Rowland (John, editor) Path and Pavement: Twenty New Tales of Britain.
£350
London, Eric Gaunt, 1937
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 7s 6d on front flap.
Rare anthology of short stories several of which are fantasy including:
‘Ritual’ by Arthur Machen in which a bunch of London boys reproduce an African native ritual resulting in the death by suggestion of one of their number.
Ghost stories by Kenneth Hare and Richard Middleton
‘Smoking the Dragon’ by Frederick Carter, a fantasy about a fire-breathing monster and The Third Gift’, a weird horror story of a pool and its legends.
Appears to be very elusive. No copies of any kind online at time of writing.
In stock
VG+/VG – spine slightly faded, foxing to fore-edge, no inscriptions. The jacket is complete with some rubbing st spine ends but no loss. Some grubbiness on front panel and spine.
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