London: Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, 1888. First British Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original pictorial blue cloth designed with an image of a sea monster holding the cylinder in its jaws in black, green and copper on the front panel, front panel lettered in copper, spine panel lettered in gold and with..... More
New York: The Julian Press, Inc., 1960. First Edition Thus. Octavo, original green cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in blind and lettered in gilt. 597 pp. Page 51-52 curiously creased but with no loss of text , otherwise a pretty fine, bright copy in the original..... More
Stuttgart: J.F. Steinkopf, 1886-1887. First Edition, First Printing. Original Wraps. First Edition. Two volumes. Octavo [215 x 130 mm], original printed wrappers. Frontispiece portrait in Volume One. 432 + 634 pp., Index. Some mild chipping to spine tips, covers slightly crumpled, spines neatly glazed. From the library of Dr. Charles..... More
London: Philip Allan, [1932]. First Edition. Octavo, original grey cloth titled in black on spine panel. Contemporary ink name on front endpaper; cloth lightly worn and with minor stains, spine panel a bit faded and with a vertical crease, splitting but holding along the rear outer hinge. A good, sound..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, Publishers. 1960. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black cloth titled in gold on spine panel. 2,060 copies printed. 233 pp. A fine copy in a very good or better dust wrapper, light stains to rear panel, minor rubbing. ¶ Collection of 15 horror tales..... More
Paris: L. Desessart et Cie. 1837. First Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo, two volumes. Bound in contemporary half red calf over marbled paper boards, the spines with raised bands, ruled and decorated in gilt, gilt titles. Marbled endpapers and page edges. 450 + 440 pp. Heraldic bookplate of Samuel..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., [1936]. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original grey cloth titled and ruled in green on spine. 287 pp, numerous full page plates plus illustrations within the text. Minor dampstains to cloth on spine panel, small bookstore stamp on inner front..... More
London: The Reader's Library Publishing Company Ltd., No Date [1929]. Photoplay Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of the British Photoplay Edition, with stills from the 1929 Silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by British International Films. Octavo, original burgundy cloth titled and decorated in gilt on spine and front..... 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
Paris: Aux Bureaux de la Revue Archeologique / Hatchette et Co., 1865. First Separate Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers. 86 pp, frontispiece plate, line drawings in the text. Offprint article from the Revue Archeologique, with the later label of Maisonneuve et Cie, Libraires. on front wrapper. Disbound from a larger..... More
New York: Continental Publishing Co., 1900. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial gray cloth stamped in black, orange and gold with a particularly striking design (of 'The Royal Enchantress' herself) on front panel, the spine with a design of a thurible and flames in black, red and gold..... 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: Centaur Press. 1934. First Edition. Octavo, original yellow buckram cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. Issued in a limited edition of 60 copies of which 50 are for sale; this copy unnumbered. 84 pp, frontispiece and two additional full-page plates by Easton printed on white coated paper. This..... More
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Paris: Ernst Leroux, 1915 - 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto. First separate editions of six items bound together, all with their original front & rear wrappers bound in. Contemporary red cloth binding with printed paper label on spine panel titled "La Tablette Tsong du Tcheou-Li / Giesler / 1915"..... More
London: Noel Douglas. [1926]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original publisher's green cloth titled in black on spine panel. Of three noted binding styles, this is believed to be the second issue. 253 pp. Ink name on front free endpaper, along with a small bookseller's ticket from Watkins in..... More
Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Friedrich, No Date [1899]. First Edition, First Printing. Original Wraps. First Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers. 209 pp. + [1] pp ads at rear. Wrappers a bit worn and chipped, small stains. Masonic bookplate on inner front cover. A very good copy. Very Scarce. ¶ The..... More
London: Eveleigh Nash. 1914. Early Reprint. Two shilling edition. Octavo, original green cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, original green cloth. 287 pp, Page (288) bears an advertisement for 'The Night Land'. Eleven page publisher's catalogue bound in at rear. The copyright page states: "First..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1908. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original red cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front panel. 300 pp + [4] pp publishers ads at rear. Of several noted variants, this copy has the fore- and top-edges trimmed, bottom edges untrimmed. Small ink name..... More
Mud Bay, Lasqueti Island, BC: Duck's Bakery, Pizza and Bagel factory, [1991]. First Edition, First Impression. Octavo, comb-bound. 116 pp [1] pp order form at rear. Front and rear cover, plus one interior illustration (same as the rear cover), all by Rand Holmes. There are other interior illustrations which are..... More
New York: Marvel Comics, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Original Wraps. First Edition. Original pictorial wrappers, a Comic Book. Volume 1, No. 2 of CONAN THE BARBARIAN. Very slight rubbing to colour at edges, one minute bump at spine head, no staple pull or edge creasing, good high gloss, off-white..... More
No Place [Tokyo]: No Publisher [The Japan Times?], No Date [1925]. First Edition. Original wrappers. Octavo, original printed wrappers. 618 pp. With a card glued to a preliminary blank "With the Compliments of The Japanese Consul Vancouver B.C." Complete, but in poor condition, the sewing is hlding but split in..... More
London: Edward Arnold, 41 & 43 Maddox Street, Bond Street W., 1912. First Edition, Sixth Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original tan rough buckram cloth titled in black and ruled in red on spine and front panel. 270 pp. + 16 pp publisher's catalogue at rear, dated Spring, 1912. Frontispiece with tissue..... More
Bucharest: Les Éditions de L'Oublie, 1945. First Edition (& 1st printing). 12mo., original brown cloth lettered and decorated in copper. 77 pp., colour frontispiece, decorated title leaf, pictorial endpapers. Issued in an edition of 100 numbered copies, this being copy No. 20. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..... More
New York: Avon Books, [1972]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 220 pp. The first Canadian Edition, identical to the First US edition, but with "Printed in Canada" on the copyright page. Issued as Avon 380-00359 ($1.25). Rear panel with portrait of LaVey. Tiny creases..... More
Paris: Aux Bureaux de la Revue Archeologique. 1875. First Separate Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers. 27 pp, ads on rear cover. Offprint article from the Revue Archeologique. Disbound from a larger volume of pamphlets, stab marks along spine edge. Small tear to front wrapper at upper spine corner; a very..... More