Modern Ghosts by George William Curtis - Classic Supernatural Fiction for Halloween Reading & Book Club Discussions

Collection of ghost stories by celebrated 19th century European authors - including Guy de Mausassant, Pedro Antonio de Alarcon, Alexander L. Kielland, Leopold Kompert, Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, and Giovanni Magherini-Graziani. Original blue cloth decorated in silver and lettered in gilt. A US first edition. The book is square and tight. The boards are clean and unfaded. The silver decorations and gilt lettering are bright and bold. The lower corners and the spine ends are gently bruised. The pages are clean. The closed page edges are sound. No dog-eared pages. The binding is tight, the hinges are solid. There is a six line contemporary ownership on the ffep. A decent copy.

Publisher: Harper & Brothers, 1890

Condition: Very Good ++. Wrapper: No Jacket ( as Issued )