The Ghost Book: Strange Hauntings in Britain.
London: Robert Hale, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 258pp. Black cloth lettered in green on spine. B/w frontis & plates. Index. Attractively INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper: "This book is / Elizabeth Begg's / says- / Alasdair / Alpin / MacGregor / Chelsea S.W.3. / xxii. xi. lv." Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1899–1970) was a Scottish writer and photographer, best known for his travel books, in addition to several popular collections of "true" ghost stories, such as this one. From the collection of Dr. M. H. Coleman, with his ex-libris seal blind-stamped on the front free endpaper. Page-edges toned, light bruising to corners and spine ends, otherwise a clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped, several chips to edges, top of spine slightly chafed, now protected by removeable mylar sleeve). Item #52447
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