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G/VG. DJ is a little torn, waterstained and has been priceclipped. Neat inscription on rear endpaper, front hinge cracked otherwise no significant faults. Octavo 756pp. Abridged single volume edition of the study in magic and religion.
[Book 11 in the Argeneau Vampire series) Book
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and 11 plates, free endpapers very lightly browned, small signature on front free endpaper; original terracotta cloth elaborately blocked and lettered in black, gilt back, uncut, joints very lightly rubbed, covers with only the faintest age-soiling else a remarkably bright, clean copy. This classic collection of twelve short stories includes the first appearance of 'The Monkey's Paw', widely acclaimed as one of the finest short horror stories ever written. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Bleiler 896; NCBEL IV, p.621.
8vo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 11 plates, some faint browning to endpapers, small contemporary signature on blank preliminary verso; original terracotta cloth, upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in black, backstrip lettered in gilt and blocked in black, uncut, a near fine copy. Published a year after the first edition. This classic collection of twelve short stories includes the first appearance of 'The Monkey's Paw', widely acclaimed as one of the finest short horror stories ever written. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Bleiler 896; NCBEL IV, p.621 (recording the first edition).
"A superb story charged with supernatural danger, cold-blooded murder and gripping suspense" 187p. Book
8vo., Second Edition, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, fore-edsges mildly spoted; green cloth, gilt back, a good, firm copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. Novel of the supernatural set in the Lake District. Published three months after the first edition.
Book is in excellent condition with color endpapers, four color illustrations throughout. Grey covers with red illustration and red cloth spine, gilt print. Original waxed paper protective wrapper over book intact. Slipcase shows a little sunfading and shelf wear, but Near Fine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Hardcover in slipcase. Literally rendered from the Arabic into French by J. C. Mardrus then translated into Modern English by E. Powys Mathers, with an introduction by C. S. Forester.
8vo., Uncorrected Proof Copy; original pictorial wrappers, covers moderately age-soiled else a good, sound copy. Proof copies are extremely scarce.
pp. xiv, 145 + Plus Frontis and full page drawings by Mariette Lydis. Penciled ownership of Sam Johnson. Sm. 4to. Original full cloth binding, decorated and lettered in silver. Hardbound. Very nice copy. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W81
Pages 502-598, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: The Hunting Down of Tiburcio Vasquez, the Dick Turpin of California; "Red Fagen" - a veteran shipmaster's story of the undoing of a villainous 'crimp'; A Cycling Tour Through Central Africa (part II) - photo-illustrated adventures on the way from Rhodesia to Egypt; The Spectre of Mekeo - a supernatural tale from British New Guinea; Spiders; The Javelin Throwers - an exciting adventure with Venezuelan savages; Following the Fur Trails - photo-illustrated article of a Canadian government naval survey crew's winter on the ice-bound shores of Hudson Bay; Lost in an Underground Labyrinth - photo-illustrated account of a man who was thrown into the sewers of Milan and lost for many days; The Eagle's Nest - the mountaintop town of Peillon in the South of France - article with many photos; The Mystery of Fraser Island - a strange sequence of events on an island where the Queensland 'dumped' troublesome blacks; Our Lunatic; A Matter of Business - a West African trader is charged with removing stock from stations set to be closed - despite native objections; The "Crooked House" - at Kingswinford, near Birmingham; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Covers detached as one but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates; purple cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author investigates the involvement in the Borley canon of Lionel and Marianne Foyster who occupied Borley Rectory from 1930 to 1935.
Liquid stain to first few pages and waviness to bottom edges of pages. Black and white images of devils, demons, monsters, mythical creatures, fanciful beasts, animal gods, totemic figures, idols, and supernatural beings.
in-16 broché. Très bel exemplaire. [LP-7]
55 pages. Bibliography. Illustrations on both sides of back cover. A supplement to thirteen telecourse lectures on topics including: Who are the Northwest Indians?; Living in an Indian Village; Not by Fish Alone; The Greateste Woodcarvers of America; The Women Spin and Weave; Living Together; The One-Sided Family; Warring with Wealth; Seeing the Supernatural; Spirits - True and False; Totem Poles and Their Legends; and more. Author was a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Washington. Book