1929 Famous Curses Elliott O'Donnell First Edition Scarce

Description: Click here to see our other books! Famous Curses Elliott O'Donnell 1929 Skeffington & Son, Ltd. : London 9.5" by 6" 286pp. SUMMARY A scarce, first edition of this collection of chilling short stories surrounding curses, written by Elliott O'Donnell. First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition. Scarce work. Written by English author Elliott O'Donnell, known predominantly for his ghost stories. O'Donnell claimed to draw on his own experiences with the occult, having seen a ghost as a child. This particular work is comprised of twenty-three ghost stories surrounding curses, many of which are well-known tales from around England. O'Donnell writes of the curses of Sherborne Castle, Battle Abbey and Corfe Castle, as well as depicting the curses associated with different people, such as 'A King's Curse' and 'The Peasant Boy's Curse'. Illustrated with ten striking monochrome plates. Lacking the plates to face page 144 and 192. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, sound, with bumping to the extremities and light rubbing to the cloth. The odd mark to cloth and a few small tears to the joints. Boots bookseller label to the front paste down. Hinges are a little strained, but holding. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the odd page strained. Ink inscription of M. L. Leslie to the title page. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light spotting and the occasional handling mark. Lacking the plates to page 144 and 192, with tape reinforcing the margins of plates to pages 80 and 120. Plate to page 80 has been bound to page 75. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

Price: 66.15 GBP

Location: Bath

End Time: 2025-01-02T09:39:06.000Z

Shipping Cost: 30.57 GBP