OLD MANS BEARD H.R.Wakefield 1st HC ASH-TREE fine OOP Start Price USD 500.00 Current Price USD 500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 06, 2008 End Time Saturday, September 13, 2008 Location Chickasha, Oklahoma See more about 'OLD MANS BEARD H.R.Wakefield 1st HC ASH-TREE fine OOP' Description OLD MAN'S BEARD: FIFTEEN DISTURBING TALES by H. R. Wakefield, with an Introduction by Barbara Roden. Ashcroft, BC; Canada; Ash-Tree Press; 1996. ISBN: 1-899562-12-5; xxi + 149pp. Published 7 August 1996 in an edition of 400 copies. The second in the Ash-Tree Press series of Wakefield’s supernatural fiction is his 1929 collection, Old Man’s Beard. This book, published only a year after They Return at Evening, cemented Wakefield’s reputation as the heir to M.R. James. However, such stories as ’Look Up There!’, ‘Blind Man’s Buff’, ‘The Cairn’, and the title story, confirm that Wakefield was more than just a copy of James: his was a new and different voice in the world of the supernatural story. The volume is introduced by Barbara Roden, and the jacket illustration is by Paul Lowe. Contents: Introduction by Barbara Roden; 'Old Man's Beard'; 'The Last to Leave'; 'The Cairn'; 'Present at the End'; '"Look Up There!"'; '"Written in Our Flesh"'; 'Blind Man's Buff'; 'A Coincidence at Hunton'; 'Nurse's Tale'; 'The Dune'; 'Unrehearsed'; 'A Jolly Surprise for Henri'; 'The Red Hand'; 'Surprise Item'; 'A Case of Mistaken Identity'. Fine in fine dj. OUT OF PRINT/SCARCE. Buyer pays $15.00 domestic shipping/insurance. Foreign rates figured individually. WILL ONLY SHIP BY INSURED METHOD. Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!