London: Victor Gollanz Limited, 1970. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original red boards lettered in gilt on spine panel. 287 pp. A near fine copy in like dust jacket, touch of rubbing to the yellow paper stock on rear panel. ¶ Collection of 22 macabre tales, with a Foreword..... More
[London]: Michael O'Mara Books Limited, [1991]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black boards lettered in gilt on spine panel. 245 pp. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. ¶ Collects 17 short tales of witchcraft, including the first appearance in book form of M.R. James' THE..... More
Oakland, CA: A Chaosium Book, 1998. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paperback format). 233 pp. Interior illustrations by Dave Carson - two illustrations, one is a framing illustration for the title and the contents page, and the other is an illustration that is used as..... More
Seattle: Sarnath Press2025. Two volumes. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paperback format). 273 + 281 pp. Cover art by Allen Koszowski. Introductions by S.T. Joshi. Print-on-demand paperbacks, as are all Sarnath Press books. A fine set. ¶ H. P. Lovecraft was one of the most well-read writers in the history..... More
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fedogan & Bremer, 1989. First Edition (& 1st printing). Original black cloth titled in gold on the spine panel. 394 pp. Interior illustrations by Rodger Gerberding, colour dust jacket design by Robert T. Garcia.. Issued in an edition of 2,000 copies. A fine copy in a fine dust..... More
London: Ghost Story Press, 1994. First Edition Thus (& 1st printing). Folio, original blue pictorial cloth stamped in black. Unpaginated [92 pp, 46 leaves]. Frontispiece photograph of James McBryde, M.R. James and Will Stone in 1899. Issued in an edition of 200 numbered copies, this copy unnumbered and marked "Review..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1978. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black boards titled in gilt on spine panel. 231 pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶ A collection of seven supernatural stories by Mrs. Gaskell [1810-1865), Edited and with an Introduction by Mike Ashley. More
Seattle: Darkside Press, 2005. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original dark purple cloth lettered in gold on spine & front panel. 234 pp., frontispiece portrait of the author and dust jacket artwork by Allen Kosowski. Issued in an edition limited to 510 copies of which 500 were offered for..... More
[No Place]: Snuggly Books, No Date [2024]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial boards. 320 pp. This hardcover Edition is limited to 100 copies only. A fine copy, without dust jacket, as issued. ¶ The Onyx Book of Occult Fiction, the sixth volume of the books of occult..... More
Seattle: Midnight House, 2004. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original burgundy cloth lettered in gilt. 246 pp. 520 hand-numbered copies printed, this copy is unnumbered and marked "PC (Press Copy). Frontispiece portrait of Leiber and dust jacket artwork by Allen Kosowski. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..... More
Seattle: Midnight House, 2001. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original burgundy cloth lettered in gilt. 305 pp. 460 hand-numbered copies printed. Frontispiece portrait of Leiber and dust jacket artwork by Allen Kosowski. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶ Collects 18 weird tales by Leiber, with a...... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, [1988]. First Edition (& 1st printing). First Edition, paperbound issue. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paperback format). First edition stated with complete number line ending in 1, issued simultaneously with the hardbound first edition. 225 pp. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half--title leaf..... More
New York: Collector's Reprints, 1993. First Edition Thus (& 1st printing). Small octavo, original two-tone cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, top edges gilt, lower edges trimmed, fore-edges untrimmed, silk book marker. 152 pp. One of 2,500 copies printed on acid-free paper at The Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont. The..... More
Baltimore: The Mirage Press, 1968. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 185 pp., Illustrated. 1,000 hand-numbered copies printed. A fine copy in a near-fine dust jacket, bright and clean but slightly rubbed at the edges as usual. ¶ Collects four stories..... More
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Surrey, UK: Severn House, 1995. First Editions (& 1st printings). Two volumes. Octavo, original red boards lettered in gilt on spine panels. 264 + 242 pp. Corners very slightly bumped, a near fine set in dust jackets priced at £15.99 ($22.00) and £16.99 ($22.00) on front flaps respectively. A very..... More
No Place: Valancourt Books, 2025. First Edition Thus (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial boards (hardcover). 164 pp. A fine copy, without dust jacket, as issued. ¶ Collection of 14 horror tales by Bloch. Reprint of the 1987 edition published by Doubleday, with a New Introduction by Bill Gillard... More
No Place: Valancourt Books, 2025. First Edition Thus (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial boards (hardcover). 190 pp. A fine copy, without dust jacket, as issued. ¶ Cthulhu Mythos novel, dedicated to HP Lovecraft, in which the protagonist discovers that that Lovecraft's stories were based on fact; & that his..... More
No Place: Valancourt Books, 2025. First Edition Thus (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial boards (hardcover). 238 pp. A fine copy, without dust jacket, as issued. ¶ Collection of 15 horror tales by Bloch. Reprint of the 1960 edition published by Arkham House, with a New Introduction by Joe R...... More
No Place: Valancourt Books, 2025. First Edition Thus (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial boards (hardcover). 322 pp. A fine copy, without dust jacket, as issued. Reprint of the 1945 edition published by Arkham House. Collects 21 weird and supernatural tales by Bloch, including his original introduction, along with a...... More
Minneapolis: Fedogan & Bremer, 1999. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black cloth lettered in gilt on spine panel. 395 pp. Frontispiece and 12 additional full-page colour plates, plus story headings and other decorations, all by Broecker. Laid in is an 8-page handwritten review of the book by Christopher..... More
Leyburn, North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 2026. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Large octavo. Bound in full black boards lettered and ruled in copper on spine and front panel, front and rear panel with a delicate design of numerous flying bats; black endpapers, head-and tail-bands, copper satin bookmark. One of..... More
[Mountain Ash, Wales]: Sarob Press, 2001. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original yellow boards titled in black on spine. 250 numbered copies printed. xxxi + 60 pp. Frontispiece portrait; jacket and interior illustration by Douglas Walters. Fine in dust jacket. ¶ Two supernatural tales, 'Spalatro' and 'Borrhomeo the Astrologer'..... More
Leyburn, North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 2025. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Large thick octavo. Bound in full black boards lettered and ruled in copper on spine and front panel, front and rear panel with a delicate design of numerous flying bats; black endpapers, head-and tail-bands, copper satin bookmark. One..... More
[Neuilly-le-Vendin, France]: Sarob Press, 2023. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original blue cloth lettered and decorated in silver, decorated endpapers, gold ribbon marker. 164 pp. 300 numbered copies printed this being copy No 61. Dust jacket artwork by Paul Lowe. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..... More
London: The British Library, 2018. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black boards, front & rear panel titled and decorated in silver, spine titled in silver, dark blue endpapers. 209 pp. A fine copy without dust jacket, as issued. ¶ Collects 13 "Gothic" tales by Lovecraft, with an Introduction..... More