Baton Rouge: Gothic Press, 2012. First Edition. Original Wraps. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine (a pamphlet). 52 pp. Bibliography at rear. Issued as Number Sixteen of the Gothic Chapbooks. A near fine copy. ¶ Collects three essays on Aickman by Philip Challinor, Rebekah Memel Brown, and Isaac Land..... More
London & New York: Beadle and Company. Nd [1862]. First Edition. A Dime Novel, disbound without covers. 125 pp. Frontispiece. Disbound, fragments of original wraps clinging to spine, upper corner chipped from first leaf, very good. Issued as Beadle's American Library No. XI (6d). This is the British issue of..... 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
London: Philip Allan. [1932]. First Edition. Octavo, original tan cloth titled in black on spine panel. Covers a bit grubby, small split along outer rear spine hinge, wear at head of spine, slight vertical crease to spine panel. A good, sound copy, in a modern colour facsimile dust jacket. ¶..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., [1930]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Foolscap octavo, original maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine within gilt frame. [284] pp. A very good clean copy in the original cream dust jacket with brown triangular design; the jacket a bit stained on..... 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
Bearsville, NY: Retort Press. 1950. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original printed boards with taped cloth spine (as issued); in Dust Jacket. 138 pp. Illustrated throughout by Lowell Naeve. Minor stains; a very good copy in a good dust jacket that shows some staining and has pronounced chips, primarily..... More
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[London]: Skoob Books, 1990. First Edition. Original Wraps. First Edition. Thin quarto, original colour pictorial wrappers. 57 pp, Illustrated throughout, ads. The author's first appearance in print, an approximately 1300 word article (pp 54-55, two full pages of triple column type), plus a small illustration by Chumbley - a variant..... More
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London: F. V. White, 1892. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, bound in contemporary pebbled green cloth, spine panel lettered and ruled in gilt "London / Society/ 1892 / 2", all edges speckled red. Bound together with the August, September and November 1892 issues, continuously paginated [113] - 592, the..... More
Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. 1898. First Edition, First Printing. Original Wraps. First edition. Quarto, original printed wrappers. 16 pp. Some mild foxing, covers dusty, small edgetears. Very good. Rare. From the library of Dr. Charles Muses. ¶ Friedrich Delitzsch (1850 - 1922) was a German Assyriologist. Born in Erlangen, he studied..... More
London: William Heinemann. 1912. First Edition (& 1st printing). Large square octavo, original tan paper covered boards with green cloth spine, lettered in gold and with an inlaid illustration by Sidney Sime on front panel, spine panel lettered in gold, top edges trimmed, other edges rough-cut. The first binding state..... More
London & New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First Edition (& 1st printing). First edition. Octavo. Blue cloth with gilt titles to front cover and spine, in printed dust jacket with small pegasus design by Sidney H. Sime. 339 pages. Chiswick Press printer's device on last page. Mild tanning to..... More
New York: Published by Millia D. Moss, 181 W. 4th St, 1919. First Edition (& 1st printing). Small square octavo, original pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine. 36 pp (inclusive of covers). illustrated throughout in black & white; numerous ads. Cover design by Horace Brodzky. Staples a touch rusted, chipping along..... More
Leiden: E.J. Brill. 1977. First Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo, original yellow printed wrappers. 103 pp. Illustrated with diagrams and a folding plate. Issued as Religious Texts Translation Series, NISABA, Volume 6. A fine copy. 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
London: Duckworth, 130. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 351 pp. Bookplate on front endpaper, along with the small ticket "From the Library of Ronald & Joan McNicoll". Very nice copy in a slightly chipped and frayed dust jacket, with the fragile purple lettering..... More
Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Friedrich. 1894. First Edition, First Printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, original printed wrappers. 55 pp., frontispiece. Text in German. From the Library of Dr. Charles Muses. A rough copy, old glue along spine edges, small chips, mostly disbound with the pages loose; some underlining in red coloured..... 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
London: Chapman & Hall. 1907. First Edition. Octavo, bright red cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front panel. All edges trimmed. 312 pp. Some light foxing to page edges, a spot of wear to the cloth at extreme lower right-hand corner of the front. In all a magnificent copy..... 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
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
London: Digby, Long & Co., Publishers, No Date [1894]. Hardcover. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine & front panel, decorated endpapers. 208 pp + Index at rear, 6 illustrations, mostly full-page. Bookplate on front paste-down; very slight rubbing to the cloth; a very good copy, clean and..... More
Rochester, Kent: Sir Hugo Books, 1990. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine. 51 pp. Front and rear covers plus interior artwork by Douglas Walters. A5 booklet. Card covers. A very near fine copy. Very Scarce. ¶ The author's first book. Collects three supernatural tales..... 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
Ashcroft, BC: Ash-Tree Press, 1998. First Edition Thus. First printing of this new edition, with a New Introduction by Richard Dalby. Octavo, original black cloth titled in red on spine. 600 copies printed. Fine in dust jacket. ¶ Reprint of the rare 1926 edition, with a new introduction by the..... More