Shelfmark
Lq.4.04 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Lq.4.05 (Copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Lq.4.06 (Copy 3)
Additional shelfmark
Lq.4.07 (Copy 4)
Additional shelfmark
Lq.4.08 (Copy 5)
Additional shelfmark
Lq.4.09 (Copy 6)
Author
James, M.R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862 - 1936 (Montague Rhodes)
Title
Ghost-stories of an antiquary / by Montague Rhodes James, Litt.D., Fellow of King's College, Cambridge; with four illustrations by the late James McBryde.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Edward Arnold, 41 & 43 Maddox Street, Bond Street, W., 1904.
Physical description
xii, 270, [2], 16p, [3] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22cm.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
Includes final eight advertisement leaves.
Note
[Copy 1]: Publisher's natural cloth binding with lettering stamped in black on spine and front board and decoration stamped in red.
Note
[Copy 1]: Publisher's binding of first impression has yapp fore-edges; later impressions have ordinary fore-edges.
Provenance
[Copy 1]: Booklabel of the M. R. James Collection of James Orton with ms. previous shelfmark in pencil.
Provenance
[Copy 2]: Ms. bookseller's prices in pencil.
Provenance
[Copy 3]: Bookplate of James Orton ; booklabel of the M. R. James Collection of James Orton with ms. previous shelfmark in pencil ; ms. inscription: "James Marshall, Cannon Hill, Lancaster".
Provenance
[Copy 4]: Newspaper clipping pasted onto front pastedown; pictorial postcard pasted onto front endpaper.
Provenance
[Copy 4]: Various ALS/TLS: loose typed letter (dated 1962-09-04) to Shane Leslie from E. G. W. Bill ; loose ms. letter (date 1964-08-19) to Shane Leslie from Rev. Ralph Sadleir ; typed letter (dated 1960-10-12) to Shane Leslie signed by Noel Annan pasted onto back pastedown ; loose ms. letter (dated 1965-05-12) to Shane Leslie signed by M. Léaud, on stationery of the Université de Poitiers; loose typed letter (dated 1966-02-11) to Shane Leslie signed by Provost Caccia; loose ms. later (undated) to unknown recipient signed by John Barratt on stationery of the Pousada do Infante, Sagres, Portugal, describing a visit to Aswarby Hall, the scene of "Lost Hearts"; ms. envelope pasted onto half-title addressed to Mrs. McBryde.
Provenance
[Copy 4]: Manuscript annotations throughout text in pencil in Shane Leslie's hand; and two loose pages of ms. notes in Shane Leslie's hand.
Provenance
[Copy 4]: Bookplate of Shane Leslie.
Provenance
[Copy 5]: Ms. inscription: "Julian Lambart"; another with: "J[ulian]. H. L. Lambart]. : R. W. W., May 7th 1914".
Provenance
[Copy 6]: Marked up with annotations, possibly in the hand or M. R. James or S. C. Roberts in preparation for the 1931 reprint.
Provenance
[Copy 6]: Bookplate of James Orton; booklabel of the M. R. James Collection of James Orton.
Provenance
[Copy 6]: Bookplate of S. C. Roberts.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1]: Lacking fourth plate.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1]: Loose clipping featuring a portrait of M. R. James.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1]: Ms. note on front pastedown in pencil about the missing plate.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 3]: Second impression published 1905 ; no advertisement leaves ; ms. bookseller's price.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 4]: Sixth impression published 1912 ; eight advertisement leaves.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 5]: Seventh impression published 1913 ; no advertisement leaves.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 6]: Ninth impression published 1915 ; with final four advertisement leaves ; ms. bookseller's code in pencil.
Subject
Ghosts.
Added entry--name
McBryde, James ill.
Added entry--name
Annan, Noel Gilroy Annan, 1916 - 2000 Baron, correspondent.
Added entry--name
Bill, Edward Geoffrey Watson correspondent.
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Sadleir, Ralph correspondent.
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Orton, James former owner.
Added entry--name
Marshall, James former owner.
Added entry--name
Lambart, Julian H. L. former owner.
Added entry--name
Roberts, S. C., 1887 - 1966 (Sydney Castle) former owner.
Added entry--name
Leslie, Shane, 1885 - 1971 former owner.
Added entry--name
Edward Arnold publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B24114