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A number of our books were featured in the Mr Porter Journal for Halloween in 2019. Ghost Stories That Will Scare Your Pants Off included the first editions of Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary by MR James; The Shining by...

Mr Porter: Ghost Stories That Will Scare Your Pants Off Shapero Rare Books

A number of our books were featured in the Mr Porter Journal for Halloween in 2019. Ghost Stories That Will Scare Your Pants Off included the first editions of Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary by MR James; The Shining by Stephen King and The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

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