Ghost Story by Peter Straub — vintage hardcover with dust jacket, identified as an apparent Book Club Edition based on the unpriced jacket and publication details.

This supernatural horror novel follows a group of longtime friends whose shared past returns to haunt them. Includes the gray dust jacket featuring bold black lettering and a gold wasp illustration.

BOOK DETAILS

• Author: Peter Straub

• Title: Ghost Story

• Publisher: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., New York

• Format: Hardcover with dust jacket

• Edition: Apparent Book Club Edition

• Copyright date: 1979; exact printing date unconfirmed

• ISBN: 0-698-10959-7

• Language: English

• Printed in the United States of America

• Gutter code on final page: HB3J

• No first-edition statement on copyright page

• No printed price on front dust jacket flap

CONDITION

Used vintage copy with visible age and handling wear.

The dust jacket shows substantial surface rubbing and scuffing, scratches, edge and corner wear, and small tears and chips along the edges. The inside jacket flaps and reverse show yellowing, spotting, and areas of discoloration.

The hardcover boards show light visible wear. The black spine retains its gold title, author, and publisher lettering. Photographed interior pages show age toning.

Please examine all photos carefully for the condition of the book and dust jacket. This copy is not represented as a first edition or first printing.

You will receive the exact book pictured, including its dust jacket. It will be carefully packed for shipping.