New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1940. First American Edition. Octavo. Light green cloth, gilt titles on spine, small blind stamped publisher's device on lower corner of front board, in illustrated dust jacket. 334 pages. Tiny bump to lower page edges, a very nice, bright, near fine copy in..... More
London: Elkin Mathews. 1920. Third Edition. Octavo. Quarter linen, paper boards, titles stamped in black on front cover and spine. 187 pp, Six illustrations by Sidney H. Sime. Boards rubbed at edges and corners, soiled and with a minor dampstain; rectangular stains on rear board, spine toned, browning to endpapers..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1917. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo. Publisher's original maroon cloth with the title and "Festina Lente" coat of arms in gold on the front cover, spine panel lettered in gold. 184 pages. Frontispiece portrait of Dunsany with tissue guard and fifteen additional black &..... More
London: George Allen & Sons. 1910. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original blue-gray cloth titled in gold on spine & front panel, top edge gilt, fore-and bottom edges trimmed. 252 pp, with nine stunning full page black & white plates by Sime throughout the text. Of the two..... More
London: Skeffington & Son, Ltd., No Date [1933]. First British Edition. Hardcover. First British edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled and bordered in black on spine & front panel. 288 pp + 24 pp publisher's catalogue at rear, dated Spring, 1933. Spine panel a trifle faded, a nice clean copy..... More
Oxford & New York: Oxford Univerisity Press. 1997. First Edition, First Printing. First Edition. Octavo, original blue boards titled and with the Oxford seal in gilt on spine panel. 431 pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶An encyclopedic guide to Edwardian Fiction, with over 800 author entries..... More
Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann. 1875. First Edition, First Printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, original printed wrappers, 63 pp, ads on rear cover. Disbound from a larger volume of pamphlets, stab marks along spine edge; Small corner torn from two leaves (pp 57-58 & 59-60), with very slight loss to text..... More
West Kingston, Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, 1979. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original dark grey cloth stamped in silver, pictorial endpapers. [172] pp. Illustrated throughout in black & white by Randy Broecker. Issued in an edition limited to 1,000 copies. A fine copy in a fine dust..... More
[London]: Faber & Faber, [1982]. First Edition thus, Eighth Impression. Octavo, original black boards lettered in gold on spine panel. Eigth Impression, with code "10 9 8" on copyright page. 56 pp., illustrated throughout by Edward Gorey, including full-page and smaller illustrations. Mild browning to text block, a fine clean..... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1917 (Reprint, 1957). Reprint. Octavo, original printed wrappers. 59 pp.,Bibliography, Index. 1532-1949. The Bibliography is 27 pages with items dated from 1532-1949 - obviously updated for this edition. A very good, clean copy in the original printed wrappers. More
Leiden: E.J. Brill. 1977. First Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo, original yellow printed wrappers. 103 pp. Illustrated with diagrams and a folding plate. Issued as Religious Texts Translation Series, NISABA, Volume 6. A fine copy. More
Toulon: F. Cabasson, 1930. First Edition, First Impression. Octavo, original printed wrappers, original glassine dust jacket. 116 pp., illustrated throughout. inscribed in pencil on the title leaf :“With my best regards [illegible signature]”. One can assume that this is signed by either the author or the publisher, but the signature..... More
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, Publishers. [1919]. First edition. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in gold. 349 pp. Tiny stains and corners a touch bruised; text block a trifle rubbed on fore-edges, gilt lettering on spine somewhat oxidized; a very good copy. Weird adventure thriller, a hot-blo oded sea-captain is..... More
Kensington: The Cayne Press. 1924. Small format. Original decorative hand-made [batik?] wrappers, printed paper label on front panel. Sewn binding. Decorative woodcut on title page and at end of text, pictorial woodcut at head of text. [8] pp. An early English Ballad, reprinted by the Cayme Press for the Chelsea..... More
No Place: N.A.C. Publications (Scorpion Books). 1961. First Edition, First Impression. Original Wraps. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). Issued as Scorpion Book #104 (75¢). Later issued as IMAGES OF TOMORROW [1969]. Sticker pull on front cover, paper slightly browned, small creases.Two bookstore stamps. A very good copy. Scarce..... 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
Book Arts Publishing Group [Xoanon, Three Hands Press, etc], 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Book Arts Publishing Group promotional booklet. 36 pages, digital printing, saddle stitch, full color illustrations, landscape format, 8.5" x 5.5". Produced in very limited numbers for the presence of Xoanon and Three Hands Press at the..... More
London: Ward, Lock, and Co., Warwick House, Dorset Buildings, Salisbury Square, E.C., n.d., [circa 1878]. Early Reprint of the First English Edition. Small octavo, original decorated brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, rear panel stamped in blind, "M" in "Man" on front cover printed in..... More
Jacksonville, Oregon: Anja Bound. 2015. First Edition (& 1st printing). Large octavo, original maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine, double fillet in gilt to both boards, heraldic device to upper board. Black-and-gilt endpapers. Pp. 43, [3]. 6 full-page monochrome illustrations by Stefan Eggeler. A fine copy without dust jacket..... More
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. 1821. Reprint. Half-Leather. Sixth Edition. 12mo, bound in half calf over marbled boards, black title label on spine, gilt lettering and rules. 434 pp. Slight scuffing to calf, very good. More
Kjøbenhavn (Copenhaven): A. & S. Soldin, 1803. Quarter-Leather. Octavo, contemporary boards with leather (sheep?) spine, title label on spine. 558 pp + [2] pp at rear. Text in Danish black letter. generally somewhat worn, especially at head of spine, some worming to front cover but generally a very good, solid..... More
New York: M.S. Mill and William Morrow, [1956]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original red cloth titled in black on spine. 220 pp. Very good copy in price-clipped dust wrapper, small tears & chips, touch of staining to bottom edge. Johnny Macall mystery novel. Nice quote from PG Wodehouse..... More
Sheffield: Leader and Sons, Printers, "Independent" Office. 1876. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original grey fine-diaper cloth, front panel bordered and lettered in blind, pale yellow endpapers. 208 pp. Previous owner's ink name & address stamp on front free endpaper, hairline crack to inner rear hinge. Small worn spot..... More
Cleveland, Ohio: The Arthur Westbrook Company. No Date [circa 1900]. Early Edition. Paperback. Reprint. Octavo, original colour pictorial wrappers. Issued as The Great American Detective Series No. 11. Mild browning to text block otherwise a fine bright copy. More
New York: Elisabeth Sifton Books / Viking, [1986]. First American Edition. Octavo, original dark blue boards lettered and decorated in gilt. 248 pp. Double page line map of route printed on heavier green paper, Index at rear. A near-fine copy in the original colour pictorial dust jacket illustrated by John..... More