Burton on Trent: J.M. Pearson, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Bound in black textured cloth, gilt lettering on spine. 210 pp., 16 pp of black & white plates, plus maps. A very good copy in a slightly marked dust jacket (a few scuffs). ¶ The second volume of Aickman's Autobiography..... 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. This copy has been supplied with a facsimile dust..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., 1993. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 515pp, illustrated throughout with full-page black & white plates by J.K. Potter. 3,834 printed. This copy has been specially INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title..... More
Ashcroft, BC: Ash-Tree Press. 2000. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original cloth, dust jacket. xiii + 223 pp. 500 copies printed. Jacket art by Paul Lowe. A fine copy, as new in dust wrapper. ¶ Cats have become so much a part of our lives that it is tempting..... More
London: Samson Low, Marston & Company Limited. 1895. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original dark red straight-ribbed cloth over beveled boards titled in gilt and ruled in blind on spine & front panel, black coated endpapers. 319 pp, 8 full-page black & white plates, Index at rear. Heraldic bookplate..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers. [1940]. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original green cloth, spine titled and blocked in gilt and black. 396 pp. Top edge dusty, boards a bit darkened at edges, a very good copy in a nice example of the scarce colour pictorial..... More
London: Tom Stacey, 1972. First Complete British Edition. Octavo, original grey boards titled in silver on spine panel. 241 pp + [2] pp publisher's ads at rear. Minor bumps to edges of boards, top edge dusty, a very good copy in the original pictorial dust jacket, somewhat toned on the..... More
North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 1995. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original black boards lettered in gilt on spine. 203 pp., ads at rear. 226 copies printed (200 numbered, 26 lettered and signed). This copy is not numbered and is marked "Review Copy". fine copy in a near fine..... More
Paddington Station, London: The Great Western Railway, 1925. First Edition (& 1st printing). Quarto, original red boards lettered in gilt on upper panel, black cloth spine lettered in gilt. 153 pp., with One Hundred Illustrations by Photographic Reproduction, Ffty-Six Drawings, Thirteen Plans, Seven Colour Plates and Map in the pocket..... More
London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., [1950]. Fifth Edition. Quarto, original red cloth stamped in blind on upper panel, black cloth spine lettered in gilt. 238 pp., Index at rear. With over 100 Illustrations including drawings and photographic reproductions. Invoice from Jarrold & Sons, Norwich, dated 1955, laid in. A...... More
Chester, UK: Haunted Library, 1999. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original printed wrappers, stapled at spine (pamphlet style). 52 pp + covers. Front cover artwork by Paul Lowe. Issued as Haunted Library Publication #54. A fine clean copy. ¶ "The Fenstanton Witch" was not published in James' lifetime. The..... More
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Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1979. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original wrappers. Single issue of this magazine. Pp 465 - 560, ads. Contains the first appearance in print of this essay on M.R. James, apparently uncollected. It does not appear in her one collection of tales, THE FELLOW..... More
Oxford & Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1986. First Edition (& 1st printing). Quarto, original grey boards lettered in gilt on spine, dark brown endpapers. 224 pp., Introduction, Notes, Select Bibliography. Illustrated throughout with fine and delicate drawings by Caldecott. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶ Collects 15..... More
Chester, UK: Haunted Library, 2007. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original printed wrappers, stapled at spine (pamphlet style). 40 pp (inclusive of covers). Issued as Haunted Library Publication #73; published as a subscriber's supplement to issue 11 of 'The Ghosts and Scholars M.R. James Newsletter (March 2007). A fine..... More
Chester, UK: Haunted Library, 2006. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original printed wrappers, stapled at spine (pamphlet style). 16pp + covers. Cover artwork by Dallas Goffin and Nick Gadsby. Issued as Haunted Library Publication #30. A few small flaws to covers otherwise a near fine clean copy. ¶ Excellent..... More
London: Scolar Press. [1980]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine panel. 461 pp., Frontispiece portrait of James, Bibliography, Indexes. Ink nameand date (1980) on front free endpaper, a very good clean copy in a nice clean dust jacket. ¶ An excellent biography..... More
London: Grant Richards, 48 Leicester Square, W.C., n.d. [1903]. First British Edition. Octavo, publisher's original slate grey cloth lettered in gilt on spine, front panel lettered and with an attractive border in pale green. 348 pp, Frontispiece with tissue guard plus 3 additional full-page black & white plates (by Charles..... More
No Place [Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK]: No Publisher [J. Lane & L. Westwood, George Dixon School], No Date [1979]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine. 52 pp, inc. covers. Staples slightly rusted; a very good copy. Hand-made and self-published; a rare book. ¶ A weird..... More
London: Peter Owen. 1987. Later Edition. Later Edition. This text was first published by Peter Owen in 1955. Octavo, original black boards titled in silver on spine panel. 222 pp. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, minor tanning to spine panel. ¶ Supernatural stories. Collects six of..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. First edition, later printing with no "First Edition" statement on copyright page. Octavo, original boards with cloth spine. 510 pp, Illustrated, Notes, Bibliography & Index. A small 4-page prospectus and order form for this title is laid in; it reproduces the..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton. No date [1928]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original light blue cloth, front panel stamped in black, spine panel stamped in gold. 344 pp + [8] pp publisher's ads at rear. Mild lean, but a sound, attractive, very good copy. ¶ A sensational Inspector..... More
New-York: J. Winchester, New World Press, XXX Ann Street. No Date [1844]. First American Edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo, rebound in full marbled paper boards, printed paper labels on spine and upper cover. 62 pp., printed in double columns, [2] pp ads at rear. Browning and foxing to text block, ink..... More
New York: Duffield and Compsny, 1929. First American Edition. Octavo, original orange cloth, decorative device stamped on front panel, spine panel lettered in white. 253 pp. The sheets of the first UK (John Hamilton) edition were utilized for this American edition. Large ownership stamp on title leaf, moderate foxing, a...... More
London: The Modern Publishing Company. n.d. (1920's). Reprint. Octavo, original red paper-covered boards titled and rled in black on spine and front panel. 254 pp. Ink name on title page and final leaf of text; split along outer spine hinge at front board, about 3" long, repaired with adhesive; a...... More
London: Eveleigh Nash Company. [1920]. First Edition. Octavo, original blue cloth lettered and ruled in black on spine panel, double-bordered in black on front cover. 187 pp. Dampstain to lower corner of front cover, small stain to front free endpaper; there is a nice old Foyles bookseller's ticket on the..... More