London: The Pegana Press, 1911. Second Edition. Octavo. Quarter linen over gray boards stamped in black with title and drummer illustration on front cover, titles on spine. 94 pages. Eight Photogravures by Sidney H. Sime. Bookplate of "William Roughead W.S." on front pastedown and a 5-page holograph letter signed from..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., [1972]. Revised Second Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the Second Edition, Revised. Large octavo, original greyish-brown cloth, top page edges dyed reddish-brown, gold lettering on spine and a small gold mouse stamped on front panel. 336 pp., Appendix. Lavishly illustrated throughout with colour and..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., [1976]. Revised Second Edition. Hardcover. Reprint of the Second Edition, Revised, first issued as such in 1972. Large octavo, original greyish-brown cloth, top page edges dyed reddish-brown, gold lettering on spine and a small gold mouse stamped on front panel. 336 pp., Appendix. Lavishly..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., [1966]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Large, thick octavo, original green boards titled in gold. 448 pp., Illustrated with 28 colour plates, 32 monochrome plates and 8 facsimiles of code-writing, Index. A very clean copy, very good or better, in a nice attractive dust..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., [1946]. First Edition, 2nd Printing. First edition, second printing with "Reprinted 1946" on copyright page. Octavo, original green boards titled in black & silver. 175 pp., Illustrated. Three vertical creases to front free endpaper, early inscription "To Dear Mummy, who introduced me to Peter..... More
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. [1985]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original two-tone boards, white titles on spine, burgundy endpapers. 324 pp. A couple of tiny marks to the front free endpaper, a very good, clean copy in the original pictorial dust jacket that has a bit of minor browning..... More
London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., [1920]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original red cloth lettered and ruled in gilt on spine, lettered and ruled in blind on front panel. 308 pp, plus 8 page publisher's catalogue bound in at rear. First Edition, first binding, first issue, with the catalogue..... More
London: Edward Arnold, 1914. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original light brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in dark brown. pp. [i-vii] viii 1-300 + 8-page undated publisher's catalogue "Selections From Mr. Edward Arnold's List of New and Recent Books" (listing this title under 'New 6/- Fiction') inserted..... 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
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1940. First American Edition. Octavo. Light green cloth, gilt titles on spine, small blind stamped publisher's device on lower corner of front board, in illustrated dust jacket. 334 pages. Tiny bump to lower page edges, a very nice, bright, near fine copy in..... More
New York & Toronto: Longman's, Green & Co., 1934. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo. Publisher's light green cloth with title label on spine in dust jacket illustrated by Allen Lewis. 303 pages. Title page with same design as dust jacket. Binding rubbed, tanned along spine and at edges with..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1937. First American Edition. Octavo. Light green cloth with titles on front cover and spine, in a pictorial dust jacket. 321 pages. Light shelf wear to boards, a very good to fine copy in a nice attractive pictorial dust jacket that is slightly darkened along..... More
London: Elkin Mathews. 1920. Third Edition. Octavo. Quarter linen, paper boards, titles stamped in black on front cover and spine. 187 pp, Six illustrations by Sidney H. Sime. Boards rubbed at edges and corners, soiled and with a minor dampstain; rectangular stains on rear board, spine toned, browning to endpapers..... More
London: Elkin Mathews, 1919. Third Edition. Octavo. Gray paper boards with linen spine, titles stamped in black on front cover and spine. 111 pages. Frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue guard, signed "Dunsany" in facsimile below the portrait. Boards and spine darkened towards the edges, upper edge and corners..... More
North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 2021. Second Tartarus Press Edition. Large thick octavo, original grey boards stamped in black, yellow and gold with a brilliant design by Sidney Sime reproduced from the First Edition of 1906. 427 pp., black & white frontispiece by Sime. A fine copy, as new in dust..... More
Lakewood, Colorado: Centipede Press, 2020. First Edition Thus. Large Octavo, 6¼ × 9½ inches. Bound in Full Dutch cloth with color stamping, two- and four-color printing throughout , six original color interiors, each hand-tipped; ten black & white spot illustrations, & full color wraparound dustjacket artwork, all by Matt Mahurin..... More
Rochester, Kent: Sir Hugo Books, 1991. 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 second book. Collects three supernatural tales..... 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
Victoria, BC: T.N. Hibben & Co., 1912. Folding map, 79 x 74.5 cm, folded into thick card wrappers with black cloth spine, 19 x 10 cm. Beautiful map of Vancouver Island, New Westminster District, Coast District, Yale District, Lillooet District, Cariboo District, & part of Northern Washington State.; Cape Scott..... More
Liverpool: Crimson Altar Press, 1987. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine. 32 pp. Preface by David G. Rowlands. Afterword by Mary Ann Allen (Rosemary Pardoe). Front cover and interior artwork by Alan Hunter. Back cover artwork by Nick Gadsby. A5 booklet. Card covers. A...... More
Liverpool: Crimson Altar Press, 1987. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine. 35 pp. Front cover and contents page artwork by Dallas C. Goffin, other artwork by Stella Hender. A5 booklet. Card covers. A very near fine copy. Very Scarce. ¶ Three stories of Ralph..... More
London: The Idler, 158, Strand, 1901. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Single issue of this magazine, Edited and with numerous contributions by Sime. pp i-iv, [382] - 472, v-vi, 473-474, vii-viii, 475-476, xi-xii; complete with all advertisements and illustrations.. Sime contributes seven black & white illustrations..... More
London: The Idler, 158, Strand, 1900. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Single issue of this magazine, Edited and with numerous contributions by Sime. pp i-iv, [i] - iv [Index February -July 1900, with separate title page for binding]; [97-98], 99-184, v-vi, 185-186, vii-viii, 187-188, ix-xii; complete..... More
London: The Idler, 158, Strand, 1900. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Single issue of this magazine, Edited and with numerous contributions by Sime. pp i-iv, [382] - 472, v-vi, 473-474, vii-viii, 475-476, xi-xii; complete with all advertisements and illustrations (although the front cover advertises. Sime contributes..... More
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London: The Idler, 158, Strand, 1900. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Single issue of this magazine. pp i-iv, 397-486, v-vi, 487-8, vii-viii, 489-90, ix-xii; complete with all advertisements and illustrations. Includes Sidney Sime's A LEGEND, a full page black & white illustration on p. 439, plus..... More