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Onions ([George] Oliver) Widdershins
£225
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1911.
First edition. Advertisements, dated 1910. 8vo. Original red cloth.
This collection of supernatural stories includes the renowned novella “The Beckoning Fair One,” which is considered a classic in ghost story literature. Onions’ work has influenced many writers in the psychological horror and ghost-story genres.
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Light foxing, ink stamp to verso of front free endpaper and front pastedown; ink stamp to upper cover, minor rubbing.
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