THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM AND OTHER HORRORS
Book Details + Condition: Arno Press (New York). First Edition thus, 1976. Part of Arno Press' hard-to-find "Supernatural & Occult Fiction" collection. Edited by Douglas Menville and R. Reginald. Hardcover with purple boards and silver titling to front and spine. Pagination reflects the order as the stories appeared in the original collections. This very scarce anthology includes facsimile reprints of seven 19th-century supernatural and ghost stories, including:
- "The Spectre Bridegroom; A Terrific and Interesting Tale" (Alexa, 1890)
- "The Demon Hunter; Or, The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains" (Anonymous, 1850)
- "A Nocturnal Expedition Round My Room" (Xavier de Maistre, 1886)
- "Midnight Horrors, Or, The Bandit's Daughter: An Original Romance" (Anonymous, 1823)
- "The Pixy; Or, The Unbaptized Child: A Story for Christmas" (George W.M. Reynolds, 1870)
- "The Spectre Mother; Or, The Haunted Tower" (Anonymous, 1823)
- "The Last of the Vampires; A Tale" (Smyth Upton, 1845)
From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. A very scarce edition in near-new, unread condition, with firm binding, bright boards, and a clean interior. Please see our other listings for more rare Arno Press publications.