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Fiction
The Ghost Book
Chosen by Colin de la Mare
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- Author
- Chosen by Colin de la Mare
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Year
- 1931
- Edition
- First published April 1931; first cheap edition September 1932; reprinted 1934, 1937, 1941 · not confirmed
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Good
About this copy
The Ghost Book, or They Walk Again: A Collection of the Best Ghost Stories. Chosen by Colin de la Mare, with an introduction by Walter de la Mare. Published by Faber and Faber Limited, London, first published April 1931.
This copy is a later printing, not a first edition. The copyright page records First Cheap Edition September 1932, followed by reprints in October 1934, October 1937 and August 1941. Printed in Great Britain at the Bowering Press, Plymouth.
No dust jacket is present. Blue-grey cloth boards with red lettering on the spine. The spine cloth is worn and split at the head and tail, with a cloth separation at the spine joint and a loose fragment near the middle of the spine.
The text block shows age-browning and foxing, but the text is clean and legible.
Condition
- Book
- Good – Faded and lightly soiled boards with corner wear. Spine cloth worn and split at head and tail, with a cloth separation at the joint. Age-browning and foxing to the pages. Text clean and legible. Front endpapers lightly stained.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- Anthology of ghost stories chosen by Colin de la Mare, introduced by Walter de la Mare.
- Published by Faber and Faber, 24 Russell Square, London.
- Later printing (Reprinted August 1941) of the First Cheap Edition of September 1932; not a first edition.
- No dust jacket present.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
