Brown Button Estate Sales
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Art & Antiques Online Estate Sale

Fri, Jul 18, 2025 04:15PM EDT - Mon, Jul 21, 2025 08:00PM EDT
Lot 33

First Edition: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary M. R. James (1905)

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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary – M. R. James (1905 First Edition)

Illustrated by James McBryde
Published by Longmans, Green & Co., New York / Edward Arnold, London

A foundational work in the history of supernatural fiction. This highly influential collection of ghost stories established James as a master of the genre.

Condition

Very good. Original cloth binding with some edge wear and shelf soiling. Pages show expected age toning and foxing. Frontispiece and plates intact with original tissue guard present. Binding sound.

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