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JAMES, M.R.

The Five Jars.

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

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102683

London, Edward Arnold & Co., 1922

£380

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.

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

Bibliography

Bleiler, Checklist of Fantastic Literature, 172; Reginald 07816

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