Supernatural.- Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan).- Dreamland and Ghostland: An Original Collection of Tales and Warnings from the Borderland of Substance and Shadow, 3 vol., first edition, presentation copy with "From the publisher" ink inscription to head of vol. 1 title, half-titles to vol.2 & 3 (as issued), 12pp. publisher's catalogue to rear of vol. 3, very occasional light spotting, vol.3 with staining to head of 3ff., one of which chipped at head, vol.2 front free endpaper neatly and sympathetically supplied, hinges repaired, original red cloth, decorated in black, recased with neat repairs to spine ends, spines rubbed and faded, [Green and Gibson C80; Sadleir 741], 8vo, George Redway, [October 1887].*** A rare and important collection of supernatural fiction, including Conan Doyle's first appearance in book form in England. Doyle's contributions comprise the stories "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement", "The Great Keinplatz Experiment," "Selecting a Ghost: The Ghosts of Goresthorpe Grange," "The Mystery of Sasassa Valley," "The Captain of the Pole-Star" and "John Barrington Cowles." These stories predate the appearance of A Study in Scarlet by one month.