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Price: $4.95
Publisher: New York, Berkley Publishing Corporation: 1962
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 003379
Condition: Very Good-
Very minor shelfwear, PO's name on free endpaper. Text yellowed, but clean and unmarked. Eleven weird tales of the ghostly and supernatural. "Ghosts and Things is a spine chilling anthology of the most terrifying ghost stories ever written. Here are stories of the dead who will not lie still, the spirits of those that will walk the earth until their strange quest is fulfilled. . . The authors include such world-famous masters of the ghost story as Henry James, E.F. Benson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Richard Middleton, Arthur Machen, Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Saki, Oliver Onio... View more info
Price: $4.25
Publisher: New York, NY, Scholastic, Inc.: 1974
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 000992
Condition: Good
Spine/covers creased and scuffed. Some shelf wear/chipping. Owner's name inside front cover. "In the time of the American colonies, the nights were filled with spooky sounds. Clanks and moans! Screams and groans! Rocks flying through the air! Strange knockings at the door! Who-o-o-o is there? GHOSTS AND WITCHES APLENTY. Those were the good old days . . . or were they?" Est level: 3rd - 8th grades; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View more info
By: Raskin, Joseph; Raskin, Edith
Price: $6.25
Publisher: New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.: 1973
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 003361
ISBN: 0688415547
Condition: Good with no dust jacket
Spine has 1/2" chip at top, some edgewear, small chip on front edge, corners bumped/chipped, ex-library with pocket/2 stamps, back board scuffed.; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
Price: $65.00
Publisher: Clinton, South Carolina, The Presses of Jacobs Brothers: 1966
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 004168
Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
xvii + 158 pp, 24 illustrations, red boards with gold lettering. Spine slightly slanted, corners bumped, a little edge wear. Original owner's name stamped on front end paper and fore edge, along with gift inscrip. from them 20 years later. Jacket shows a little darkening, some edge wear and a couple small closed tears, a small chip missing at top of spine, and a 2" tear to front cover starting close to bottom of spine. Stated limited edition, although the copy number is not written in the appropriate spot. "The stories in this collection were told to Julian Bolick by various people... View more info
By: Roberts, Nancy
Price: $5.95
Publisher: Columbia, SC, Univ of South Carolina Press: 1992
Edition: Fourth Printing
Seller ID: 004764
ISBN: 0872495876
Condition: Very Good-
116 pp., black and white photographs. Very minor edgewear. Text has small stain in top corner of first several pages. A bright, attractive copy. "Nancy Roberts has often been referred to as the 'First Lady of American Folklore' and the title is well deserved. For more than 25 years, Ms. Roberts has documented supernatural experiences and interviewed literally hundreds of people about encounters they believe they have had with the supernatural."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Spearing, Judith
Price: $3.45
Publisher: New York, Scholastic, Inc.: 1975
Edition: 27th Edition; Tenth Printing
Seller ID: 000930
Condition: Good
Spine and covers creased, scuffed. Chipping, shelf wear, esp. at bottom of spine. Darkening, foxing. Bottom 1 1/2" of pages are faintly stained. #TX 965 "One day, Mrs. Hartley gets a new pupil. From the moment Wilbur the ghost floats through the door, things begin to happen. Wilbur doesn't mean to make trouble, but suddenly books rise in the air, pencils write by themselves, and mysterious voices answer the teacher. Wilbur can't understand why anyone's upset. He just loves going to school. P.S. Wilbur is very good in arithmetic, but he needs help in spelling." Bla... View more info
By: Roberts, Nora
Price: $7.75
Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's Son's: 2001
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 002584
ISBN: 0399148248
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Spine slightly slanted, very minor shelfwear. DJ has very minor shelfwear. A bright, attractive copy. "There was something about the house that called out to Declan Fitzgerald. The dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans, rumored to be haunted, and long taken over by spiders and dust, would require countless hours of labor to restore to its former splendor. Perhaps that was part of the appeal. Having finally purchased Manet Hall after dreaming about it for years, Declan left his Boston law practice, traded in his briefcase for a tool belt, in hopes of rediscovering the ... View more info
