Lord Lytton; Edward Bulwer-Lytton; Harold Armitage — The Haunted and the Haunters

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co, LTD, 1925. Cloth. A smart copy of this early and chilling Victorian ghost story by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, complete with plates and the original dust wrapper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one plate, and one in-text illustration.Collated, complete.'Haunted and the Haunters' is one of the earliest Victorian ghost stories, first published in 'Blackwell's Magazine' in their August 1859 issue.The tale follows a gentleman scholar who hears of a house off Oxford Street which is said to be haunted. He persuades the owner to let him spend the night there, the owner offering the gentleman money to try to exorcise the house.A chilling ghost tale by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a politician and author known for coining many famous phrases, such as the opening line "it was a dark and stormy night".This edition includes an introduction, and an account of the haunted house at Willington, by Harold Armitage.Three pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine ad to the extremities. A few minor marks to the boards. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with a few small chips and closed tears. Spine is a little age-toned. A few minor handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good.