Strange Tales & Mysteries
Limits and Renewals.
London: Macmillan, 1932. [Strange tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.400. Publisher's red cloth blocked in gilt, top edge gilt. Minor wear to extremities. A clean, near fine copy without the wrapper. Short stories including the supernatural tales 'Unprofessional', with its astrological theme, and 'Uncovenanted Mercies', which concerns guardian... More about Limits and Renewals
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The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other Eerie tales [Indian Railway Library Series]
Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., London: Sampson Low Marston and Company [1890]. Short stories. A 'Wheeler' pamphlet published in India at 1 Rupee or in the UK at 1 shilling. Third edition overall; this copy nicely preserved in the original illustrated pale green wraps. Some expected dustiness and handling, spine... More about The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other Eerie tales [Indian Railway Library Series
Traffics And Discoveries.
MacMillan and Co., London, 1904. Strange Tales. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with ads erroneously dated '35.8.04'. Octavo, pp.vi; 393; [1], blank; [6], advertisements; 16, catalogue. Original red cloth, gilt, in original cream-coloured dust-wrapper printed in red, books listed to rear at 6s. Book is fine, jacket is toned to the... More about Traffics And Discoveries
Traffics And Discoveries.
MacMillan and Co., London, 1904. Strange Tales. FIRST EDITION, second issue, with ads correctly dated '25.8.04'. Octavo, pp.vi; 393; [1], blank; [6], advertisements; 16, catalogue. Original red cloth, gilt, in the later state tan-coloured dust-wrapper printed in black, with books listed to rear at 7/6s. Book is fine, but for... More about Traffics And Discoveries
The Historian. A Novel.
London: Little, Brown, 2005. [Gothic fiction]. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.x; 642; [1]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in blue to spine, endpapers showing a map of Cold War Europe, typographic dust-jacket designed by Duncan Spilling. Signed by the author to the title page. Shallow moon shaped indentation... More about The Historian. A Novel
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Yama: [The Pit] A Novel in three parts. Translated from the original Russian by Bernard Guilbert Guerney. Foreward by Arthur Garfield Hays.
New York, Bernard Guilbert Guerney, 1929. 8vo., pp. xviii, 447. Publisher's pictorial cloth, Fine. In like dustwrapper, with only very minor edge wear. FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION. More about Yama: [The Pit] A Novel in three parts. Translated from the original Russian by Bernard Guilbert...
The Cadaver of Gideon Wyck.
New York, Farrar Rhinehart. 1934. First Edition. Near fine in publisher's black cloth titled in white, the white paint in this example being fresh, clean and unmarred by the customary flaking. The red top edge is a trifle faded in spots and dusty in others, all other edges uncut. Internally... More about The Cadaver of Gideon Wyck
The Hawkmoor Mystery
London: Ward Lock and Co. 1932. FIRST EDITION. Crown octavo, pp.256. Publisher's cloth in dust-wrapper [correctly priced at 3/6] with striking period artwork of skulls and a giant moth. Some trivial wear, a few minor nicks and tears but essentially a clean, bright and attractive book. A curious, dastardly tale... More about The Hawkmoor Mystery
Scarabaeus. The Story of an African Beetle.
London: Cassell, 1892. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 283; 16 [advertisements]. Bound in publisher's terracotta cloth titled in gold to the spine, and attractively decorated in striking silver, gilt, and green design to front board; hooked onto the 'S' of 'Scarabaeus' are two bejeweled scarab beetles, rest of title stamped in... More about Scarabaeus. The Story of an African Beetle
Borrhomeo the Astrologer. A Monkish Tale.
Edinburgh: The Tragara Press, 1985. Special Edition limited to 150 copies only. With an introduction by W. J. Mc Cormack. Quarto. pp. 35 [1]. This is no. 18 of 30, printed on Amalfi paper. Simple cream card with green and red marbled jacket. Titles pasted to front of jacket. Very... More about Borrhomeo the Astrologer. A Monkish Tale
Borrhomeo the Astrologer. A Monkish Tale.
Edinburgh: The Tragara Press. 1985. Special Edition limited to 150 copies only. With an introduction by W. J. Mc Cormack. Quarto. pp. 35 [1]. This is no. 52 of 150. Simple cream card with blue textured jacket. Titles pasted to front of jacket. A fine copy. This short story was... More about Borrhomeo the Astrologer. A Monkish Tale
Uncle Silas. A Tale of Bartram-Haugh.
London: Macmillan, 1899. [Victorian Gothic mystery] Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.462. Bound in simple half red roan, ruled and lettered in gilt, with marbled sides. Extremities browned, binding worn; rear joint cracked. Nineteenth century editions are becoming scarce, particularly so in contemporary leather. A classic tale from the leading ghost-story... More about Uncle Silas. A Tale of Bartram-Haugh
The House by The Churchyard.
