Titles starting with H from Elegant Horrors

First paperback edition , "37th thousand". original pictorial paperwraps in matching paper dustwrapper. The dw is protected in a mylar jacket and has one neat split along one of the inner flaps. 252pp plus rear catalogue. According to the printed press reviews: "A gorgeous ghost story" - Daily Telegraph; "A real, spooy, spine-tingling mystery tale" - Sunday Mercury. From the book's foreword: 'Hallowmas Abbey was said to be so haunted that you could sense, even in broad daylight, the shells of men long dead.... more information

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Black pebble-grained cloth with gilt spine titles. Two title pages, 307pp with seperate extra title pages, 1pp rear advert. Small 8vo. A good copy. According to Copac, this combined volume of 1847 preceded the single stand alone edition of 'The Haunted Marsh' by one year. The novel was originally published in Paris in 1845; this represents the first English translation. ... more information

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Orig red cloth with black spine titles. 228pp plus 4pp undated rear catalogue. Signed "From Elliot O'Donnell" on front endpaper by fountain-pen. Two small sections of dormant wormhole damage to rear board, one small section of coloured-variegated cloth to rear (most likely water damage). Corner tips nicked. Overall, nearer very good than good. Note: this is one of the O'Donnell titles which misspelt the author's name. O'Donnell has diplomatically signed the book using the misspelling. ... more information

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Second printing of first edition. Original blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles and black celtic-style designs to front cover and spine. 398pp plus 8pp rear catalogue. A little light foxing to page edges and endpapers. A pretty sharp copy with firm boards, sturdy binding and clean text block. Short story collection which includes many supernatural tales. 'The Red Camp' may have inspired elements of M R James' 'Wailing Well'. ... more information

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Original blue cloth with black spine titles; original green and black dw. "The story of a secret marriage and a haunted house." The book has a slightly cocked spine and slight discolouration thereon; 254pp. The dw has been internally repaired with tape along the vertical spine edges; is price-clipped; and has slight loss to lower rear cover / lower rear spine join. Overall, a VG copy in a good dw. A rare haunted house novel aimed at an adult market by an author otherwise better known for her work targeted a... more information

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