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1927 More Ghosts and Marvels: A Selection of Uncanny Tales from Sir Walter Scott to Michael ArlenLondon: 1927The first edition of V. H. Collins's scarce anthology of 'uncanny tales' from the early nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.
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1986 The Tale of an Empty House and Other Ghost StoriesNot Stated: 1986A scarce, privately printed limited edition of the chilling supernatural tales of E. F. Benson, with an introduction from Susan Hill.
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1952 Tales of the Uncanny and SupernaturalLondon: 1952An anthology of the spooky ghost tales by the master of the genre, Algernon Blackwood.
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1978 The Best Ghost Stories of H. Russell WakefieldLondon: 1978A fine copy of this volume, collecting together the fourteen best short ghost tales by H. Russell Wakefield.
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1926 Uncanny TalesLondon: 1926The seventh impression of Francis Marion Crawford's important collection of weird tales, including 'The Upper Berth' and 'For the Blood is Life'.
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1964 Ghost StoriesLondon: 1964Folio Society's smart illustrated edition of the ghost tales by Walter de la Mare.
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1992 Terror By GaslightLondon: 1992A superb first edition copy of Hugh Lamb's collection of some of the best and rare supernatural tales from Victorian and Edwardian fiction.
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1917 Ghost StoriesLondon: 1917The second abridged edition of six weird and supernatural tales featuring psychic detective Flaxman Low.
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1947 Not Exactly GhostsLondon: 1947The first edition of this anthology of short ghost tales by Andrew Caldecott, in the original dust wrapper.
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1929 Strange StoriesLondon: 1929The first edition of this collection of short and unusual tales by Algernon Blackwood, one of the most prolific authors of ghost stories in the genre.
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1931 Ghost Stories and Other Queer TalesLondon: 1931The first edition of this chilling 1931 collection of ghost stories, including two early tales from noted mystery writer Roy Vickers.
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1944 Nine GhostsLondon: 1944The second impression of R. H. Malden's thrilling collection of ghost stories, inspired by the works of the author's personal friend, M. R. James.
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1947 In a Glass DarklyLondon: 1947The first Chiltern Library edition of Sheridan le Fanu's striking collection of five gothic horror and mystery tales, in the original dust wrapper.
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1987 Ghosts and Scholars: Ghost Stories in the Tradition of M. R. JamesNorthamptonshire : 1987A fine, first edition of this very scarce work collecting twenty-five stories by authors who were influenced by M. R. James, compiled by Richard Dalby and Rosemary Pardoe.
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1953 The Sweet SingersEdinburgh: 1953A strikingly bound, first edition of William Croft Dickinson's anthology of four ghost stories, with illustrations by Joan Hassall.
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1988 The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost StoriesLondon: 1988An exceptionally lovely copy of this scarce collection of Victorian era ghost stories, including such tales as 'Napoleon and the Spectre' by Charlotte Bronte.
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1980 The Haunting Tales of Nathaniel HawthorneLondon: 1980A bright first edition thus of this collection of ghost stories from nineteenth century American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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1991 Haunting Christmas Tales: Ghost Stories for the Festive SeasonLondon: 1991The uncommon first edition of this collection of festive ghost stories, by authors including Joan Aiken. In the striking dust wrapper.
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1999-2001 Nightmare Hour and The Haunting HourLondon: 1999-2001A bright pair of first UK edition horror books from best-selling author of the 'Goosebumps' series, R. L. Stine.