Creighton, Helen — Bluenose Ghosts

Ryerson Press, Toronto, Canada, 1957, First Edition, Hardcover (Original Blue Cloth), Very Good Condition, No Dust Jacket, To front: titles; prologue & contents list. Bluenose Ghosts by Canadian folklorist Helen Creighton is a 1957 collection of supernatural and ghost stories gathered from ordinary residents across Nova Scotia over a 28-to-30-year period. Contents include: • Forerunners and Omens: Supernatural warnings, death omens, and premonitions where people experience the sudden sound or appearance of a loved one shortly before or at the exact moment of their actual death.• Phantom Ships: Maritime ghost lore tied to regional shipwrecks and tragedies, most famously including spectral vessels like the Teazer.• Buried Treasure Guardians: Folk tales and legends concerning spirits or eerie phenomena left behind to guard hidden riches.• Animal and Light Apparitions: Unexplained glowing lights, mysterious fires, and spectral animals—such as the vanishing black dog.• Poltergeists and Haunted Houses: Physical disturbances, unexplained bumps in the night, and ghostly encounters in everyday homes across the province. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii + 280. Small mark to front cover;. Black titles spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Magic, Paranormal & Occult; Apparitions; Phantoms; Spirits; Canada; Myths, Legends & Folklore. Inventory No: 5454. , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall