Ringstones and Other Curious Tales
by Sarban" [pseudonym of John William Wall]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1951. First American edition. 283 pages. Five finely-crafted stories by a modern master of the weird tale. Attractive old book-plate on front pastedown, a VG+ hardcover in original yellow cloth, lettered in green on spine. Page edges lightly age-browned but a firm, tight copy. In a Very Good dustjacket with just a few very small chips at corner tips. Quite scarce in jacket..
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Details
- Bookseller
- NEXUS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5359
- Title
- Ringstones and Other Curious Tales
- Author
- Sarban" [pseudonym of John William Wall]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Short Stories, Weird, Occult, Horror, Yorkshire Moors
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy, Supernatural, Horror & Science Fiction;
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