The Tale of an Empty House and other ghost stories

BENSON, E. F.

Verlag: Black Swan, 1986

Beschreibung

232pp. Privately printed for Christmas 1986, edited by Cynthia Reavell with an introduction by Susan Hill. Original publisher's Wickel-Silver Special paper quarter bound over grey Regent-linen, lettered silver to spine. Distinctive black swan design stamped in black to front board, with the motif repeated on the endpapers. Very minor scuffs to the delicate silver paper, and two small spots to the spine. Internally bright, fresh and clean, devoid of any toning or other marks. First printed in Hutchinson's Magazine in 1925, the eponymous tale was later added to Benson's third supernatural anthology - Spook Stories - in 1928. E. F. Benson (1867-1940) was an extremely prolific English writer, completing over fifty novels, four novel series, short stories, plays, biographies, and other non-fiction works on subjects as varied as golf and grave digging. His last work, his third autobiography, was delivered to his publisher just ten days before his death. Masters, 1991. p.231. Size: 8vo Private printing of 750 copies, unnumbered. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers AQ30090

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Tale of an Empty House and other ghost ...

Verlag: Black Swan

Erscheinungsdatum: 1986

Einband: Softcover