Penguin 1st edition, published 1939.
A collection of eight marvellous stories of the supernatural. The stories are: The Beckoning Fair One, Phantas, Rooum, Benlian, Io, The Accident, The Cigarette Case, & Hic Jacket. Gahan Wilson ranked him as "one of the best, if not the best, ghost story writers working in the English language," declaring that "Mr. Onions did as much as anyone to move phantoms and other haunts from dark, Gothic dungeons to the very room in which you presently sit."
Condition grading: Good Minus. Foxing to left edge of front cover. Some marks and a light crease to right edge of front cover. Faded spine with some bumping to ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st edition, published 1939.
A collection of eight marvellous stories of the supernatural. The stories are: The Beckoning Fair One, Phantas, Rooum, Benlian, Io, The Accident, The Cigarette Case, & Hic Jacket. Gahan Wilson ranked him as "one of the best, if not the best, ghost story writers working in the English language," declaring that "Mr. Onions did as much as anyone to move phantoms and other haunts from dark, Gothic dungeons to the very room in which you presently sit."
Condition grading: Good Minus. Foxing to left edge of front cover. Some marks and a light crease to right edge of front cover. Faded spine with some bumping to ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
