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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [Partial Colophon]: This book was designed by George Laws and printed on Rives paper by M. A. Gelfand and Jim Ricciardi. Typefaces are Emerson, for the text, and Goudy Bible, for titling. [-] The wood engravings are by John De Pol. [-] The binding was designed by George Laws, the books bound by Frank Castro of Alpha-Pavia Bindery, New York City. This edition is limited to 200 copies, numbered and signed by the editors, the artist, and the printer, with 160 for sale. 6 5/8 inches x 9 4/8 in., frontispiece wood engraving printed in dark green; 105 pp. + numbered & signed colophon page; wood engraved headings, illustrations are printed in brown, green, etc. Dark brown cloth spine and sides with titling gilt on the spine, and tan-green paper over boards, with gilt design on the front cover, red endpapers, clear plastic wraparound dustjacket. The spine end of the dustjacket shows a small chip. Story Contents: Old Macgregor: A Tale of Hallowe'en by Rhoda Mansbach; Lily Hodge: Herbert Cahoon; Lex Talionis: J. Rigbie Turner; The Ballad of the Belle: Mark Farrell; The Clergyman's Bargain: Janet Ing Freeman; Non Furtum Facies: Richard Priest; Slide Lecture: "Liran Ludley". [Notes on Contributors]. Some of the subjects of the stories, include: Sir Walter Scott; Samuel Johnson, James Boswell; Richard Strauss (Salome), Heinrich Conried, H. E. Krehbiel; Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan; Robert Proctor, Thomas F. Dibdin; Aldus, Andreas Torresanus (Aldines). The excellent Hope Mayo Introduction gives the background of J. P. Morgan's collecting, the founding of the Library; and notes Belle da Costa Green, and bibliographer and ghost story author, M. J. James, who helped inspire the ghost stories printed in this handsome volume. Signed by Illustrator(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-838713484