The Five Jars. Being more or less of a fairy tale contained in a letter to a young person.

Name: The Five Jars. Being more or less of a fairy tale contained in a letter to a young person.
Author: JAMES, M.R.

Book Description

First edition; 8vo; 7 plates, contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper; publisher’s cloth, some darkening but overall very good.

Dealer Notes

The Five Jars by M.R. James, master of the ghost story, is the author’s only novel, taking the form of a fairy tale in which the narrator describes five stone jars containing a magical substance that allows its imbibers to engage with the fairy folk.

Author JAMES, M.R.

Date 1922.

Publisher London, Edward Arnold & Co.,

Price: £380.00

Offered by Shapero Rare Books Ltd

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