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GHOST STORIES AND OTHER HORRID TALES
Written by Charles W. Stewart; J. Sheridan Le Fanu; Robert Louis Stevenson; Lafcadio Hearn; et al. Illustrated by Charles W. Stewart.
Stock no. 1827566
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Stories selected by Charles W. Stewart. Pictorial boards. Colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE BEING A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS
Written by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1827564
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Attractive blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Colour pictorial endpapers. Superb colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Light rubbing to board edges else contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing and a couple of black grubby marks.

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A CREEPY COMPANY
Written by Joan Aiken.
Stock no. 1323828
Published by Victor Gollancz. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An ensemble of spooky stories. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 156 pages. ISBN: 0575055448. SIGNED by the author for Robin to title-page. Spine very slightly bumped. Slight evidence of some pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is bright and complete.

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CUDDY
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1323480
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. Ange hears a bell ringing - when she answers it the voice is of a saint from a thousand years ago... ISBN: 0224036874. Slight bumping to spine. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly edge rubbed.

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THE GHOST DOWNSTAIRS
Written by Leon Garfield. Illustrated by Antony Maitland.
Stock no. 1323129
Published by Longman. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale grey mottled boards with silver title to spine. 91 pages. B/w illustrations. A superb and chilling study in the supernatural that will haunt the reader long after the last page has been turned. ISBN: 0582150949. Minimal bumping to spine. Light page browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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THE GHOSTS OF BATWING CASTLE
Written by Terry Deary. Illustrated by Shoo Rayner.
Stock no. 2135451
Published by A & C Black Publishers. 1ST 1988. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713629967. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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THE ANGEL'S COMMAND
Written by Brian Jacques. Illustrated by David Elliot.
Stock no. 1319398
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The rip-roaring sequel to Castaways of the Flying Dutchman. Turquoise boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0670913235. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Pale page browning to contents.

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CASTAWAYS OF THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Written by Brian Jacques. Illustrated by Ian Schoenherr.
Stock no. 1319397
Published by Viking. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w vignettes to text. The story of the boy and his dog who were trapped aboard the ghost ship The Flying Dutchman. ISBN: 0670899259. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Light page browning.

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THE GHOSTS WHO WERE NEARLY FORGOTTEN
Written by M. Golden; A. Golden.
Stock no. 1315686
Published by Max Parrish And Co Ltd. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The friendliest family of ghosts nearly lose their home.... Oblong format. Grey boards, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 36 pages. Illustrated throughout. Light fingering to endpapers. Musty smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is a little grubby and edge worn with two large tears to front panel.

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THE MASTER OF THE FALLEN CHAIRS
Written by H.M.Enry Porter.
Stock no. 1304866
Published by Orchard Books. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Iggy Ma-Tuu Clava and Kim must discover the secrets of the curse which lies in a painting by the Master of the Fallen Chairs.... Black boards with gilt titles and vignettes. 374 pages. Blue endpapers. ISBN: 9781846166242. SIGNED by author to title page along with a short hand-written extract and a large doodle of a spider ghost.

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THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Written by David Belasco. Illustrated by John Rae.
Stock no. 383810
Published by Dodd, Mead & Company. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

A harrowing ghost story, novelised from the play. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine, large pictorial onlay to front cover. 344 pages. 3 colour plates (tissue-guard to frontis). Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges rubbed. A few small ink spots to rear cover and small dent to edge. Some scuffing to pictorial onlay. Grubby fingermark to margin of title-page and a few other margins. Ink stamp (Eastern Oregon State Hospital) to illustrations contents page. Contents generally clean.

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THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Written by David Belasco. Illustrated by John Rae.
Stock no. 383556
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Very good condition.

A harrowing ghost story, novelised from the play. Red cloth with black title to spine, large pictorial onlay to front cover. 344 pages. Spine and corners bumped with slight wear to base of spine. Spine faded. Some light scuffing to pictorial onlay. Front free-endpaper is slightly browned else contents clean.

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