ARLEN, Michael (1895-1956). Ghost Stories. London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, [1927]. 8vo. [182], [10, ads] pp. Publisher's full red cloth, front board and spine stamped in black, publisher's double-sided dust jacket. FIRST EDITION OF THIS COLLECTION OF GHOST STORIES IN THE RARE DUST JACKET. This collection, assembled from stories which were previously printed in two other collections, includes his best story, "The Gentleman from America," which had been televised in an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Offered with a first edition of Arlen's The Lady in the Stage-Box (publisher's cloth wrappers, minor rubbing, else fine).

Cloth spine toned and edgeworn, some edgewear, rubbing, minor soiling to boards, edges of text block slightly foxed; jacket spine sunned and chipped, some edgewear, rubbing, soiling a few marginal chips, tears to panels, jacket verso toned with shadow of previous tape at upper and lower edge of spine. Still, a very good copy.