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: Cassell and Company, Ltd., [1921]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original brown cloth titled and decorated in black on spine and front panel. 328 pp. Cloth heavily worn and frayed at extremities and somewhat dust-soiled; a sound, solid reading copy in good condition only. In a fine facsimile..... 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
London: Selwyn & Blount Ltd., 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original brick-red cloth, paper label on spine. 76 pp + 8 pp publishers ads at rear, spare label tipped in at rear. Lower front corners bumped, otherwise a fine copy in dust jacket, minor rubbing and soiling. ¶ Three stories..... More
Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover, original pictorial boards. 255 pp, Notes, Bibliography, Index. A volume in the Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic Series. A fine copy without dust jacket, as issued. ¶ The first comprehensive history of magical treasure hunting from the Middle Ages..... More
London: Samson Low, Marston & Company Limited. 1895. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original dark red straight-ribbed cloth over beveled boards titled in gilt and ruled in blind on spine & front panel, black coated endpapers. 319 pp, 8 full-page black & white plates, Index at rear. Heraldic bookplate..... More
New York: William S. Gottsberger, Publisher, 11 Murray Street, 1886. First Edition in English. Hardcover. Small octavo, original decorated red boards titled and designed in black. 112 pp. Light rubbing to cloth, a very good clean copy. ¶ Historical novel with fantasy elements; the main character is Olbasanus, a sorceror..... More
Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover, original pictorial boards. 257 pp, Index. A volume in the Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic Series. A fine copy without dust jacket, as issued. ¶ This book marks twenty years since the publication of Professor Ronald Hutton’s The Triumph..... More
London: Noel Douglas. (1927). First Edition. First edition. Octavo, original green paper-covered boards titled in black on spine panel. 286 pp. Spine chipped and torn at edges, heavily chipped at base of spine. A good reading copy. A facsimile colour printing reproducing the original dust jacket design by Mary Blight..... 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
London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., [1943]. First Edition, First Impression. Octavo, original yellow cloth stamped in red on spine panel. 291 pp, decorated title page printed in blue and black. A very good, bright copy in like dust jacket, price corner intact. An attractive copy. ¶ Reincarnation novel, or what..... More
London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., [1945]. First Edition, First Impression. Octavo, original light gray cloth stamped in red on spine panel. 264 pp, decorated title page printed in red and black. Bookplate on front free endpaper, dated 1945; otherwise a very good / near fine copy in dust jacket that..... More
London: Arthur Barker Limited. [1937]. [1937]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Tall octavo, original green cloth, spine titled and decorated in gilt. 382 pp. WITH AN INSCRIBED PRESENTATION FROM THE AUTHOR TO RONALD FRASER ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER: "Ronald Fraser / to whom memory of / the Light had..... 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: James Barrie. 1951. First British Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original black cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. [288] pp. Spine panel very (very!) slightly leaned, a near fine copy in a very good dust jacket, a few small closed tears to the edges and small chips at spine head..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 549 & 551 Broadway. 1873. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth titled and decorated in gilt and black on spine and front panel. Brown coated endpapers. 383 pp. Contemporary ink inscription on preliminary black, dated Jan 26, 1874; moderate..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press. [1944]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original tan cloth titled in black on spine panel. 238 pp. Small bookseller label to rear paste-down, otherwise a sharp clean copy, fine in the original pictorial dust jacket, price-clipped and a faint bit of wear..... More
New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers. 1903. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled in gilt on spine and front panel. 219 pp + [4] pp ads at rear. Frontispiece and three additional full-page plates. Corners a touch briuised; a very good, bright..... More
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1948. First Edition, First Impression. Octavo, original green cloth, spine panel blocked in brown and gold, gilt titles, top edges stained red. 765 pp. A few minor and tiny aterstrikes to cloth & top page edges, a very good, tight clean copy in the original..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1894. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. 12mo, original tan buckram stamped in dark brown, publisher's logo on front panel. 224 pp + [2] pp ads at rear. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Cloth moderately dust-soiled, a clean, very good copy. ¶ Collects..... More
London: Leslie Frewin, 1975. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. First Edition of this collection. Octavo, original black boards titled in gilt on spine panel. 256 pp. Nine full-page black & white illustrations by Geoffrey Bourne-Taylor on text paper throughout and included in the pagination.Upper corners just slightly rolled, a fine..... More
London: Peter Owen. 1987. Later Edition. Hardcover. Later Edition. This text was first published by Peter Owen in 1955. Octavo, original black boards titled in silver on spine panel. 222 pp. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, minor tanning to spine panel. ¶ Supernatural stories. Collects six..... More
Lexington, Kentucky: The University press of Kentucky. 1988. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original black cloth titled in silver on spine. 171 pp, Appendices, Notes, Bibliography, Index. A fine copy in like dust jacket. ¶ The first historical and structural exploration of the demon-lover motif, with emphasis on major..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1920. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original light green cloth titled in darker green on spine & front panel. 311 pp. A bright, clean copy, nearly fine, with only the slightest amount of rubbing to the cloth at the spine..... More