Anonymous. Ghost-Thanks or the Grateful Unburied, a Mythic Tale in Its Oldest European Form [or] Sir Amadace, a Middle-North-English Metrical Romance of the Thirteenth Century. Reprinted from Two Texts, with an Introduction, by George Stephens . Cheapinghaven: Michaelsen and Tillge; (C. G. Iversens Boghandel), 1860. First edition of this text. Octavo, pp. [1-5] 6-11 [12-15] 16-74. Original tan wrappers printed in black. While the text paper is of good quality (and is mainly in nice condition, the wrappers were printed on flimsy pulpy stock and the spine is perished and covers chipped around the edges (though without any loss of graphic elements); a nasty copy externally but quite nice internally; a clear acetate wrapper has been supplied to make for safe handling. Plentifully represented in UK libraries, but no holdings in the U.S., and scarce in trade. #946. $75. Presented in the original middle English (a somewhat different dialect than Chaucer's but still, like Chaucer, fairly accessible to a reader of modern English) with the different versions from the two known manuscript sources printed side by side. This is the only known printed edition of this tale, about a man who charitably pays the expense for the decent burial of a stranger, whose ghost subsequently does the man a signal -- and supernatural -- service. The editor notes the popularity of the plot in over a dozen works, from the apocryphal book of Tobit to Philip Massinger's play, "The Fatal Dowry.". Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers 946

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Titel: Ghost-Thanks or the Grateful Unburied

Verlag: Michaelsen and Tillge; (C. G. Iversens Boghandel), Cheapinghaven

Erscheinungsdatum: 1860

Einband: Paperback

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.

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When I began my bookselling business in 1996 I called it "Eldritch Books" because that adjective at least partly covered the type of material I offered (and because its similarity to my own surname seemed so -- eldritch). "Ghost stories" would be another handy, if somewhat reductive, term. Most of it is fiction from the 19th and early 20th century with a strong emphasis on the fantastic. Since the most familiar and relevant genre terms in use today -- "science fiction," "fantasy," "supernatural," "horror" -- were not so much in use when these books were first published, pegging them that way can be anachronistic. But that should give you the general idea. I don't have much in the way of American pulp (either in magazine or specialty press book form) but otherwise my interests range widely from high-brow to middle-brow to low-brow to amateur/eccentric. You're more likely to find rare and obscure works here than high spots. (Or at least they're obscure now, whatever their status was when first published.) In 2001 I went to work for L. W. Currey as cataloguer and general assistant. Since 2014 I've been back working on my own. I have exhibited at convention fairs (such as WFC and Readercon) in the past. I began collecting and studying antiquarian fantasy around 1980. Some of my essays have appeared in genre publications such as NYRSF, Wormwood and F&SF. I tend to carefully research my inventory and write extensive notes. (If another dealer wishes to make use of any of these notes, I'd appreciate the courtesy of putting such excerpts in quotes and giving proper attribution to me. That's what I do when I quote from any of my reference works.) I will be gradually listing my inventory on ABE over the coming years. I hope you find something of interest.

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