A BOOK OF GHOSTS
Book Details + Condition: Methuen and Company (London). Second Edition, 1904. Hardcover. 383 pages plus publisher advertisements. Illustrated by D. Murray Smith. S. Baring-Gould was an Anglican priest, historian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar, who published more than 1,240 works. This second edition copy, published two months after the first, features 21 diverse historical ghost stories, including true horror tales, psychological suspense, parables with a fable-like quality, and myths specific to particular cultures. Stories include:
- 'Jean Bouchon'
- 'Pomps and Vanities'
- 'The Red-Haired Girl'
- 'Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story'
- 'The 9.30 Up-Train'
- And more.
From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; wear to boards; fading to spine; foxing to endpapers and text block, with periodic foxing throughout; interior is otherwise clean and free of markings.
