Wakefield (H.R.) They Return at Evening.
£325
a Book of Ghost Stories
London, Philip Allan, 1928.
First edition. 8vo. Woodcut device to title. Original black cloth.
A solid first edition of this collection of tales by a well-respected author, including his celebrated black magic yarn ‘He cometh and he Passeth by’; Bleiler called these “excellent stories”.
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Cloth a little damp speckled near head of spine, but overall VG.
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