Burton on Trent: J.M. Pearson, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Bound in black textured cloth, gilt lettering on spine. 210 pp., 16 pp of black & white plates, plus maps. A very good copy in a slightly marked dust jacket (a few scuffs). ¶ The second volume of Aickman's Autobiography..... More
London: John MacQueen. 1899. First British Edition. Hardcover. First British edition. Octavo, original blue pictorial cloth stamped in white and tan, tan titles to spine. 332 pp + 32 pp publisher's catalogue at rear dated February 1899 and listing this title as 'Forthcoming'. Minor foxing to endpapers and a small..... More
Kansas City, MO: Illustrated and Published by the Author. 1895. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine, titled in blind on front cover, gray floral endpapers. 430 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author, illustrations. A very good clean copy. ¶ Spiritual..... More
London: Philip Allan, [1935]. First Edition. Thick octavo, original yellow cloth titled in black on spine panel. 638 pp. Covers soiled and with some foxing to the spine, page edges foxed, a very good, sound copy of a very scarce book, now in a modern colour facsimile dust jacket. ¶..... More
New York: S.W. Greene's Son, Publisher. 1894. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original brown cloth bordered in black on front & rear panels, titled in gilt on front panel & spine. 301 pp. Name in pencil on front free endpaper, dated 1887, cloth somewhat worn & rubbed..... More
New York: R.F. Fenno & Company. (1895) (i.e., circa 1906). Later printing. Hardcover. Later printing of the American edition, issued circa 1906. Octavo, original purple cloth, titles in white, design of a robed figure in gray & white on front panel. Near fine copy. ¶ Anthology of weird stories. Contains..... More
London: The Modern Publishing Company, 6 Farrington Avenue, No Date [mid-1930's]. First Edition. Small octavo, original slate-grey paper covered boards, spine panel lettered in black. Unpaginated (circa 250 pp). Issued without proper endpapers, the paste-down leaves are advertisements, as is the first leaf and the verso of the title page..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers. [1940]. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original green cloth, spine titled and blocked in gilt and black. 396 pp. Top edge dusty, boards a bit darkened at edges, a very good copy in a nice example of the scarce colour pictorial..... More
New York: Arno Press, 1976. Hardcover. Reprint of the London edition published by T. Werner Laurie in 1906. Octavo, original purple cloth titled in silver. Issued as a volume in the Arno Press Supernatural and Occult Fiction collection, edited by R. Reginald and Douglas Menville. A fine copy without dust..... More
London: Holden & Hardingham. [1921]. Second Edition. Hardcover. Reprint, first issued by Chapman & Hall in 1908. Small octavo, original pale tannish green boards lettered in black on spine panel. [252] pp. Cheap paper lightly browned, as usual; a very good clean copy in the rare pictorial dust jacket which..... More
West Kingston, Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine panel. Edited and with a Critical Biography by Sam Moskowitz. Illustrated by Stephen Fabian. 304 pp., frontispiece, chapter vignettes, and seven full-page black & white plates by Fabian (included..... More
London: Grant Richards, 48 Leicester Square, W.C., n.d. [1903]. First British Edition. Octavo, publisher's original slate grey cloth lettered in gilt on spine, front panel lettered and with an attractive border in pale green. 348 pp, Frontispiece with tissue guard plus 3 additional full-page black & white plates (by Charles..... More
Ashcroft, BC: Ash-Tree Press, 2000. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original red cloth titled in gold on spine panel. 245 pp. 600 copies printed. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with artwork by Douglas Walters. ¶ The author's second book. Collects 11 short stories of horror and..... More
London: Downey & Co., No Date [1895]. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original pictorial terra-cotta cloth repeating the title page design in gilt and black on front panel, spine panel lettered in gilt, rear panel with publisher's device in blind. 358 pp + [2] pp ads at rear. Half-tone frontispiece..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. First edition, later printing with no "First Edition" statement on copyright page. Octavo, original boards with cloth spine. 510 pp, Illustrated, Notes, Bibliography & Index. A small 4-page prospectus and order form for this title is laid in; it reproduces the..... More
London: Eric Grant, 6 Cecil Court, St. Martin's Lane, W.C.2. [1937]. First Edition. Octavo, original orange cloth lettered and ruled in black on spine panel, all edges trimmed. 314 pp. Contains 'Ritual' by Arthur Machen. Cloth very lightly dust-soiled and marked, corners a bit soft; a very good, clean copy..... More
London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1943. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original green cloth stamped in black. 132 pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with front panel artwork by Roland Hillier. One minute closed tear at bottom edge of front panel & another on the top..... More
Newcastle Upon Tyne: Side Real Press, 2016. First Edition (& 1st printing). Large octavo, original pictorial boards protected with a heavy see-through mylar dust jacket, the titles imprinted on the jacket in silver. [320] pp. decorated with a wrap-around design by Eli John. 325 pp. 300 numbered copies printed, of..... More
New-York: J. Winchester, New World Press, XXX Ann Street. No Date [1844]. First American Edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo, rebound in full marbled paper boards, printed paper labels on spine and upper cover. 62 pp., printed in double columns, [2] pp ads at rear. Browning and foxing to text block, ink..... More
Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2022. First Edition Thus. Octavo, original black cloth, spine lettered in white and with small decorations in red, pictorial paper label reproducing the cover of the issue of FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES from June, 1942 inlaid on front panel. 215 pp. Introduction by James Maliszewski; Artwork by..... More
London: Greening & Co. Ltd, 20 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C., 1904. First Edition. Octavo, original purple cloth lettered in gilt on spine, lettered and ruled in gilt on front panel. 322 pp, pp (1-2) are ads. Light tanning to text block, some fading to cloth covers, mottled discolouration..... More
London: The Shoe Lane Publishing Co., No Date. Reprint. Octavo, original light peach coloured boards lettered in black on spine and front panel. 254 pp. Browning to text block, tiny split to cloth at outer spine hinge, boards slightly discoloured at edges. A very good, tight copy in the rare..... More
London: Greening & Co. Ltd., 1906. First Edition. Octavo, original maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine, lettered and ruled in gilt on front panel. 319 pp, pp (1) half-title, pp (2) ads. Browning to endpapers, hairline crack to inner rear hinge, a very good, bright copy. ¶ The author's..... More
London: The Modern Publishing Company. n.d. (1920's). Reprint. Octavo, original red paper-covered boards titled and rled in black on spine and front panel. 254 pp. Ink name on title page and final leaf of text; split along outer spine hinge at front board, about 3" long, repaired with adhesive; a...... More
London: Eveleigh Nash Company. [1920]. First Edition. Octavo, original blue cloth lettered and ruled in black on spine panel, double-bordered in black on front cover. 187 pp. Dampstain to lower corner of front cover, small stain to front free endpaper. A good, sound copy, in the original plain printed dust..... More