The Haunted House by Thomas Hood, 1896 1st Edition, Herbert Railton Illustrated

Scarce First Edition,

THE HAUNTED HOUSE.
By Thomas Hood.

Illustrated by Herbert Railton with an introduction by Austin Dobson.

Printed MDCCCXCVI (1896) by Lawrence and Bullen, London. 

The book measures 13cm x 19.5cm. 

CONDITION:

The book shows mild signs of age, use wear. The green cloth binding is good, some mild rubbing of the extremities and a little faded. Head and tail of spine a little bumped. Attractive gilt and cream stamped decoration of The Haunted House and title on front board. Gilt a little rubbed in parts but generally remains bright. Gilt title on spine bright, tiny ink stain just above 'Haunted'. Hinges/joints strong, sturdy with no splitting. End papers and paste downs a little age toned with mild foxing. Ink inscription "Amy. K. Squire" on front first blank end paper, no further inscriptions, highlighting or notes. Overall the text block is bright, a little toned, mild foxing dotted about, but very good considering age. No loose or missing pages, binding tight. Page edges gold gilded, a little scuffed/scratched but remains bright.

Overall a nice example of this scarce first edition in book form, described as "a masterpiece of it's kind" by Edgar Allan Poe. 

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