BALDWIN, Mrs. Alfred (Louisa; 1845-1925). The Shadow on the Blind. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1895.

BALDWIN, Mrs. Alfred (Louisa; 1845-1925). The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1895. 8vo. Illustrated throughout. [310] pp. Publisher's full green cloth, front board and spine decoratively stamped in off-white. FIRST EDITION OF THIS UNCOMMON COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN GHOST STORIES. Baldwin was the mother of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, and was the aunt to Rudyard Kipling, to whom this book is dedicated.

Condition

Spine toned and edgeworn, with some chipping to tailcap, some edgewear, soiling to boards, rear hinge starting, endleaves offset, text a bit toned, bookplate of F. L. Sutherland on fp. Very good. Housed in modern quarter green cloth clamshell case.