London: Richard Bentley. 1886. [Strange Tale] New Edition, being Bentley's second single-volume edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.viii; 456. Contemporary blue half calf over marbled sides, edges and endpapers, full gilt back. Internally very clean, engraved bookplate of Chesterfield House (a grand townhouse in Mayfair built by Philip Stanhope, 4th... More about The House by The Churchyard
Cruisers in the Clouds.
London: Wells Gardner, Darton and Co., Ltd., 1910. Large 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth spine titled in black; pictorial boards with additional illustration pasted down to upper. Frontispiece in colour and numerous black and white illustrations by H.J. Rhodes. Inscription to first blank. Binding rubbed along extremities, corners bumped; age toning... More about Cruisers in the Clouds
813. A New Arsene Lupin Adventure.
London: Mills and Boon, 1910. [Crime Fiction] EARLY EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[6] 428 [36]. Publisher's dark red cloth titled in gold with spectacular onlaid colour-plate illustration to front board depicting what appears to be a man in striped pyjamas strangling Aubrey Beardsley. Some minor wear to cloth and... More about 813. A New Arsene Lupin Adventure
Arsene Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes.
Chicago: M.A. Donohue, 1910. Mystery. Crown octavo. pp.350. Translated from the French by George Morehead. No edition stated. Publisher's green cloth decoratively stamped in white nand dark green. A beautiful, fine, unread copy of this Sherlockian pastiche. More about Arsene Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes
Tales of the Grotesque. Tales of the Grotesque: A Collection of Uneasy Tales.
London: Philip Allan, 1934. [Strange tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.244; [xii]. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in black to spine. Browned textblock has some spotting, occasional marks, mostly clean, imprint from an erased inscription to half title, toning and spotting to edges. Binding soiled, rubbed, worn, and bumped... More about Tales of the Grotesque. Tales of the Grotesque: A Collection of Uneasy Tales
The Valley of Sapphires.
London, Ward Lock. n.d.[c.1910]. First Edition. 8vo. Publisher's blue ribbed cloth, light wear to extremities and bumped to spine ends. Dusty top edge, internally clean save for the inclusion of a purple 'Newcastle Chronicle Library' stamp to the front pastedown and some very minor toning. All edges untrimmed. Solid, bright..... More about The Valley of Sapphires
The Earth Motor.
Salem: Statesman Publishing Co. n.d. [1920]. First edition. 8vo. Publisher's grey cloth, titled and decorated in black to spine and front board. Clean and sharp, minor bumping to spine ends, a near fine copy. In an impressive example of the scarce dustwrapper, minor fraying and chipping to extremities, light soiling... More about The Earth Motor
The Threshold of the Unseen; Some Romances Relating to the Other World.
London: Hugh Rees, Ltd, 1913. First Edition. Octavo, pp. 580. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. Some marking and spotting throughout the textblock. Front inner hinge split, showing the gauze. Some abrasion to the flyleaf. Bumping to the head and tail caps, and to the corners... More about The Threshold of the Unseen; Some Romances Relating to the Other World
The Hounds Of Tindalos.
London: Museum Press, 1950. [Strange Tales]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.352. Black calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. Some foxing, exterior unmarked. A very good copy in an attractive recent leather binding. The author's first collection of supernatural stories. More about The Hounds Of Tindalos
The Coming Race... With; Pausanius The Spartan, and The Haunted and The Haunters. Rienzi, What Will He Do With It [under the pseudonym Pisistratus Caxton].
London; Routledge and Sons. 1892. Author's Copyright Edition. Large 8vo. Bound in contemporary half burgundy morocco over maroon boards. Light sunning and edgewear to extremities, some rubbing. Bright, strong and sharp. very good indeed. All edges marbled. Internally clean, the occasional bit of light toning. A handsome bound collection of... More about The Coming Race... With; Pausanius The Spartan, and The Haunted and The Haunters. Rienzi, What...
The Hill of Dreams.
Boston: Dana Estes and Company, 1907. First US Edition. Octavo, pp. 309. list of other titles by Machen to rear. Bound in red cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. Top edge gilt, fore and tail edges untrimmed. Frontispiece illustration by S. H. Sime. Some spotting to prelims... More about The Hill of Dreams
The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt. [The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville], which treateth of the way to Hierusalem, and of marvayles of Inde, with other ilands and countryes. Reprinted from the edition of A.D. 1725. With an introduction, additional notes, and glossary, by J.O. Halliwell.
London: Edward Lumley, 1839. FIRST THUS. Also including the editor's preface to the 1727 edition. Octavo. pp. xvii, xii, 326 [2]. With wood-cut frontispiece, and frequent further in-text wood-cut illustrations. In publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, gilt crest to upper board and further blind decoration. All edges... More about The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt. [The Voyages and Travels of Sir John...
Garnered.
London. Methuen. 1904. Short stories, some criminous. First Colonial Edition. 8vo. Publisher's dark green cloth titled in gilt to spine, lightly worn to extremities with tape residue to rear panel. Essentially clean, strong and bright. A collection of Marsh stories including a couple of weird and fantastic ones; A Little... More about Garnered