First edition, first printing (per publisher's statement and number line upon copyright page). x, 373 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Black boards, slight bumping at spine ends. Short red ink mark on bottom edge (publisher's remainder mark?) adjacent to spine. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a near fine dust jacket. Features over seventy stories of ghosts and haunted locales around the state of Illinois. ISBN 9780811705042.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

THE BIG BOOK OF ILLINOIS GHOST STORIES.

Publisher

Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2009.

Publication Date

2009

Language

English

ISBN 10

0811705048

ISBN 13

9780811705042

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

Seller catalogs

Americana-Regional

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Synopsis

The latest volume in the Big Book series contains more than 100 stories from haunted locales across the Prairie State. Compiled by Illinois's best-known author on the paranormal, this collection includes:Permanent guests of the Mineral Springs HotelThe horrible history of the Old Slave HouseActive spirits in Decatur's Lincoln Theater Foreboding Voorhies CastleHauntings in Lincoln's houseTragic specters at the Iroquois TheaterRumors of a Devil Baby in Hull HouseChicago's famous Resurrection MaryVanishing hitchhikers

About the Author

Troy Taylor lives in Decatur, Illinois and is the founder of the American Ghost Society. He is the author of more than 80 books on hauntings and unexplained phenomena.

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