Leyburn, North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 2001. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. Bound in red linson boards, spine and front panel titled in black, reddish endpapers, head-and tail-bands, red satin bookmark. 290 pp., frontispiece portrait of the author as a young man. The first Tartarus printing, limited to 500 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. 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
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. 243 pp. The first Tartarus printing, limited to 350 copies. A...... More
Sauk City: Arkham House. 2010. First Hardcover Edition. Two Volumes. Octavo, original black cloth, gilt titles on spines, small vignettes in gilt on upper covers, all edges trimmed. 102+102+102+102+102+102+102+130 pp, the page numbering from the original paperbound issues is maintained, the original covers are reproduced in colour. Issued in a...... More
London: Sphere Books, [1986]. First Paperback edition. Paperback. First paperback edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the title page, dated 8 November, 1987. A fine copy in the original pictorial wrappers. More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., [1921]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original brown cloth titled and decorated in black on spine and front panel. 328 pp. Cloth heavily worn and frayed at extremities and somewhat dust-soiled; a sound, solid reading copy in good condition only. In a fine facsimile..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, Publishers. 1960. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in gold on spine panel. 2,060 copies printed. 233 pp. A fine copy in a very good or better dust wrapper, light stains to rear panel, minor rubbing. ¶ Collection of 15 horror tales by Bloch. More
Sauk City: Arkham House. 1964. First Edition. Octavo, original pink cloth titled in gilt on spine. 500 copies printed. 69 pp. A very scarce book; printed in London by Villiers Publications for Arkham House. Light tanning to spine panel, light wear to jacket extremities and with a short closed tear..... More
[London]: Ghost Story Press. 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original red pictorial boards stamped in black and yellow, yellow titles to spine and front cover. 361 pp, Six illustrations by Andrew King. 250 numbered copies printed, this being copy No. 10. PRESENTATION COPY from the publisher..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House. 1971. 1971. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in gold on spine panel. 3,051 copies printed. 330 pp. Tiny bump to one corner, a fine copy in a near-fine dust wrapper which has some mild browning towards the edges and a hint of rubbing along..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1967. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth lettered in gilt on spine panel. 2,486 copies printed. 261 pp. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, slight age-toning to spine and edges of jacket. Collects 14 previously unpublished stories, includes work by Robert Aickman, J...... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1948. First American Edition. Octavo. Black cloth with gilt titles to spine, dust jacket design by Ronald Clyne. 3,118 copies printed. 194 pages. Endpapers slightly browned & with tiny marks; a very good clean copy in the original dust jacket which is slightly tanned on 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
New York: The Vanguard Press. [1944]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original tan cloth titled in black on spine panel. 238 pp. Small bookseller label to rear paste-down, otherwise a sharp clean copy, fine in the original pictorial dust jacket, price-clipped and a faint bit of wear..... More
Leyburn, North Yorkshire: Tartarus Press, 2003. First Edition Thus. Octavo. Bound in red linson boards, spine and front panel titled in gilt and silver, dark red endpapers, head-and tail-bands, red satin bookmark. 216pp. The first Tartarus printing, limited to 350 copies. Tartarus Press rubberstamp on front free endpaper (review copy?);..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1963. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in gold on spine, jacket by Richard Taylor. 2,029 copies printed. 284 pp. A very good clean copy in dust jacket, the jacket rubbed and with light wear at the extremities. ¶The second Arkham House collection of Howard's..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1964. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in gilt on spine. 1,987 copies printed. 213 pp. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket, one short 1" long closed tear (no loss) to botom edge of front panel, light wear to spine head. ¶..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1947. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in gilt on spine. 3,082 copies printed. 272 pp. Tiny nicks and a spot of wear at spine tips, a near fine copy in dust jacket. ¶ Collects 21 tales, mostly collected from the pages of WEIRD TALES..... More
West Warwick, RI: Necronomicon Press, 2004. Third Printing. Hardcover. 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..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original black cloth lettered in gilt on spine panel, dust jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne. 2,026 copies printed. Bookplate of Malcolm Ferguson (Weird Tales author, friend and correspondent of August Derleth, acquaintance of M. P. Shiel, and a bookseller) affixed to..... More