Famous Ghost Stories **RARE ILLUSTRATED MODERN LIBRARY IN NEAR FINE CONDITION!**
Language: English
Published by The Illustrated Modern Library, New York, 1946
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The Modern Library, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.The Modern Library
AbeBooks seller since July 21, 2021
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 437.87
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**RARE ILLUSTRATED MODERN LIBRARY IN NEAR FINE CONDITION!** Famous Ghost Stories, Edited by Bennett Cerf. The Illustrated Modern Library, 1946, First Edition Thus. Bound in decorative boards with gilt spine and an acetate dust jacket with printed text on front. Absolutely gorgeous illustrations by Hugo Steiner-Prag and William Sharp. A HIGHLY DESIRABLE TITLE! The book is in NEAR FINE- condition. Binding tight and solid, gilt on spine perfect, boards nice and bright, shelf wear present. Contents are clean and bright with no writing in text. Amazing illustrations! The all-important glassine or acetate dust jacket is NEAR FINE! with no rips or tears and only slight rubbing of the letters in "Famous". The glassine jacket is now protected in a mylar cover (the lines you see in the photo are this cover - the glassine jacket itself is beautiful. These dust jackets are usually missing and when present usually torn and exhibiting drastic wear. This is a gorgeous example! INCREDIBLY RARE TO FIND THESE ILLUSTRATED MODERN LIBRARY BOOKS IN THIS CONDITION - ESPECIALLY THIS AMAZING TITILE! **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Famous Ghost Stories **RARE ILLUSTRATED MODERN LIBRARY IN NEAR FINE CONDITION!**
- Author
- Cerf, Bennett (Editor)
- Publisher
- The Illustrated Modern Library, New York
- Publication year
- 1946
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Steiner-Prag, Hugo; William Sharp
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- DO NOT DISCOUNT, Modern Library books
The Modern Library
Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since July 21, 2021
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Welcome to a carefully curated collection of superb books from the Modern Library, signed modern first editions, history and antiquarian titles, children’s and other wonderful odds and ends. My aim is to please and to ensure that you are happy with your purchase!
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The Modern Library
OH, U.S.A.
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Tom Maves
1178 Lincoln Rd
Columbus, OH 43212
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202-341-8230
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