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1978ref. 139280New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1978. Octavo boards. First edition U.S. issue. Collects six tales and a poem "The Scholar's Story" by William Gaskell a Breton ballad translated from the French of the Vicomte de la Villemarque selected and introduced by Michael Ashley. "Gaskell's supernatural fiction ranks among the best of the Victorian period . Together with Dickens' work Gaskell's ghost fiction helped consolidate the association of the supernatural tale with the Victorian Christmas . Her ghost stories are scattered throughout various periodicals and books and no single collected existed until 1978 when Michael Ashley produced MRS GASKELL'S TALES OF MYSTERY AND HORROR." - Wilson Shadows in the Attic p. 226. Barron ed Horror Literature 2-29. Tymn ed Horror Literature 2-38. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with tiny stain to inner surface at lower spine end which does not show through. #139280 Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
1978ref. 137349New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1978. Octavo boards. First edition U.S. issue. Collects six tales and a poem "The Scholar's Story" by William Gaskell a Breton ballad translated from the French of the Vicomte de la Villemarque selected and introduced by Michael Ashley. "Gaskell's supernatural fiction ranks among the best of the Victorian period . Together with Dickens' work Gaskell's ghost fiction helped consolidate the association of the supernatural tale with the Victorian Christmas . Her ghost stories are scattered throughout various periodicals and books and no single collected existed until 1978 when Michael Ashley produced MRS GASKELL'S TALES OF MYSTERY AND HORROR." - Wilson Shadows in the Attic p. 226. Barron ed Horror Literature 2-29. Tymn ed Horror Literature 2-38. Remainder stripe to bottom edge of sheets else a fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with some scuffs and scratches. #137349 Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
1891ref. WRCLIT79607London: Macmillan & Co. 1891. Blue green cloth spine label. Frontis and illustrations. Modest scattered foxing spine cocked and label worn some flecking to the cloth sizing on the upper boards bookplate. A sound but blemished copy. First edition with these illustrations and with a Foreword by Anne Thackeray Ritchie. Inscribed by Thomson on the front free endsheet: "With kind regards Hugh Thomson Nov. 24 1891." Macmillan & Co. hardcover books
1929ref. 8290New Haven CT: Yale University Press 1929. 1929. Very good. - Octavo navy blue cloth titled in gilt. Bumped & rubbed. xvii & 267 pp. Very good. First edition. Very scarce. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1929. hardcover
1978ref. 044587Julian Press 1978. 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good clean tight condition. Sixth printing. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking. Julian Press hardcover
1857ref. blb00707New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1857. 1st Am. Ed. Hardback. Very Good. Volume 1 only of a 2 volume set. Original blind-patterned brown cloth gilt-lettered spines yellow glazed endpapers; engraved frontispiece tissue-guarded. Gilt on spine faded but book is tight and clean inside complete with original publisher's advertisements including one leaf bound before the front free endpaper. Warmly inscribed to prior and must have been the first owner and dated ""Mr. L Hunt with the kind regards of his friend ""G"""" Boston July 1857. D. Appleton & Co. hardcover
1898ref. 072542London and New York: Macmillan and Co. Ltd./The Macmillan Co. 1898. Book. Near Fine. Quarter-Leather. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Custom-bound in dark green 1/4 morocco green cloth 5 raised spine bands lettering and lozenges in gilt top text block edge in gilt marbled endpapers. No binder's stamp or tag present. 1st thus Oct. 1898 with 40 color illus. 60 pen and ink sketches by Thomson 9th ptg. overall of Macmillan edition. Spine panel leather sunned to a handsome medium brown lightly rubbed at extremities else Fine. xxx297 pp. A charming edition of Mrs. Gaskell's classic work in a lovely period binding. Macmillan and Co., Ltd./The Macmillan Co. Hardcover
1891ref. blb06774London: MacMillan and Co. 1891. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. Dark green cloth with elaborate and bright gilt botantical decoration to front and spine. Book is tight square sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings inside and out other than crack down length of spine cloth and some minor ex-library markings including an ex-libris plate from Southwest Harbor Public Library on inside front cover. Endpapers dark green - all edges of text block bright gilt. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. MacMillan and Co. hardcover
1870ref. 448420London: Smith Elder & Co. 1870. Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. Boards are marked and scored. Leading corners edges and spine ends are nicked chipped and worn. A few marks on page block. Foxing in the volume. Contents are clear. AM. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Dust Jacket. Used. Smith, Elder & Co. Hardcover
2010ref. SONG1475855303Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2020-10-28. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.36x0.70x9.11. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers hardcover
2000ref. Q-0826212735University of Missouri 2000-07-25. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! University of Missouri hardcover
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1979ref. feb02578Univers 1979. First. Used book For more details and availability please contact me Univers unknown
ref. ria9781532603310_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
ref. 9353363837.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2009ref. DADAX1604507306Serenity Publishers LLC 2009-09-03. paperback. New. 6.14x1.13x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Serenity Publishers, LLC paperback
2008ref. Viva-9780393930634W W NORTON AND COMPANY 2008. Paperback with Sewing. New. W W NORTON AND COMPANY paperback
2008ref. Viva-9780393930634W W NORTON AND COMPANY 2008. Paperback with Sewing. New. W W NORTON AND COMPANY paperback
2020ref. x-1475855303Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc 2020. Hardcover. New. 138 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc hardcover
2001ref. Q-014043741XPenguin Classics 2001-02-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
1969ref. 14108Arrow Bks. 1969. paperback. gebraucht gut US Buch von 1969 Cover weicht ab. . Arrow Bks. paperback
ref. 0917466349.GGood. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
ref. 3368286560.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 3368437607.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 6611515Cambridge University Press CUP . Papeback. New. pp. 110 Cambridge University Press CUP unknown
