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London, New York, and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited. No Date [1897]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial blue bevel-edged cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, pictorial paper inlay on front panel. 293 pp + 16 page publisher's catalogue at rear. Frontispiece plus seven additional..... More
Chicago: The Indigo Press, 1959. First Edition in English. Crown octavo, original burgundy cloth lettered in gilt on spine and front panel. 114 pp. Slight wear and a tiny stain at base of spine panel; a very good clean copy in the original pictorial dust jacket which is somewhat browned..... More
London: Humphrey Toulmin at the Cayme Press Limited, [1930]. First Edition in English. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue cloth titled in black on spine panel. 392 pp. Spine panel darkened and a bit spotted, covers faded as usual with this book, mild foxing to page edges. The front endpaper bears two..... More
![Item #312863 THE MYSTERY OF CASTLE CROME [in] LONDON SOCIETY, January, 1893 Issue. Sarah BUDD](https://thompsonrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/312863.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1682824221)
London: F.V. White, 1893. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, bound in contemporary pebbled green cloth, spine panel lettered and ruled in gilt "London / Society/ 1893 / 1", all edges speckled red. Bound together (without covers) with the February and March 1893 issues, continuously paginated [1] - 336. Book..... More
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1917]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial tan boards blocked in black on front panel, spine panel lettered in black. [112] pp., frontispiece with tissue guard and three additional full-page black & white plates by Green inserted throughout the text..... More
Toronto: The Copp Clark Company, Limited. 1911. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled in gilt on spine & front panel. Frontispiece and seven additional black & white plates inserted throughout the text. Some minor stains to the cloth, but a solid, very good copy..... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. 1904. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original patterned blue cloth titled in gilt. Frontispiece with tissue guard plus 3 additional black & white plates inserted throughout the text, all by Cuneo. Bookplate on front endpaper and a date in ink, some..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company. No Date [circa 1925]. A.E. Jackson. Hardcover. Large crown octavo, original light brown cloth lettered and decorated in dark brown, pictorial endpapers. 232 pp. Frontispiece and 15 full-page colour plates, decorated title page, small vignettes, head & tail pieces and illustrated chapter titles throughout..... More
![Item #312659 SYLVIE AND BRUNO [along with] SYLVIE AND BRUNO CONCLUDED. First Editions, in Two...](https://thompsonrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/312659.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1669087582)
London: Macmillan And Co., 1889 & 1893. First Editions. Two Volumes. Octavo, original red cloth with triple borders of gilt and small vignettes on front panels, spine panels lettered, ruled and with a small decoration in gilt, gilt vignettes on rear panels, all edges gilt, coated black endpapers. 400 +..... More
New York: S.W. Greene's Son, Publisher. 1894. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original brown cloth bordered in black on front & rear panels, titled in gilt on front panel & spine. 301 pp. Name in pencil on front free endpaper, dated 1887, cloth somewhat worn & rubbed..... More
![Item #308901 A SHORT CRITIQUE AND COMMENT UPON MAGIC [in] SKOOB OCCULT REVIEW, No 3, Autumn,...](https://thompsonrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/308901.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1539364931)
[London]: Skoob Books, 1990. First Edition. Original Wraps. First Edition. Thin quarto, original colour pictorial wrappers. 57 pp, Illustrated throughout, ads. The author's first appearance in print, an approximately 1300 word article (pp 54-55, two full pages of triple column type), plus a small illustration by Chumbley - a variant..... More
London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 29 Great James Street, W.C.1, [1935]. First Edition. Octavo, original terracotta cloth, black lettering on spine. [295] pp, Ilustrated with Photographs, Index at rear. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Edward Takach as a slight token of my gratitude for all his..... More
![Item #312864 THE LITTLE BLACK GHOST [in] LONDON SOCIETY, Christmas Number, 1892. May CROMMELIN](https://thompsonrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/312864.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1682824221)
London: F. V. White, 1892. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, bound in contemporary pebbled green cloth, spine panel lettered and ruled in gilt "London / Society/ 1892 / 2", all edges speckled red. Bound together with the August, September and November 1892 issues, continuously paginated [113] - 592, the..... More
Boston: The Mutual Book Company, [1902]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial red cloth blocked in black & gilt, gilt titles on spine, top edges gilt. 173 pp., frontispiece with tissue guard and 5 additional plates by Owen inserted in the text, decorations (mostly initial letters) throughout..... 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
Paris: Librairie Alphonse Lemerre, 23-33, Passage Choiseul. 1885-1926. 12mo, 20 volumes, bound in contemporary qurarter-calf over marbled paper boards, spines with 5 raised bands and elaborately decorated gilt within the compartments, lettering in gilt, gilt rules on front & rear panels, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Fine engraved portrait with..... More
London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., [1926]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original brown gilt-decorated boards, brown buckram spine titled in gilt. [358] pp. Minor browning to endpapers, one upper corner slightly bruised & rolled; a very good, bright copy. ¶ Short story collection. Collects nine stories including..... More
London: Printed by A.T. Stevens of 55 St. Martins Lane, in the City of Westminster, for Flying FAME, 45 Roland Gardens. No Date [1913]. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside, a single leaf, 295 x 153 mm, folded once. Illustrated with two woodcuts by Claude Lovat Fraser. Very good copy. ¶ Illustrated..... More
London: Selwyn & Blount Ltd, 1924. Signed, Limited Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, original grey boards with buckram spine, leather label on spine titled in gilt. Printed on fine handmade paper. 274 pp, colour frontispiece and 11 addition full-page black & white illustrations throughout the text. Issued in a limited edition of..... More
New York: Continental Publishing Co., 1900. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial gray cloth stamped in black, orange and gold with a particularly striking design (of 'The Royal Enchantress' herself) on front panel, the spine with a design of a thurible and flames in black, red and gold..... More
London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street. 1839. Second Edition. Octavo, Three Volumes. Original reddish-brown horizontally-ribbed cloth, front & rear covers with an arabesque design stamped in blind, spine panel lettered OLIVER / TWIST / [short rule] / BOZ / VOL I. [II. III] / LONDON / BENTLEY along with four..... More
Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover, original pictorial boards. 255 pp, Notes, Bibliography, Index. A volume in the Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic Series. A fine copy without dust jacket, as issued. Note: This title is In Print for $149.99 US. ¶ The first comprehensive..... More
![Item #312777 THE HORROR OF THE HEIGHTS [in] EVERYBODY'S MAGAZINE, November, 1913 Issue. Arthur...](https://thompsonrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/312777.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1674973983)
New York: The Ridgeway Company. 1913. First American Appearance of this Story. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Single issue of this magazine. Oddly paginated: 1-16 (all adverts), 577-722, 19-98 (adverts); the Doyle story is on pages 578-590, and is fully illustrated by Henry Reuterdahl. Some staining and edge wear to the..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1982. First American Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers (trade paperback format). 456 pp. This copy is Inscribed on the title leaf from Richard Lancelyn Green to John Ruyle: "For John Ruyle, whose own work is both known and collected! With Best Wishes..... More
New York: Brentanos, 1924. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original textured black cloth titled and ruled in redon spine & front panel,front panel bordered in blind. Top page edges stained red. 360 pp. Some fading to red dye on top edges, a very good, bright copy, in the original..... More