{"product_id":"1894-rare-first-edition-the-water-ghost-and-other-ghost-stories-by-j-k-bangs","title":"1894 Rare First Edition - The Water Ghost and Other Ghost Stories by J.K. Bangs","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"226\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"203\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Kendrick Bangs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"238\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"268\"\u003eThe Water Ghost and Others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"286\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York, Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1894. First Edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"338\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 7 \" X 5 \".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 296 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"422\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive and near fine original publisher’s decorative green cloth binding, richly decorated with elaborate silver scrollwork and gilt lettering on the front board and spine. Rear board plain. Spine with gilt titles and floral ornaments (hinges fine - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A beautifully preserved example of Harper’s ornamental bindings of the 1890s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"754\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, includes an early ownership inscription dated \u003cem data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"920\"\u003eSeptember 1894\u003c\/em\u003e and a decorative bookplate of William Hatfield on the front pastedown - as shown).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1013\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated with frontispiece and 40 full-page black-and-white drawings, complementing Bangs’s humorous and spectral tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1151\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 250–300).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1792\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eA rare first edition of John Kendrick Bangs’s \u003cem data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1267\"\u003eThe Water Ghost and Others\u003c\/em\u003e (1894), a landmark collection blending ghost stories and satire. Known for inventing the comic “Bangsian fantasy” genre—where the afterlife becomes a stage for humor—Bangs turns haunted houses and spectral visitations into witty parodies of Victorian ghost fiction. This volume includes the now-classic tale “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall,” among other supernatural sketches filled with irony and charm. Its decorative binding in silver and gilt exemplifies the artistic flair of Harper \u0026amp; Brothers at the fin de siècle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"2148\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1809\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003eJohn Kendrick Bangs (1862–1922) was an American humorist, editor, and author best remembered for his witty satires and as the originator of “Bangsian fantasy.” Besides his ghostly comedies, Bangs served as editor of \u003cem data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2045\"\u003eHarper’s Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e and contributed widely to American humor literature, blending the supernatural with social critique.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46821045502201,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20250907WaterGhost-000.jpg?v=1757274557","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1894-rare-first-edition-the-water-ghost-and-other-ghost-stories-by-j-k-bangs","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}