A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories
For a first edition, first impression of A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories by M. R. James (Edward Arnold, 1925), the first point to check: Title page: “London / Edward Arnold & Co. / 1925”, with no reprint or impression statement on the title page or its verso.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories.
✓ Title page: “London / Edward Arnold & Co. / 1925”, with no reprint or impression statement on the title page or its verso
✓ Binding: light brown cloth, title and author in a ruled box on the front board and spine, “Arnold” at the foot of the spine
✓ Dust jacket: pictorial, a gallows on a wooded hill in a roundel, signed Gilbert James; title and “M R James” lettered in brown
✓ Price: 5s. net (5 shillings) on the jacket spine
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories is a first edition, first impression?
- ✓ Title page: “London / Edward Arnold & Co. / 1925”, with no reprint or impression statement on the title page or its verso ✓ Binding: light brown cloth, title and author in a ruled box on the front board and spine, “Arnold” at the foot of the spine ✓ Dust jacket: pictorial, a gallows on a wooded hill in a roundel, signed Gilbert James; title and “M R James” lettered in brown ✓ Price: 5s. net (5 shillings) on the… The identification points above show each one.
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