"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. "
— Oscar Wilde
Strange Tales & Mysteries
Honeymoon in Peril, A Novel.
London: John Hamilton, Ltd., 1934. FIRST EDITION. Crown octavo, pp. 294. Bound in blue publisher's cloth in illustrated dustwrapper, no price clipping, neat ownership inscription to pastedown. Cloth boards in very good condition, text block internally clean excepting some spotting to endpapers, some slight shelf wear. Overall a very good..... More
The Lost Viol.
London, Ward Lock. 1908. Strange tale.First edition. 8vo. 316pp + 16pp ads. Publisher's red cloth titled in gilt and decorated in green to spine and front board. Light bumping to spine ends otherwise a clean and handsome copy. The helpful addition of a Book Lover's Library label to the front..... More
Duplicate Keys.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. PROOF COPY from Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley. Octavo, pp.305. Bound in soft red card covers with title, author's name, dimensions, and publishing details to front. Repeated logo of Jonathan Cape publishers, and 'uncorrected proof' repeated in a band across front and rear of book. Covers..... More
Genius Loci and Other Tales.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1948. [Strange tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[vi]; 228; [1], Limitation; [1], blank. publisher's advertisements. Publisher's black cloth, simply titled in gilt to the spine, dust-wrapper designed by Frank Wakefield priced at $3.00/. A fine copy in near fine jacket. 3000 copies printed..... More
Prince Lucifer: A Biography of the Devil.
London: Eynesbury Press, 1950. [Theological Novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] 270 [2]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine and upper. With the black dust-jacket titled in red, priced at 12/6. Light spotting to endpapers. Boards and front free endpaper have been damp and bowed noticeably..... More
The Wrecker.
London: Cassell & Company, 1892. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 427 [12]. Publisher's catalogue dated May 1892. With 12 half-tone illustrated plates by Hole and Metcalf, including a frontispiece. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Fore-edge untrimmed. Repair to split lower hinge. Spotting and..... More
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [and] Autobiography of a Thief. The Magnet Series, No. 13.
New York, NY: Hurst & Company, July 1892. [Strange Tales] PIRATE EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.[2] 67 [3]; 211-243 [7]. Publisher's paper covers, stapled twice, priced at 25c. Heavily browned throughout. Rear cover lost. Heavy rubbing to spine, with some chips, tears, and large losses to front cover. Rubbing..... More
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. [and Fables].
London: Hodder and Stoughton, no date [circa 1916]. [Classic Literature] SIXPENNY NOVEL. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.144. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers. Heavily rubbed, worn and browned. Black ink ownership and addition to front cover, with matching ownership to title page, dated June 1916. A rare survival of an ephemeral item..... More
Island Nights' Entertainments. Consisting of The Beach of Falesa, The Bottle Imp, The Isle of Voices.
London: Cassell & Company, 1893. [South-Sea Novellas] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with hand-corrected price on page facing half-title. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.xii; 277 [19]. Advertisements dated 3.93. With 28 illustrated plates, including a colour map and a frontispiece. Publisher's light blue grained cloth, with gilt titles and decoration to..... More
Cold Marble and other ghost stories.
London: Faber and Faber, 1985. [Children's ghost stories] FIRST EDITION, REVIEW COPY. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.101; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Pentagram with printed price of £5.95 net. With the publisher's review slip loosely inserted. Textblock marginally toned. Fine. More
Vol. II, No. 2, November 1949. 'In Case of Death'.
London: Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co., Ltd., 1949. STREET AND SMITH'S DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE. Magazine format, stapled. A truly exceptional copy of this illustrated detective fiction magazine, with contributions from Inez Sebastian, C. T. Sullivan, George E. Tolx, and others. Spotlessly clean, with paper covers in glorious, vivid colour. This..... More
The Life of Sethos. Taken from Private Memoirs of the Ancient Egyptians. Translated from a Greek Manuscript into French. And now faithfully done into English from the Paris Edition.
London: Printed for J. Walthoe, 1732. [Strange Tale] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Complete in two volumes. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.[4] xvi; 460; pp.[4] 480 [4]. With a folding map to each volume. Recently re-backed in brown calf to match the original brown speckled calf boards, ruled in gilt to..... More
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
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.
London: Raven Books, 2018. [Fantasy Murder Mystery] SIGNED PAPERBACK, second impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[10] 507 [11]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's soft covers illustrated by Emily Faccini, and priced at £8.99. All edges red. Waterstone's 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front..... More
The Discovery of The Dead.
London: A.C. Fifield, 1910. [Strange Tale / Horror] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.190; [2], advertisements; [16], catalogue. Publisher's dark blue cloth titled and decorated in gilt and white to spine and front board. Internally clean, trivial handling. A fine copy. A scarce piece of supernatural pseudo-scientific weirdness dealing with the emerging..... More
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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
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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
Weird. Vol. 2 No. 2.
New York, NY: Eerie Publications, April 1967. [Strange Tales Comic] ORIGINAL COMIC (28 x 21cm), pp.52. Several black and white comic strips, with the colour illustrated covers priced at 35c, and stapled twice. Slightly toned, as expected, with minimal handling. Near fine. A selection of supernatural thrillers in comic book..... More
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The Quarterly Review [Frankenstein]. Volume XVIII, Numbers XXXV and XXVI.
London: John Murray, October 1817 and January 1818. [Literary Reviews] REVIEW OF FRANKENSTEIN. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[6]; 554; [2]. Contemporary marbled boards, recently rebacked and re-cornered in tan calf with gilt titles to red morocco label on spine. All edges speckled red. Armorial bookplate of Reverend C. Tucker to..... More
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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
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The Uncanny [LOBBY CARDS].
Los Angeles, CA: The Rank Organisation, 1977. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of eight lobby cards from the film 'The Uncanny' directed by Denis Heroux, and starring Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasence. Colour lithographic images on light stock measuring 28 x 36cm, with production credits to lower margin..... More
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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. Arthur C. CLARKE, John...](/pictures/thumb/57018.jpg?v=1604401656)
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