Language: English
Published by Oleander Press, Cambridge, 2009
ISBN 10: 0906672864 ISBN 13: 9780906672860
Seller: Ziesings, Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Trade paperback, Fine, Cambridge: Oleander Press:, 2009. Trade paperback, Fine, 132 pp.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Very slight soiling and wear to bottom edge of the front cover and spine, otherwise like-new inside and out. The book's dust jacket is immaculate. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Shipment outside of the United States may require extra funds. Additional photos emailed upon request.
Language: English
Published by (printed by Anthony Rowe Limited for) Ghost Story Press, London, 1993
Seller: George Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. E. Joyce Shillington Scales (illustrator). Limited Edition. Illustrated throughout by E. Joyce Shillington Scales. Small 4to (174 x 225 x 16 mm). (10)ff., 105 pp. Bound in original glazed grey/green boards with pictorial design and black lettering on front and spine. A fine copy. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies of which this is number seven. Bookplate of Roger Nicholson on front fly-leaf.
Seller: Storisende Versandbuchhandlung, Melle, Germany
Condition: neu. Sprache: deutsch Taschenbuch ,
Published by Ash-Tree Press, 2008
Seller: DreamHaven Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Collection of Supernatural Tales, first published in 1919. Limited to 400 copies. Fine in Fine jacket.
Published by Cambridge, 1996
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. A reprint of TEDIOUS BRIEF TALES OF GRANTA AND GRAMARYE including all the stories and illustrations however lacking the essay SUGGESTION that rounds out the previous edition. No statement of limitation but I suspect very small. AS NEW copy bound in publishers red cloth with cover decoration in black, spine titles in gilt.
Published by Ash-Tree Press, Ashcroft, 2008
ISBN 10: 1553101049 ISBN 13: 9781553101048
Seller: Ziesings, Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press:, 2008. Hardcover, First printing, Limited, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 110 pp. An as new copy. Well, it would set you back about three hundred dollars to get yourself fixed-up with a Fine/Fine first edition. Why not settle for this beautiful hardcover that's limited to 400 copies? Eleven stories with Jesus College in the early 1900s as backdrop. The history of the Everlasting Club whose members swore to meet annually on All Soul's Day regardless if they are dead or alive. Most interesting. Hardcover, First printing, Limited, Fine in Fine dust jacket,
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Limited. Limited to 300 numbered copies. Book measures 22.5x18.cm. [10],105pp. Bound in original grey hardcover, with black lettering and image on top board. Bumped on top edge of top board. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages in fine condition. A very nice clean copy. Size: 8vo.
Published by Ghost Story Press, London, 1993
Seller: Boo-Hooray, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Ghost Story Press edition, and the first book published by the press. Limited edition, number 38 of 300 hand-numbered copies. A reprint of Gray's 1919 collection, this edition contains the nine stories, one poem, and illustrations of the original, along with introduction by Rosemary Pardoe and Mark valentine. A second, enlarged edition was printed in the same year, containing an additional story. "Although the stories are firmly in the antiquarian tradition of Gray's Cambridge contemporary M. R. James, they are strong enough to stand on their own merits, combining ghostly atmosphere with wit and erudition in a highly entertaining and original manner" (Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 237). Barron, Horror Literature 3-74. Olive boards pictorial boards. [xii], 106, [2] pp. 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Black-and-white illustrations, decorated initials. Very good.
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. [1919], Cambridge, 1919
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-93 [94: printer's imprint] [95-100: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks with terminal leaf used as rear paste-down], fifteen illustrations by E. Joyce Shillington Scales, pictorial boards. Collects nine stories and a poem. "Antiquarian ghost stories, by no means tedious, deftly balancing a light tone with darker terrors. One of the more notable successors to M. R. James." - Robert Knowlton. "A beautifully illustrated and highly sought after collection of Gray's supernatural tales which is a classic of the antiquarian ghost genre . Although the stories are firmly in the antiquarian tradition of Gray's Cambridge contemporary M. R. James, they are strong enough to stand on their own merits, combining ghostly atmosphere with wit and erudition in a highly entertaining and original manner." - Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 237. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-74. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 121. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 186. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-87. Reginald 07712. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978)]. Some mild foxing to first few leaves, spine a bit leaned, light wear to corners and spine ends, some mild spotting and rubbing, a very good copy without the dust jacket. (18342).
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd, Cambridge, 1919
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, ABAA, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. Collection of supernatural tales in the M.R. James tradition, strikingly illustrated throughout. Neil Barron in his guide, Fantasy and Horror, describes the stories as ranging in subject from spectral cats to metempsychosis, and "quirkier" than those of James's. Arthur Gray (1852-1940) is primarily known for this collection of ghost stories, however he also wrote on Shakespeare and local Cambridge history, having been a Master of Jesus College there for over 25 years, The book which was republished in 1993 by Ghost Story Press and again in 2008 by Ash-Tree Press is uncommon in the original jacket. Barron, Fantasy and Horror 4-56. Locke pg 121. 8vo, [viii], 93, [1]pp. Illustrated gray paper boards, matching dust jacket. Illustrations by E. Joyce Shillington. Very good with some wear and bumping to edges. Foxing to preliminaries and scattered throughout. Ownership signature of A. E. Glover on ffep. Jacket scuffed at heel of spine, likely from sticker removal. Wear and small tears to edges, chip to upper edge of rear panel, and light staining. Very good.
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. [1919], Cambridge, 1919
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-93 [94: printer's imprint] [95-100: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks with terminal leaf used as rear paste-down], fifteen illustrations by E. Joyce Shillington Scales, pictorial boards. Collects nine stories and a poem. "Antiquarian ghost stories, by no means tedious, deftly balancing a light tone with darker terrors. One of the more notable successors to M. R. James." - Robert Knowlton. "A beautifully illustrated and highly sought after collection of Gray's supernatural tales which is a classic of the antiquarian ghost genre . Although the stories are firmly in the antiquarian tradition of Gray's Cambridge contemporary M. R. James, they are strong enough to stand on their own merits, combining ghostly atmosphere with wit and erudition in a highly entertaining and original manner." - Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 237. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-74. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 121. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 186. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-87. Reginald 07712. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978)]. Foxing throughout, slight wear to spine ends, a nearly fine copy in a very good or slight better example of the fragile dust jacket with mild wear to edges, a small chip to the upper front corner tip, mild loss at the head of the spine panel (note: it appears the jacket is cut slightly larger than the book), some damp stains to spine panel. (28709).
Published by W. Heffer & Sons, 1919
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. TEDIOUS BRIEF TALES OF GRANTA AND GRAMARYE, W. Heffer & Sons, 1919, first edition, slight foxing to the f.e.p., else a fine copy in a vg+ dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear and soil. Very scarce in this condition (as the wonderful pictorial binding is in fragile gray boards) and downright rare in dust-wrapper. Antiquarian ghost stories by this most able conemporary of M.R. James. Illustrtated.
Published by Ash-Tree Press, Ashcroft, 2008
Dust Jacket Condition: dj. . Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. Introduction by Rosemary Pardoe. This edition includes additional material, including two papers presented by Arthur Gray to the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Limited to 400 copies. A very fine book in a very fine dust jacket. Jacket now with clear archival protection. We stock a wide range of Ash-Tree titles, most are in AS New condition. We are happy to offer discounts and shipping consolidation for multi-book orders, feel free to get in touch if you have questions.