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This is the 2007 folio society edition of the classic ghost stories by m r james, illustrated by francis mosley. Buy ghost stories book online at the folio society from the worlds most extensive selection of beautifully illustrated books. Frayling, christopher, in tony earnshaw, beating the devil. For a start, theres the fact that she owned a copy of the very first folio society book ever. The collected ghost stories was 1st published in 1931 and this is the 3rd imp and in the same format. Folio and the golden cockerel press shared premises. In this collection, newly compiled by the folio society, ghost stories by well known raconteurs of the paranormal, such as dickens and m. Jamess ghost stories were published in a series of collections.
Over one hundred years after they were first published, his eerie tales retain the power to unsettle and unnerve. James edited by darryl jones oxford worlds classics. My guess is that it was released around then a christmas title probably with the customary 20% discount making. Beautifully illustrated hardcover books folio society. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many colors. These stories were all first written for publication in magazines or for his famous christmas readings, and were subsequently collected into four seperate volumes. Nov 11, 20 thanks to folios online archiving of past invoices, i see i bought the m. The collected ghost stories mr james folio society 2007 hc books. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. James edited by darryl jones oxford worlds classics hardback collection. Ghoast stories of an antiquary 1904, more ghost stories 1911, a thin ghost and others 1919, and a warning to the. Folio society new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio.
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Isbn 9780850670608 9780850670608 hardcover, folio society, 1973 the locked room and other horror stories book and cassette penguin readers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Montague rhodes james 18621936 was a medievalist scholar. Ghost stories of an antiquary 1904, more ghost stories of an antiquary 1911, a thin ghost and others 1919, and a warning to the. Introduced by kathryn hughes introduced by david mcconochie it hung for an instant on the edge of the hole, then slipped forward on to my chest, and put its arms round my neck m. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. By way of diversion, over a period of time he wrote thirty four of what are acknowledged to be the best ghost stories ever written. James omnibus collection of ghost stories, published in 1931, bringing together all but four of his ghost stories which had yet to be published. Thanks to folios online archiving of past invoices, i see i bought the m. Thanks to folio s online archiving of past invoices, i see i bought the m. James, the collected ghost stories folio society, 2007, ixxvi. Montague rhodes james spent almost his entire life between eton and kings college cambridge, and is now best remembered for his stories of the uncanny and ghostly, originally published between the 1890s and the 1920s. Collected ghost stories by james, first edition abebooks.
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