"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. "
— Oscar Wilde
Strange Tales & Mysteries
To Mars Via The Moon. An Astronomical Story.
London: Seeley and Co., 1911. [Science Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.328 [24]. With 16 black and white plates, including a frontispiece. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper. Black ownership to fly-leaf dated 1920. Upper hinge split, with a strip of paper..... More
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Painting as a Pastime [and] A Glass of Whisky [and] Jeeves in the Spring-Time [and] The Nightmare Room [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 62 and 63; numbers 372 and 373.
London: George Newnes, December 1921 to January 1922. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Two octavo magazines (25 x 17cm), pp.[76] 471-590 [77-108]; pp.[40] 92 [41-52]. With frequent in-text illustrations, including colour reproductions of Churchill's Paintings. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Moderate wear to covers, with large losses to head and..... More
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The Uncharted Coast [and] The Idol's Eye [and] The Spring Frock [and] "The Uncrowned King of Arabia"—Colonel T.E. Lawrence [and] "Good Hunting, Old Chap!" [and] Dear Old Squiffy [and] A Room at the Hermitage [and] "Mother's Knee" [and] The Coming of Gowf [and] When Greek Meets Greek [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 58, 59, 60, and 61; numbers 348, 349, 353, 357, 359, and 365.
London: George Newnes, December 1919 to May 1921. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Six octavo magazines (28 x 19cm), pp.[104] 501-664 [105-124]; pp.[48] 102 [49-66]; pp.[52] 405-504 [53-80]; pp.[48] 185-276 [49-84]; pp.[52] 369-460 [53-84]; pp.[52] 371-464 [53-70]. With frequent in-text illustrations. Publisher's pale blue paper covers titled in dark blue and..... 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
The Collector.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Psychological Horror] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.283 [1]. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine and top edge orange. With the first issue dust-jacket designed by Tom Adams, priced at 18s. Very light rubbing and a couple of small chips and..... More
The Face Of Trespass.
London: Hutchinson, 1974. [Psychological Mystery] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.183 [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket designed by Colin Andrews, priced at £2.00. Some rubbing to jacket edges; spine slightly..... 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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His Dark Materials [Tenth Anniversary SIGNED set]. Northern Lights [Golden Compass]. The Subtle Knife. The Amber Spyglass.
London: Scholastic Press, 2005. [Fantasy Literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION SET. Three volumes. Octavo (21 x 17cm). Each volume one of 1000 copies signed and numbered by the author. Hardbacks with dust-jackets, housed in matching slipcases. As-new copies, each volume in the original shrink-wrap. Fine. A special edition celebrating the 10th..... More
Light Freights.
London: Methuen & Co., 1901. [Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[8] 295 [49]. With 12 line-drawn plates by Stacey, including a frontispiece. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine, and all in black to upper. Spotting throughout; quite heavily to edges. Toning to..... More
Cesar Cascabel.
London: Sampson Low, Marston & 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
Shutter Island.
New York, NY: William Morrow, 2003. [Psychological Horror] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.x, 325 [1]. Publisher's red quarter cloth over black paper-covered boards, gilt titles to spine, and red endpapers. Fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket designed by Chip Kidd, priced at $25.95. Signed by the author to..... More
Gone, Baby, Gone.
New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1998. [Crime Mystery] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[10] 374. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's red quarter paper over spine, with white titles and black paper over boards. With the dust-jacket designed by Bradford Foltz..... 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 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. Publisher's pictorial red cloth titled in gilt to spine and upper with vignette in black to upper. Contents toned as usual, a few..... More
The Child of the Cavern; or, Strange Doings Underground.
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1891. [Strange Tale] VINTAGE COPY, a later edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.174. With ten illustrated plates, including a frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth with black and gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper. All edges gilt. Green ink stamp and pencil ownerships to..... 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
The Benevent Treasure.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.222 [2]. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Jarvis. Price-clipped jacket lightly sunned to spine, with some minor chips and closed tears to edges. Near fine. The twenty-sixth of 32..... More
A Journey In Other Worlds. A Romance of the Future
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1894. [Fantasy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp. viii; 476; [2], blank. With ten full page illustrations. Publisher's dark blue cloth opulently decorated in silver gilt and and titled in gilt to spine and front board with a silver planetary design to the..... More
Gone, Baby, Gone.
New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1998. [Crime Mystery] SIGNED COPY, Second Printing. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[10] 374. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's red quarter paper over spine, with white titles and black paper over boards. With the dust-jacket designed by Bradford..... 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 Accursed, Two Diabolical Tales.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1967. [Strange Tales] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.287 [1]. Publisher's dark brown cloth with red titles to spine. Top edge red. With the dust-jacket featuring a blue and orange ravening wolf, priced at 28s. Also with a contemporary Book Society membership..... More
The Mystery of Cloomber.
New York, NY: H.M. Caldwell Company, no date [circa 1896]. [Strange Tales] PIRATE EDITION. Octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.[4] 206. With two illustrated plates, a portrait frontispiece of the author, and decorative title page. Publisher's generous green quarter cloth with silver titles and decoration to spine and flower-patterned paper over..... 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
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[Complete Strega Borgia Chronicles]. Pure Dead Magic; Pure Dead Wicked; Pure Dead Brilliant; Deep Trouble; Deep Water; Deep Fear.
London: Doubleday, 2001-2006. [Children's Fantasy Humour] COMPLETE SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS. Six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 17cm), pp.220 [4]; pp.253 [3]; pp.316 [5]; pp.304; pp.335 [1]; pp.332 [4]. With chapter headings illustrated by the author. Each volume SIGNED by the author to title page in ink matching the colour..... More
The Haunting of Toby Jugg.
London: Hutchinson and Co., no date [1948]. [Occult Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.292. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 12/6. Light toning to edges; a small bookseller's label removed from front pastedown. Gilt heavily faded and a little rubbed..... More