Strange Tales & Mysteries
The Black House.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1974. [Strange Tale] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[10] 245 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the purple illustrated dust-jacket, price-clipped and repriced by the publisher twice, latterly to £10.95. Some creasing to rear cover. One heavy bump and tear to inside..... More
The Theta Syndrome.
London: New English Library, 1977. [Horror] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.205 [3]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Jean-Pierre Trevor, priced at £3.95. Heavy browning to low grade paper. Some..... More
A Slight Case of Murder [and] Dressed to Kill [in] Detective Tales Magazine. Vol. III, No. 10.
London: Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co., August 1955. [Crime Fiction] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.64. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, stapled twice and priced at 1s. Spotlessly clean, with some very light handling. Almost as-new. This gripping collection of short stories is made only more appealing by its wonderful..... More
The Brass Bottle [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 19 and 20; numbers 109 to 117.
London: George Newnes, January to September 1900. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Nine parts in their original light blue illustrated paper covers. Octavo (28 x 20cm), pp.xliv; 120; xlv-lii; pp.xl; 121-240; xli-xlviii; pp.xl; 241-360; xli-xlviii; pp.xl; 361-480; xli-xlviii; pp.xliv; 481-600; xlv-lii; pp.xliv; 601-724; xlv-lii; pp.xliv; 120; xlv-lii; pp.xxxvi; 121-240; xxxvii-xliv; pp.xxxvi;..... More
The Oblong Box [LOBBY CARDS].
Los Angeles, CA: American International Pictures, 1969. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of eight lobby cards from the film 'The Oblong Box' directed by Gordon Hessler, and starring Christopher Lee and Vincent Price. Black and white lithographic images on heavy stock measuring 28 x 36cm, with production credits..... More
My Sword For Lafayette [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 29 and 30, numbers 171 to 179.
London: George Newnes, March to November 1905. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Nine parts in their original light blue paper covers, priced at 6d. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[92] 241-360 [93-100]; pp.[92] 361-480 [93-100]; pp.[84] 481-600 [85-92]; pp.[72] 601-720 [73-84]; pp.[68] 120 [69-84]; pp.[56] 121-240 [57-72]; pp.[72] 241-360 [73-88]; pp.[100] 361-480..... More
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror. Second Series.
London: Victor Gollancz ltd., 1931. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.1147; [5]. Publisher's black cloth over boards, red titles to spine. Leaves lightly toned, spotting to a couple. Minor splashing to top margin starting around page 410. Ownership inscription in pencil to flyleaf. Top edge toned. Binding..... More
The Flying Death [and] The Adventures of Etienne Gerard [and] The Castaway [and] Admiral Peters [and] The Truth About Pyecraft [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 25, numbers 147 and 148.
London: George Newnes, March and April 1903. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Two octavo magazines (27 x 18cm), pp.lxxvi; 241-360; lxxvii-lxxxiv; pp.lxxx; 361-480; lxxxi-lxxviii. With frequent in-text illustrations. Publisher's pale blue paper covers titled in dark blue, stapled twice. Presented in black cloth-covered chemise case with gilt titles to spine. First..... More
Guardian Angel [and] The Secret People [in] The Fantastic Mysteries.
Kokomo, IN: All-Fiction Field, April 1950. [Fantasy / Science Fiction Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.123 [7]. With occasional engraved illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 25c. Moderately browned throughout. Heavy chipping to covers, with a large tear to front cover, recently repaired with archival tape. Covers..... More
The Child of the Cavern; or, Strange Doings Underground.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1883. [Strange Tale] THIRD UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 15cm), pp.xii; 246. With 44 engraved illustrations, including a frontispiece, by Jules Férat and Charles Barbant. Publiisher's green cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine and upper. Yellow-coated endpapers. Bookseller's label and..... More
The Child of the Cavern; or, Strange Doings Underground.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1878. [Strange Tale] SECOND UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 15cm), pp.xii; 246. With 44 engraved illustrations, including a tissue-guarded frontispiece, by Jules Férat and Charles Barbant. Publiisher's pale blue cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine and upper, coated cream endpapers..... More
Cesar Cascabel.
