Gauld (H. Drummond) Ghost Tales and Legends
£195
London & Edinburgh, Chambers, 1929.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
A rare book in jacket; a collection of tales and stories dealing in a popular way with haunted Scottish houses, historic ghosts of Midlothian, and similar subjects, including werewolf interest.
In stock
A little minor foxing; cloth very good; dust-jacket with some chipping and loss to corners and head of spine, but otherwise very good.
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