Price: $3.45
Publisher: New York, TAB Books, Inc.: 1957
Edition: 27th Edition
Seller ID: 004570
Condition: Good
Spine slanted, covers creased/scuffed, edgewear/bumping. First few pages have a tiny tear. Black and white illustrations by Charles Beck. Text is starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked. "From the pool near an old mine emerged the Piper's Ghost, moaning dreadfully. Michael Cunningham, an orphaned boy, stared at the glowing creature with horns on its head, a bagpipe under its arm, and webbed feet. Who or what was this weird creature? What was it doing in the mine? The unmasking of the Piper's Ghost and a daring rescue from the blazing mine climax this story of suspense." ... View more info
Price: $6.25
Publisher: Helena, Montana, Falcon Publishing, Inc.: 2000
Edition: First Printing
Seller ID: 004501
ISBN: 1560448679
Condition: Fine
A bright, tight, attractive copy. "Nothing goes better with a gooey s'more and a glowing campfire than a good ghost story. This collection of scary classics and frightening folktales will send shivers up your spine." A collection of scary tales from some of the best writers ever ranging from Edgar Allan Poe ("The Tell-Tale Heart") to Jack London ("To Build a Fire")." Tales that will thrill and chill the whole family. Age Level: Grade 5 and up; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View more info
Price: $9.90
Publisher: Riverside, New Jersey, Simon & Schuster: 1989
Edition: Fourth Printing
Seller ID: 003373
ISBN: 0671671766
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Spine slightly slanted, ex-library. DJ in protective wrap attached to boards. A bright, attractive copy. "A poor boy hopes to win a fortune for himself and his family by spending the night in a haunted house and bravely standing up to a frightening ghost." Beautiful color illustrations by J. Brian Pinkney. Age Level: Grades 1-5; Ex-Library; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall View more info
Price: $3.50
Publisher: Middletown, Conn., Xerox Education Publications: 1979
Edition: Weekly Reader Books Edition
Seller ID: 003365
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Very minor bumping/edgewear, shallow indentation on back board. Pictorial cover. A bright, tight, attractive copy. "Aunt Hattie had said that the ghost of Caleb Rich had returned to the Penniman House. Betty had never seen a ghost. She didn’t want to meet one for the first time after dark. ‘You’ll know Caleb,’ Aunt Hattie had said. ‘He has a tangle of dark hair, and he always has that black hound with him.’" Black and white illustrations by Loretta Krupinski. Age Level: Grades 3-7; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Skipper, G. C.
Price: $3.90
Publisher: Chicago, Childrens Press: 1978
Edition: Weekly Reader Books Edition
Seller ID: 002821
ISBN: 0516034723
Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Spine very slightly slanted, minor bumping/edgewear. A bright, tight, attractive copy. "While doing research for their term paper, two youngsters find it difficult to ignore rumors about the ghosts haunting the site of a colonial ironworks." Black and white illustrations by Dick Smolinski. Age Level: Grades 2-4; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Willock, Ruth
Price: $3.95
Publisher: New York, NY, Minstrel Books: 1992
Edition: First Printing
Seller ID: 001477
ISBN: 0671723243
Condition: Very Good+
Corners bumped, initials inside cover. ""It's cold, damp, deserted, a locked tomb of a house in Switzerland awaiting the wrecker's ball. But to Mary, it's Grandma's home, cozy and warm, with smoke coming from the chimney, wood in the bin, and the magic room her grandmother told her about. That's the room where she meets Angelica Biondi, a mysterious ghost from another century, a ghost who looks just like her. Who is Angelica and why has she returned to the house she lived in such a long time ago? Mary must discover the secret of the room downstairs before her new friend disappe... View more info
By: Gunn, James E.
Price: $4.95
Publisher: New York, Dell Publishing: 1970
Seller ID: 003368
Condition: Very Good-
Minor edgewear/bumping, small crease in upper corner. Text starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked. "‘We summon thee, Prince, Ruler of Darkness, Lord of Evil: your worshipers summon thee to receive our sacrifice. . . ’ The elegant room grew silent. The assembled guests leaned forward in their chairs. All were smiling, their bodies quivering in delicious anticipation of the unholy climax. Above the naked body of a terrified, still unbelieving girl, the tall and powerful man called Solomon raised his glittering sword. . . A macabre trio of spine-chilling novelettes by a mast... View more info
