New York: George H. Doran Company. [1923]. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original brown cloth titled in green. 190 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Doyle.Two names on front free endpaper, both early, one in ink and one in pencil; small stains and light dust-soiling to the cloth. A.... More
New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1893. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original blue cloth stamped in red and black. 366 pp. Frontispiece and numerous internal illustrations. Small dings and scrapes to covers, spine leaned; a very good copy. More
London: Methuen & Co. 1895. 1895. Hardcover. Third edition. Octavo, original red cloth stamped in gilt. 32 pp. publisher's catalogue at rear, dated January, 1895. Includes two fantasy tales, 'Lot No. 249' and 'The Los Amigos Fiasco'. Name in pencil on front endpaper, dated 1895, plus a later name stamp;... More
New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1898. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Small octavo, original maroon buckram titled and ruled in gilt, top edges gilt. 144 pp. Pencil name on front endpaper, mild foxing, a very good bright copy. ¶ Poetry. Green and Gibson A23b. More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. 1911. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. 12mo, original blue cloth stamped in gilt. 137 pp. Mild rubbing to the cloth; light stains to fore-edges. A very good bright copy. ¶ Poetry. 971 copies printed. See Green and Gibson A34b. More
Bloomington, Indiana: Gaslight Publications. 1992. Second printing. Hardcover. First edition, second printing; the original edition was issued in 1988. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 104 pp. A fine copy in dust jacket. More
London: John Murray. [1925]. Second printing. Hardcover. Second impression of the first edition in English. Octavo, original blue cloth stamped in silver. 233 pp + [8] pp publisher's ads at rear. Frontispiece and seven additional full-page b&w plates. Some mild browning to a few leaves at the rear (from a.... More
Oxford: Oxford: At The Clarendon Press. 1983. First Edition, First Printing. First Edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 712 pp., photographic frontispiece of Doyle. Issued as The Soho Bibliographies XXIII. A fine copy in a very slightly used dust jacket, small closed tear on rear... More
New York: George H Doran Company, 1919. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition, Second issue, with the added Appendix "A PArticular Instance". Octavo, original grey-green cloth titled and ruled in black. 164 pp, 4 pp photographic illustrations. Small bookplate on inner front cover "Ex Libris John Ruyle", light browning... More
New York: A.L. Burt Company. 1928 [i.e., slightly later]. Reprint. Hardcover. Early reprint, perhaps the first, of the 1st edition issued by the Macy-Masius Company of New York in 1928. Octavo, original red cloth titled and ruled in gilt on spine and front panel. 310 pp + [2] pp ads... More
[Oxford]: Basil Blackwell, 1985. First Edition in English. Hardcover. First edition in English. Octavo, original dark green cloth, gilt titles on spine. 462 pp, Bibliography, Index. 26 plates. A very good clean copy in a slightly worn dust jacket. A nice copy of an important work, first issued in German... More
Three Hands Press. 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, hardcover with dust jacket. 96 pp. Limited edition of 800 copies only. Issued as Three Hands Press Occult Monograph No. 2. A fine copy, as new in dust jacket. ¶ In occult literature, the Vestments of the Art... More
Three Hands Press, 2016. First Edition, First Printing. Full Leather. First Edition. Large quarto, original full mahogany goatskin, the spine with raised bands and titled and decorated in brown, front panel decorated in brown, marbled endpapers, silk bookmarker, slipcased. 560 pp., printed offset lithography on heavy uncoated stock, illustrated in... More
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New York: AvoNova / William Morrow. [1995] & Avon Books [1996 & 1997]. 1st edition, second impression of the first book (code to 2), 1st editions, first printings of Vols 2 & 3. All three volumes have short matching inscriptions by the author. A fine set in fine dust wrappers. More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1935. "Cheap Edition" "Cheap Edition", i.e., the third impression of the First Edition. Octavo. Green cloth (coarser than the first edition) with gilt titles and small decoration to spine, small gilt decoration of flying birds on front board, small gilt publisher's device on rear board. 326... More
London & New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. First Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo. Tan cloth with gilt titles to front cover and spine. 147 pages. Chiswick Press printer's device on last page. Issued in an edition limited to 250 numbered copies, of which this is number 108. Dust... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. First Edition, First Printing [March, 1970]. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Issued in the Publisher's Adult Fantasy Series edition. 238 pages. Wrap-around color cover art by Ray Cruz. Slight rubbing, pages browning; a very good, near fine copy. The American issue... More
Boston: John W. Luce and Company. 1913. First American Edition. First American edition. Octavo. . Quarter green cloth over tan paper boards, gilt titles to spine and front board with inlaid illustration by Sime. Issued in the same large format as the British First Edition, and utilizing British sheets. 98... More
London: Elkin Mathews. 1919. Second British Edition. Second British edition. Octavo. Quarter linen over paper boards with title in black on front cover and spine. 108 pages. Ten illustrations by Sidney H. Sime. Light toning to boards and spine, faint dampstain towards upper edge of rear board, endpapers browned, partially... More
London: William Heinemann. 1912. First Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo. Quarter green cloth over tan paper boards, gilt titles to spine and front board with inlaid illustration by Sime, the first binding state. [98] pp. Ten illustrations by Sidney H. Sime. Spine cloth worn along edges, corners bumped, bookplate... More
New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First American Edition. First American edition, first printing. Octavo. Blue cloth with titles in black on front cover and spine, and a small charwoman design on the lower right front corner. 294 pages. Moderate toning / dust soiling to cloth, small attractive... More
New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First American Edition, Second Printing. First American edition, second printing. Octavo. Blue cloth with titles in black on front cover and spine, and a small charwoman design on the lower right front corner. 294 pages. Light soiling and small stains to cloth... More
New York: Ballantine Books. 1973. First Paperback edition. First Paperback Edition, First Printing [February, 1973]. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Issued in the Publisher's Adult Fantasy Series edition. 213 pages. Wrap-around color cover art by Gervasio Gallardo. Faint rubbing to rear cover, pages browning; a very good, near fine copy... More
London & New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. First Edition, First Printing, Deluxe Issue. First edition, Deluxe Issue, limited to 500 hand numbered copies signed by both Lord Dunsany and Sidney Sime, of which this is number 396. Large Quarto. Quarter vellum spine with brown cloth boards with single gilt... More
London & Toronto: William Heinemann, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo. Blue cloth with white titles on spine, small blind stamped publisher's device on rear board, in printed dust jacket. 66 pages. Publisher's device on title page. Corners a touch bumped, previous owner's initials on rear endpaper [FVS... More