Leyburn, North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 2011. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. Bound in red linson boards, spine and front panel titled in gilt and silver, black endpapers, head-and tail-bands, red satin bookmark. Dust jacket Illustration by Stephen J. Clark. 296 pp. The first Tartarus printing, limited to 350 copies. A...... More
Leyburn, North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 2011. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. Bound in red linson boards, spine and front panel titled in gilt and silver, black endpapers, head-and tail-bands, red satin bookmark. Dust jacket Illustration by Stephen J. Clark. 226 pp. The first Tartarus printing, limited to 350 copies. A...... More
Leyburn, North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 2014. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. Bound in red linson boards, spine and front panel titled in gilt and silver, black endpapers, head-and tail-bands, red satin bookmark. Dust jacket Illustration by Stephen J. Clark. 223 pp, 16 pp of black & white plates. The first..... More
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
Baton Rouge: Gothic Press, 2010. First Edition. Original Wraps. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine (a pamphlet). 80 pp. Bibliography at rear. Issued as Number Fifteen of the Gothic Chapbooks. A near fine copy. ¶ Examinations of Eight of Aickman's weird tales. More
Baton Rouge: Gothic Press, 2012. First Edition. Original Wraps. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine (a pamphlet). 52 pp. Bibliography at rear. Issued as Number Sixteen of the Gothic Chapbooks. A near fine copy. ¶ Collects three essays on Aickman by Philip Challinor, Rebekah Memel Brown, and Isaac Land..... More
Baton Rouge: Gothic Press, 2003. First Edition. Original Wraps. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine (a pamphlet). 76 pp. Bibliography at rear. Issued as Number Seven of the Gothic Chapbooks. A few small marks to covers, a near fine copy. ¶ An overview of Aickman's Life and Works. More
Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover, original boards. 146pp., Appendix, 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 $80.00 US. ¶ Despite supernatural scepticism, stories about..... More
Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover, original pictorial boards. 373 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 in for $149.99 US. ¶ Using south-western..... 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, now in a modern colour facsimile dust jacket. ¶..... More
London: Philip Allan, [1932]. First Edition. Octavo, original grey cloth titled in black on spine panel. Contemporary ink name on front endpaper; cloth lightly worn and with minor stains, spine panel a bit faded and with a vertical crease, splitting but holding along the rear outer hinge. A good, sound..... More
London: Philip Allan. [1932]. First Edition. Octavo, original tan cloth titled in black on spine panel. Covers a bit grubby, small split along outer rear spine hinge, wear at head of spine, slight vertical crease to spine panel. A good, sound copy, in a modern colour facsimile dust jacket. ¶..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., [1930]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Foolscap octavo, original maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine within gilt frame. [284] pp. A very good clean copy in the original cream dust jacket with brown triangular design; the jacket a bit stained on..... More
Baltimore: The Mirage Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 185 pp., Illustrated. 1,000 hand-numbered copies printed. A fine copy in a near-fine dust jacket, bright and clean but slightly rubbed at the edges as usual. 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
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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
London: The Modern Publishing Company, 6 Farrington Avenue, No Date [mid-1930's]. First Edition. Small octavo, original slate-grey paper covered boards, spine panel lettered in black. Unpaginated (circa 250 pp). Issued without proper endpapers, the paste-down leaves are advertisements, as is the first leaf and the verso of the title page..... More
Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest. 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original cloth in dust jacket. 243 pp. One of 425 hand-numbered copies signed by Garton & Sonju. A fine copy in dust jacket and slipcase, as issued. More
Shingletown, CA: Mark V. Zeising, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original cloth in dust jacket. 292 pp. One of 500 hand-numbered copies signed by Garton, dust jacket artist Bob Egleton, and frontispiece & endpaper artist Arnie Fenner. A fine copy in dust jacket and slipcase, as issued. More
Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover, original pictorial boards. 264 pp., Index, Figures & Tables. 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 $119.99 US. ¶ This pioneering..... More
Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover, original pictorial boards. 382 pp., Appendixes, Bibliography, Index, Illustrations, Figures & Tables. 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 $119.99 US..... More
West Warwick, RI: Necronomicon Press, 2004. Third Printing. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paperback format). 708 pp., Notes, Index. Very tiny bump to one corner, a fine copy, without dust jacket, as issued. ¶ Originally published In 1996, S. T. Joshi's H. P. LOVECRAFT: A LIFE was published to great..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press. 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original speckled gray cloth titled in red on spine & front panel, top edges stained red. 283 pp. Front free endpaper neatly removed; some minor browning to spine panel, some minor spots to top page edges..... More
Lakewood, Colorado: Centipede Press, 2022. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo, original black cloth stamped in metallic red and green, pictorial endpapers, red silk bookmarker bound in, top page edges stained red. 333 pp, Illustrated throughout. Issued in an edition of 500 numbered copies, this being copy No. 310, signed..... More
Colorado: Centipede Press, 2023. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original cloth in dust jacket and slipcase. Printed endpapers, ribbon marker, head and tail bands, bound in gray cloth with stamped spine and boards, double-sided dustjacket, slipcase stamped on sides and spine with two-tone cloth. Smyth-sewn binding. The dustjacket wrapped in..... More