A very good and exceedingly rare copy of "The Ghost Hunters Family" The first in the Library of Romance series published in 15 volumes between 1833-35 and edited by Leitch Ritchie. Only a small handful of copies of this volume exist today, with most now housed in institutional libraries. Published in Philadelphia by Carey, Lea & Blanchard in 1833, being the first American edition published in the same year as Smith, Elder & Co., London first UK edition.  A unique blend of mystery, family drama, and supernatural elements, masterfully crafted by the O'Hara Family (Brothers Michael and John Banim published under the pseudonyms Abel and Barnes O'Hara) under the editorial vision of Ritchie. Small 8vo. (6 1/2 x 4") 269 pages. Contemporary full calf leather, with gilt stamped titles to the spine and boards stamped in blind with new marbled endpapers. Clean and unmarked interior with typical foxing to pages throughout.