London: J. & R. Tonson, 1765. Reprint. Hardcover. Small octavo (7" x 4"). 72pp. Recent half brown cloth with marbled paper boards & paper title label on front board; new endpapers. B/w frontis. Title page in red and black. An attractive early edition of this well-known comedic play by Joseph... More about The Drummer: or, the Haunted-House - a comedy

London: Nichols & Co. / Tutin, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 344pp + 29pp. Original brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine and gilt rules to upper board. Two titles in one volume each with its own title page. Published anonymously, both appear to have been written by British poet... More about A Spirit's Idea of Happiness [ AND ] Ghosts, through a Writing-Medium; Two Titles in One Volume

London: Citizen T. G. Ballard, 1795. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Pamphlet. 8pp. (inclusive of wrappers). A popular - if gruesome - political satire with added satirical ghost story. The radical work known as "Pitt's Death" was first published in the London paper "The Telegraph" on 20th, 21st, and 24th of... More about Pitt's Ghost. Being an account of the Death, Dissection, Funeral procession, Epitaph, and...

Doncaster: W. Sheardowns, 1805. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes in 1. Octavo (8.5" x 5"). Vol. I: xvi + 258; Vol. II: iv + 260. Superb modern half leather craft binding by renowned London book-binder, Bernard C. Middleton. Half brown calf over marbled paper boards. Spine has raised bands, with... More about Essays on Various Subjects. Vol. I and Vol. II ( 2 volumes in one

London: Century, 2007. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 372pp. Black cloth with gilt-lettered on spine. Index. "The story of a small group of scientists who launched a determined scientific investigation into the 'unexplainable' incidences of clairvoyance and ghostly visitations that had suddenly become national obsessions." Page-edges lightly age-toned, else... More about Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death

London: Johnston & Bacon, 1973. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Pocket-sized paperback. 92pp. A Dutch correspondent's exploration of some of the quirkier sides of British culture, such as "ghosts, Druids, art auctions, steam trains and witches." There are passing references to Aleister Crowley in the witchcraft chapter. B/w illustrations. A tight... More about England Doesn't Exist

New York, NY: The J.S.Ogilvie Publishing Company, 1915. First edition. Hardcover, Small 8vo, 246pp + 10pp of adverts. Tan cloth with gilt titling to spine and black titling to upper board. Blind rules to upper board. Spine ends, edges, and corners lightly rubbed and bumped. Upper board chafed very slightly... More about True Ghost Stories

NP (United Kingdom): OrangeBox Books, 2010. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 222pp + ii adverts. Glossy pictorial wrappers, b&w illustrations. A promotional postcard is loosely inserted. Described by the publisher as "A haunting compendium of the finest most thought provoking, intriguing and chilling true short stories ever to possess a single... More about A Different Kind of Darkness, and Other Intriguing Paranormal Experiences

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x + 260pp. [ ii pp ]. Blue cloth spine lettered in gilt, white papered boards. B/w plates. The first edition of the story of one of America’s most terrifying true haunting’s which took place from 1974 to 1987... More about The Haunted: One Family's Nightmare

London: Hutchinson, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 286pp. Dark green cloth lettered in gilt on spine. The British character actor (known for many years as "The Man in Black", the narrator of the BBC Radio horror series Appointment with Fear and for appearances on the Goon Show) undertakes a Fortean... More about Unsolved Mysteries: A Collection of Weird Problems (from the Past

North Yorkshire, UK: Dalesman Books, 1976. Reprint. Softcover. Slim octavo. 80pp. B/w illustrations. An entertaining collection of ghostly and supernatural folk-lore from Lancashire. Wrappers lightly rubbed, hint of foxing to top-edge, small erasure spot on front free endpaper, else a tight, clean VG copy. More about Lancashire Ghosts

London: Frederick Muller, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 280pp. Blue cloth with gilt letting to spine, b&w illustrations, author biographies. An illustrated collection of tales of ghosts and hauntings at British Inns. Corners and spine ends a bit bumped and rubbed, page edges a little darkened and thumbed otherwise..... More about Haunted Inns

St. Peter Port, Guernsey: Toucan Press / J. Stevens Cox, 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Booklet. 16pp. Stapled card wrappers. Limited Edition - "250 copies for sale." A ghost story, "Gosse's earliest work of fiction now first published from his original manuscript." Wrappers a little discolored, otherwise a sharp, clean VG+ copy. More about A Norwegian Ghost Story