Haunting Tales and Spine Tingling Accounts

Halloween is coming - how about some ghostly Victoriana? We are pleased to offer:

STEAD, W. T., ed. REAL GHOST STORIES: A RECORD OF AUTHENTIC APPARITIONS. BEING THE CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS together with MORE GHOST STORIES: A SEQUEL TO "REAL GHOST STORIES. BEING A NEW YEAR'S EXTRA NUMBER OF THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS (2 volumes). London and New York: The Review of Reviews, 1892. First editions, later reprinted. 4to., pictorial printed wrappers. Good, rear wrapper detached from REAL GHOST STORIES, spine slightly chipped. Occasional light foxing. Illustrated in b/w. MORE GHOST STORIES: loose binding, staples removed, covers intact but splitting at front joint. Complete. Light foxing. Spiritualism, haunted houses in England, ghostly apparitions, premonitions, more paranormal phenomena. Highly collectible and very interesting gathering of stories. With warning to readers: not for the timid!! More images here. Offered at $650.00 #82077

See us in Seattle October 11-12

We're getting ready for the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair and Book Arts Show 2008, October 11 and 12, at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Here's a link to the Fair: http://www.seattlebookfair.com/.
Please stop by and say hello if you're in the area. We are bringing a selection of Americana, children's literature, classics, women's studies books and ephemera, Japanese woodblock print books and more. You can see our other upcoming book fair events here.

Catalogue 38A Japan and Asia online

Friends,

We are pleased to announce our new catalogue 38A, Japan and Asia, featuring 147 items. The catalogue is now online and can be viewed at http://www.rarebook.com/cat38/cat38ad.html. We look forward to any questions or comments. Contact us directly to order or inquire.