London: Eveleigh Nash, Fawside House. 1909. First Edition. Octavo, original pictorial grey cloth blocked with an image house with a "To Let" sign, bats and a full moon in white, brown and black, lettered in white on spine and front panel. 200 pp. Ex-W.H. Smith lending Library copy, with their..... More
Chapel Hill, NC: Carcosa, 1973. First Edition. Large crown octavo. Original black cloth stamped in gilt on spine panel. 352 pp., illustrated throughout with black & white illustrations (21 are full page plates) by Coye. Minor browning to dust jacket, a nice, bright copy. very good or better (quite a...... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., [1952]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 235 pp, chapter headings. Some minor offsetting to spine panel, minor spots of fading to the cloth; some minor spotting / foxing to page edges, top edge dusty..... More
London: Eveleigh Nash, Fawside House. 1908. First Edition. Octavo, original pictorial grey cloth blocked with an image of a castle at night with the moon and flying bats in white, grey, black and yellow, lettered in white on spine and front panel. 192 pp., Glossary at rear. Outer rear spine..... More
London: Selwyn & Blount Limited, [1923]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, publisher's original blue cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 303 pp + [2] pp ads at rear. A flyer for PEOPLE OF DESTINY by Sir Philip Gibbs and a postcard from the publisher enabling customers to be..... More
London: Philip Allan & Co.Ltd., Quality Court. [1928]. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in green on spine, bordered in blind on front panel. 33 pp + [2] pp ads at rear. Small tape ghosts on front & rear free endpapers, likely from an old attempt at "preserving" the..... More
London: Equation, 1989. First Edition. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paperback format). 223 pp. DEDICATION COPY, with the printed dedication "For two friends of mine, Mike Ashley and Richard Dalby, who know their way around this field better than most". INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in ink on the..... More
London: Equation, 1989. First Edition. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paperback format). 192 pp. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in ink on the first leaf: "To Richard, Who helped make it possible! Very Best Wishes, Hugh Lamb, Jun '89". The recipient, Richard Dalby, was a collector of rare books..... More
London: Mills & Boon, Limited, 49 Rupert Street, [1912]. First Edition Thus. Octavo, original dark reddish-brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine and front panel. 338 pp + [6] pages adverts + [32] page publisher's catalogue inserted at rear. Bookplate W.T. Wooton on inner front cover. Foxing to page edges..... More
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London: Sampson Low, Marston, & Company, Limited. 1895. First Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers. Single Issue magazine. i-xxviii + [889] - 1076, many period advertisements. Covers a bit soiled & stained but intact, lightly worn at extremities. Small chip from corner of final advert leaf. Very uncommon. ΒΆ Benson's article..... More
London: Methuen & Co., 36 Essex Street W.C., (1904). Second Edition. Octavo, original red cloth lettered in gilt on spine, front panel lettered in black. 383 pp + 40 pp publisher's catalogue dated March, 1907 bound in at rear. Frontispiece with tissue guard plus seven additional full-page plates reproducing artwork..... 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. [1920]. Second Edition. Hardcover. The first printing of the "Cheap Edition". Small octavo, original green boards titled in black on spine panel. 252 pp. Cheap pulp paper slightly browned, as usual. Boards faded and rubbed, small partial crack to inner rear hinge, ink name and date..... More
London: Holden & Hardingham. [1920]. Second Edition. Hardcover. The first printing of the "Cheap Edition". Small octavo, original blue boards titled in black on spine panel. [251] pp. Cheap pulp paper lightly browned, as usual. Ink name on front pastedown, dated 1927. Spine panel and covers faded faded; rubbing to..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, lt. No Date [circa 1915]. Reprint. Thirteenth Impression, so stated on title page. Octavo, original red cloth titled and decorated in black on spine & front panel. Bookplate of Barry Humpries (Dame Edna Average) on front paste-down. Very slight fading to spine panel and spine..... More
London & Wakefield: W. Nicholson & Sons, 20, Warwick Square, paternoster Row, E.C. / and Albion Works, Wakefield. N.d. [1890]. First Edition. Octavo, original dark blue cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in black on spine and upper board, with decoration in blind on lower board. (vi), [7] - 373..... More
West Kingston, Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine panel. 2,100 copies printed. 304 pp., frontispiece, chapter vignettes, and seven full-page black & white plates by Fabian (included in the pagination), plus colour dust wrapper artwork by Hannes..... More
London: Hutchinson and Co., Paternoster Row. n.d. [1923]. First Edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, front panel lettered in black and with a double-border in blind, spine panel lettered and ruled in black. [i-ii] iii [iv-vi]; 7-288 pp. + 40-page publisher's catalogue "for the Autumn, 1923" inserted at rear. Inscribed Presentation..... More
London: William Rider & Son, Limited, Cathedral House, Paternoster Row E.C., 1913. Tenth Edition. Octavo, original red cloth decorated and titled in blind on front cover, decorated in blind and titled in gilt on spine panel. viii + 404 + 4 pp publisher's ads at rear, including a full page..... More
London: Peter Owen, [1990]. First Edition, First Impression. Octavo, original black boards lettered in gilt on spine, pictorial endpapers. 182 pp, frontispiece plus nine additional illustrations within the text, five of which are full-page. PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED AND DATED BY HAINING TO FELLOW UK HORROR EDITOR HUGH LAMB: ''for Hugh..... More
[London]: Crucible / The Aquarian Press. 1987. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. 348 pp. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED, SIGNED AND DATED AT TIME OF PUBLICATION BY DALBY TO FELLOW UK HORROR EDITOR HUGH LAMB: ''for Hugh Lamb, connoisseur of Gothic fiction with best wishes from Richard Dalby, June..... More
London: Dennis Dobson Ltd., [1950]. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original black cloth titled in silver on spine, top edges stained pink, others trimmed. Two bookplates on the front paste-down, otherwise a very fine copy in a fine, crisp dust jacket. The dust jacket is slightly different from the first impression..... More
New York: D. Appleton And Company. 1888. First Edition. Octavo, publisher's original red cloth over dark marbled boards, the spine panel lettered and ruled in gilt, all edges trimmed. 210 pp + 10 pp publisher's catalogue of 'New and Standard Fiction' + [2] pp ads at rear. Browning to text..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, Paternoster Row. No Date (1926). First Edition. Octavo, original red cloth lettered and ruled in black on spine panel, front panel lettered in black and bordered in blind, Upper and fore-edges trimmed, other edges untrimmed. 211 pp + 20 pp publisher's catalogue at rear..... More
London: Isbister & Co. Limited, 15 & 16 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden. 1903. First Edition, Second Impression. Octavo, original blue cloth designed in black and lettered in gilt on spine and front panel, top and fore-edges trimmed, bottom edges untrimmed. 398 pp + [10] pp publisher's catalogue of "New and..... More