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Soft cover. Zustand: New. The first in a series of stories from the Raj, which brings to you supernatural tales set in British India, where bungalows, dâk houses, railway lines, jungle outposts and everyday objects become the sites of inexplicable—and often terrifying— encounters. When empire settles in for the night, the ghosts begin to speak. In the bungalows, dâk houses, hill stations, jungle roads and cantonments of British India, the dark carries footsteps in empty rooms, voices from the next chamber, omens of death, cursed objects, restless animals, buried crimes and memories that refuse to stay buried. The Raj in Ghostly Light gathers classic supernatural stories from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, by writers including Rudyard Kipling, Alice Perrin, B.M. Croker, Flora Annie Steel, Arthur Conan Doyle, S. Mukerji and others. These are tales of hauntings, madness, fever, guilt and dread—and of the anxieties beneath imperial confidence. Atmospheric, unsettling and richly evocative, this collection opens a door into the shadowed rooms of the Raj, where every verandah has a whisper and the past is never quite past.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover (no jacket) in good condition. First published in 1902; new issue in 1905. Age related fading and wear to the boards and spine. Foxing on the page block and pages throughout. The closing fold out map has repaired tears. The binding remains sound with clear text and illustrations. CM. Boulter, B.C. (illustrator). Used.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Acceptable. Hard cover, in good condition, with unclipped dust jacket, in acceptable condition. Jacket is shelfworn, with light scoring, creasing, tanning to cover, edges, corners and folds, with an occasional small close tear. Spine is tanned. Boards are very clean, with printed pattern to front and rear, title to the spine. Pageblock is tanned, leading lightly into page edges. Within, leaves are tightly bound, and content is unmarked. CN. Used. …

rebound full cloth. Zustand: used/Good+. No Jacket. 238 Pages. Ordinary Cover.

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo size (8vo) in navy cloth, white lettering to spine, 238pp. Inscribed and signed by author on the half title leaf. (no other marks or inscriptions) . [CONDITION: A well preserved FINE clean and tight unmarked copy in a slightly edge-chipped and slightly tanned but otherwise VERY GOOD complete Dust Jacket (looks fine in its removable transparent protector) ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.…