London: Bestseller Library / Paul Elek Books, [1960]. First Edition Thus. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers. 256 pp., issued at 3/6. A pulp paperback reprint edition with lurid cover artwork. Light shelfwear, very mild spine creases, text paper slightly toned; a very good clean copy. ¶ Matthew "Monk" Lewis's quintessential..... More
London: G. Purkess, Compton Street, Soho; And All Booksellers, No Date [1850]. First Edition with these Illustrations. Title from illustrated title page. An additional printed title reads "The Monk, by M.G. Lewis, Esq. ... Beautifully illustrated. Octavo, bound in contemporary half-calf over marbled paper boards, the spine with raised bands..... More
London: Cecil Palmer, 49 Chandos Street, Charing Cross, W.C. 2. 1924. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, publisher's original black cloth, printed paper title labels on spine and front panel. 353 pp + [6] pp ads at rear. Small stains to page edges, spine label darkened, cloth slightly bubbled and..... More
London: William Rider & Son, Limited. 1912. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue cloth decorated with an image of two incense burners on pillars and wafts of smoke in white, gilt titles. 342 pp + [2] pp ads dated November 1912 + 16 pp publisher's catalogue at rear..... More
Ashcroft, BC: Ash-Tree Press, 2007. First Edition, First Impression. Octavo, original brick-red cloth titled in gold on spine panel. 227 pp. Illustrated throughout by the author. Issued in a limited edition of 500 copies. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, as new. ¶ The author's third book, "an..... More
[London]: Ghost Story Press. 1994. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. First hardcover edition. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in gold. 147 pp. 250 numbered copies printed. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with artwork by Austin Osman Spare. ¶ Weird, esoteric horror fiction. A reprint of the rare 1894..... More
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, No Date [circa 1880]. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint, first published 1796. Octavo, original brown cloth decorated and titled in black and gold on spine and front panel. 646 pp. Two plates, both serving as frontispieces. Preliminary blank leaf neatly excised, inner hinges neatly repaired, minor rubbing to..... More
Ashcroft, BC: Ash-Tree Press, 2002. Second Edition. Paperback. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. 76 pp. A fine copy. Collects 5 short ghostly tales by Katherine Haynes (The Little Ghost); Christopher Roden (The Border Stones); G.W. Howarth (The Gift); Dale J. Nelson (Lady Stanhope's Manuscript); &Tina Rath (Traditional Christmas); with an Introduction..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., [1927]. Hardcover. Third Impression of the "Popular" Edition. Octavo, original grey cloth titled, ruled and decorated in black. 306 pp. Old ink name on front free endpaper, about a fine copy in a nice, bright, clean colour pictorial dust jacket (priced at 2' 6), lightly..... More
London: C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., Henrietta Street, W.C. 2, [1927]. Octavo, original blue cloth bordered and decorated in gilt on front panel, spine panel lettered in gilt. 212 pp. Issued as a volume in Pearson's Copyright Novels Series. Light browning to endpapers; mildt fading to red decorations on the spine..... More
London: C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., Henrietta Street, W.C. 2, [1926]. Octavo, original blue cloth bordered and decorated in gilt on front panel, spine panel lettered in gilt. 204 pp. Issued as a volume in Pearson's Copyright Novels Series. Light fading to red decorations on the spine panel, tiny edge-tears and..... More
North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 2011. Second Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo, original yellow boards titled in gilt, black endpapers, silk bookmark, dust jacket. 307 pp. Fine in dust jacket. ¶ Collects the five supernatural stories first published in book form in 1951. Originally issued by Tartarus Press in 2000, that..... More
North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 2008. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Large Octavo, original black boards titled in copper, black endpapers, silk bookmark, dust jacket. 256 pp. Issued in a limited edition of 350 copies. Fine in dust jacket. ¶ Collects four novellas, two of which - the title story and..... More
London: Associated Newspapers Ltd, No Date [1936]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Large crown octavo, original black cloth titled and decorated in green on spine & front panel, decorated endpapers. 320 pp. With 12 b/w illustrations by Norman Keene. Anonymously edited by Terence Ian Fytton Armstrong (a.k.a. John Gawsworth), this..... More
[London]: Durtro Press. 1996. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. First printing of this edition, a reprint of the very rare 1894 first edition issued by David Nutt. Octavo, original white cloth blocked in black with a gothic scene reproducing the cover design of the original. 182 pp. Limited to 300 numbered..... 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: Macmillan and Co., Limited,St. martin's Street. 1933. First Edition, First Impression. Octavo, original green cloth lettered and decorated in blind on upper cover, spine panel lettered in gilt. 369 pp + [2] pp ads at rear. A fine bright copy in a near fine dust jacket priced at 7/6..... More