The Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Rosalind Caldecott, 1986, VG+ HC & DJ

James, M. R., Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 1986, 8” x 10 ½”, 224 pp.

ISBN: 9780192122551

Very Good + quarto, grey paper over boards with gilt to spine, light edgewear. Very Good + dust jacket, grey/cream with red and black lettering to the front cover and spine, black-and-white illustration of King’s College Chapel by Rosalind Caldecott to the front cover, black-and-white photograph to the back cover of the author by Hugh Carey, shelfwear, slight crease to inside flap and back cover, slight staining, now protected in Mylar, 224 pp. Full-page and in-text black-and-white illustrations by Rosalind Caldecott, black-and-white photos also included. Selected by Michael Cox. A masterful blend of scholarly detail and supernatural suspense, transforming the ghost story genre through distinctive use of medieval and antiquarian themes.