London: Sampson, Low, Marston and Co., 1891. FIRST UK EDITION. Crown octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii, 313; [1], imprint; [2], list of works; [32], ads. With eighty wood-engraved illustrations by George Roux, including a frontispiece. In publisher's blue-green cloth with gilt titles and polychrome blocked illustrations to spine and upper..... More
Cesar Cascabel.
London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, no date [1894]. [Polar Adventure] EARLY UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.viii, 313 [1]. With a selection of Roux's engraved plates, including a frontispiece. In publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles and polychrome blocked illustrations to spine and upper board. Remains of prize..... More
Cesar Cascabel.
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1891. [Adventure novel] FIRST UK EDITION. Crown octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii, 313; [1], imprint; [2], list of works; [32], ads. With eighty wood-engraved illustrations by George Roux, including a frontispiece. In publisher's blue-green cloth with gilt titles and polychrome blocked illustrations to spine..... More
Adrift in The Pacific.
London: Readers Library, n.d. [1927]. Reader's Library edition, by special arrangement with Sampson Low. Publisher's gilt-embossed cloth in pictorial dust-jacket. Some expected toning to cheap paper, fragile jacket with a few chips and tears, notably to foot of spine with partial loss of imprint. Nonetheless a remarkable survival of a...... More
Round the World in Eighty Days.
London: Julian Wylie, n.d. Sixpenny novel paperback format. 8vo. Publisher's lavishly illustrated card wraps. Minor edgewear and some soiling to white spine and rear panel. Strong and bright with no loss, a very good copy. More
Death by Diagnosis [and] Headless Horseman [in] Street & Smith's Mystery Detective. Vol. II, No. 5.
London: Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co., Ltd., October 1955. [Crime Fiction] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.64. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, stapled twice and priced at 1s. Spotlessly clean, with some very light handling. Very small chip to head of spine. Almost as-new. This gripping collection of short stories..... More
The Little Stranger.
London: Virago, 2009. [Ghost story] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[6]; 501; [5]. Publisher's red cloth, white titles to spine, and debossed to upper board, patterned endpapers. Red cloth slipcase. Signed by the author, from a limited edition of 1000 copies. Still in the original shrink wrap. Fine..... More
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories. vol. 4713.
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1926. [Science-Fiction Short Stories] COPYRIGHT EDITION. Octavo (17 x 12cm), pp.267 [37]. Publisher's plain paper covers; edges untrimmed. Blue ink ownership to front cover, and some light toning and rubbing to spine. First gathering coming loose. Unusually well-preserved. Near fine. A collection of short stories which take..... More
The Invisible Man. A Grotesque Romance.
London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897. [Speculative fiction] FIRST EDITION, first Issue. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[viii]; 246; [2] advertisements. With page 1 incorrectly numbered as 2. Attractively bound in full burgundy oasis, gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, top edge gilt, original cover bound in at rear. A...... More
The War in the Air and Particularly how Mr. Bert Smallways Fared while it Lasted.
George Bell and Sons, London, 1908, FIRST EDITION. Crown octavo, pps.[viii]; 389. With 16 monochrome illustrations by A. C. Michael. In a robust private binding of grey cloth with morocco label titled in gilt, top edge gilt. Some light spotting else clean, in lightly rubbed binding. Wells' famous 'scientific romance'..... More
The Brading Collection.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1952. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket. Light offsetting to endpapers. Price-clipped jacket lightly rubbed to edges with some minor closed tears, tape to reverse. Near fine. The seventeenth of 32..... More
Mediterranean Nights.
London: Hutchinson and Co. (Publishers) LTD., no date [1943]. [Short stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.208. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine and gilt publisher's monogram to upper, pictorial dust-jacket with printed price of 9'- net (including extra war costs). Neat gift inscription dated December 1942 to..... More
The Rape of Venice.
London: Hutchinson, 1959. [Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.446 [2]. Publisher's navy cloth with blocking to spine in gilt and lime green. Endpapers showing a view of Venice in the 18th century. With the dust-jacket designed by Sax priced at 15s. A crisp, clean fine copy..... More
The Day of The Triffids.
London: Michael Joseph, 1951. [Science-Fiction Dystopia] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 302 [2]. Recently re-bound in green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, matching cloth over boards, and the original green cloth spine bound in at rear. Top edge gilt. A crisp, clean copy..... More