Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-181 [182: printer's imprint] [183-191: ads for Arlen's books] [192: colophon], publisher's red boards, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. Seven stories selected from two earlier Arlen collections, THESE CHARMING PEOPLE (1923) and MAY FAIR (1925). Includes "The Gentleman From America," one of Arlen's best horror stories. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 21. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-3. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 38. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 13-4. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 605-06. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-9. Bleiler (1978), p. 10. Reginald 00485. Slight spine lean, mild rubbing to boards, mostly along bottom edges, a very good copy in a very good pictorial 2/6 dust jacket (illustrated by Aubrey Hammond) with shallow chipping at spine ends. Quite a nice copy. The jacket is rare. (#169889). Seller Inventory # 169889

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Title: GHOST STORIES

Publisher: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, London, Glasgow, Sydney, Auckland

Publication Date: 1927

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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