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Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1832. 1st Edition . Half leather. Very Good. First edition (published 1832-38), octavo, three volumes; xii, 388; 409; 509pp. In contemporary half calf (lightly worn), spines divided into five compartments with gilt rolls and double fillets, gilt lettered titles and volume numbers to second and fourth compartments respectively. Early ownership labels to front endpapers, neat early ink ownership names to head of each title page, early pencil ownership inscription to opening blank of volume three, half-titles present in all three volumes. Clean attractive copy in first edition of Warren's often macabre tales that have received considerable scholarly attention as a source for Edgar Allan Poe's works of mystery and the supernatural.
ARKHAM HOUSE: Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: H P Lovecraft and Others -Signed By Robert Bloch ( Hounds of Tindalos; Space-Eaters; Black Stone; Dweller in Darkness; Shambler from Stars; Haunter of the Dark; Cold Print; Deep Ones; Return of the Lloigor, etc) by Lovecraft, H.P. ( Howard Phillips ) / Arkham House - Foreword By August Derleth ( Clark Ashton Smith; Frank Belknap Long; Robert E Howard; Robert Bloch (signed); Henry Kuttner; J Vernon Shea; Ramsey Campbell; Brian Lumley; James Wade; Colin Wilson ) - 1969
by Lovecraft, H.P. ( Howard Phillips ) / Arkham House - Foreword By August Derleth ( Clark Ashton Smith; Frank Belknap Long; Robert E Howard; Robert Bloch (signed); Henry Kuttner; J Vernon Shea; Ramsey Campbell; Brian Lumley; James Wade; Colin Wilson )
ARKHAM HOUSE: Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: H P Lovecraft and Others -Signed By Robert Bloch ( Hounds of Tindalos; Space-Eaters; Black Stone; Dweller in Darkness; Shambler from Stars; Haunter of the Dark; Cold Print; Deep Ones; Return of the Lloigor, etc)
by Lovecraft, H.P. ( Howard Phillips ) / Arkham House - Foreword By August Derleth ( Clark Ashton Smith; Frank Belknap Long; Robert E Howard; Robert Bloch (signed); Henry Kuttner; J Vernon Shea; Ramsey Campbell; Brian Lumley; James Wade; Colin Wilson )
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Sauk City, Wisconsin: Sauk City, WI: Arkham House ( AH ), 1969, 1st edition, First Printing, 1969. -----------hard cover, a Fine example, in a Fine dustjacket, book is unread, ---this contains: "The Cthulhu Mythos" Introduction by August Derleth; "The Call of Cthulhu" by H. P. Lovecraft; "The Return of the Sorcerer" by Clark Ashton Smith; "Ubbo-Sathla" by Clark Ashton Smith ; "The Hounds of Tindalos" by Frank Belknap Long; "The Space-Eaters" by Frank Belknap Long ; "The Black Stone" by Robert E Howard; "The Dweller in Darkness" by August Derleth ; "Beyond the Threshold" by August Derleth ; "The Shambler from the Stars" by Robert Bloch ; "The Haunter of the Dark" by H. P. Lovecraft ; "The Shadow from the Steeple" by Robert Bloch ; "Notebook Found in a Deserted House" by Robert Bloch ; "The Salem Horror" by Henry Kuttner ; "Haunter of the Graveyard" by J. Vernon Shea ; "Cold Print" by Ramsey Campbell ; "The Sister City" by Brian Lumley; "Cement Surroundings" by Brian Lumley; "The Deep Ones" by James Wade; "The Return of the Lloigor" by Colin Wilson, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED by ROBERT BLOCH ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/Fine (see description). Illus. by Lee Brown Coye Cover Art. 5.5w x 8h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.
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SOURCE FOR EDGAR ALLAN POE: Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician
by Warren, Samuel (1807-1877)
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The Poison Belt
by Doyle, Arthur Conan
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The Poison Belt. 1913 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. By Arthur Conan Doyle. "Being an account of Another Amazing Adventure of Professor Challenger" Hodder & Stoughton/ George H. Doran. States Hodder & Stoughton on the spine. RARE. Illustrated. Red Boards with gilt titling. Gilting still bright. All 16 B&W plates, including frontis, present and affixed to binding. USED. Bright pages. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. 252 pages.
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Jamaica Inn
by Du Maurier, Daphne
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Du Maurier, Daphne: Jamaica Inn Copyright 1936, states 1937 on the title page. Doubleday Doran & Co. QUITE RARE. Used. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ INCLUDED. 332 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼. Plot summary: "Shadows moved across the moor. Horses' hoofs rang sharply on the stone pathway. They had come again - the mysterious visitors who arrived at Jamaica Inn under cover of darkness...Here is a story of passion, treachery and death. Of a beautiful woman caught in the web of a dangerous intrigue. And of her compelling love for a scoundrel. Daphne du Maurier tells this strange tale of the suspense and excitement which characterizes her internationally famous novels Rebecca and The Scapegoat"
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The Land Of Mist
by Doyle, A. Conan
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Doyle, A. Conan. The Land of Mist. 1926, Hodder & Stoughon/ George H. Doran 1st US Edition. A PROFESSOR CHALLENGER ADVENTURE. RARE. Used. Very Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Apple green cloth boards with large black titling on front board and spine. Bright pages. 285 pages with appendix. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾.
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The Pool of the Black One
by Howard, Robert E
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The Pool of the Black One, Howard, Robert E.; illustrated by Hank Jankus. Published by Donald M. Grant, West Kingston, RI, USA, 1986. Volume 10 in Grant's Conan series. Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 134pp. with six color plates, four double full page and three full page and black and white illustrations. Quarter burgundy over grey boards with gilt spine titles; grey paper jacket with small wood-cut illustration to front; housed in a clear acetate dustjacket. In fine, unread condition. A very scarce edition. Volumes 1-7 in this deluxe series is also available.
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SOURCE FOR EDGAR ALLAN POE: Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician
by Warren, Samuel (1807-1877)
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Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1832. 1st Edition . Half leather. Very Good. First edition (published 1832-38), octavo, three volumes; xii, 388; 409; 509pp. In contemporary half calf (lightly worn), spines divided into five compartments with gilt rolls and double fillets, gilt lettered titles and volume numbers to second and fourth compartments respectively. Early ownership labels to front endpapers, neat early ink ownership names to head of each title page, early pencil ownership inscription to opening blank of volume three, half-titles present in all three volumes. Clean attractive copy in first edition of Warren's often macabre tales that have received considerable scholarly attention as a source for Edgar Allan Poe's works of mystery and the supernatural.
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THE WOMAN IN BLACK. First UK Printing
by Hill, Susan
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First UK printing. Illustrations by John Lawrence. Olive green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, Sunned at the backstrip and along the edges of the covers, lightly toned block. Pushed at the tail but the corners are sharp and the book fairly tight and square. Free from owner names etc, a nice clean copy, VG. The dustjacket is price-clipped and rubbed at the corners. Slightly colour-faded at spine, a few little scrapes to the laminate along the top edge. VG dustjacket.
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The Dunwich Horror and Others
by H. P. Lovecraft
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The Easton Press, The Masterpieces of Science Fiction, 1993. First Thus; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Jill Bauman. Issued w/o dj. Fine, "Like New" condition. Appears unopened / unread. AEG. Bound in full (genuine) red leather with hubbed spine. Text block is bright and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Embossed in 22kt gold on spine, front, and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn. Concealed muslin joints. Permanent satin ribbon marker. Collector's Notes sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift book!
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The Pool of the Black One
by Howard, Robert E
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The Pool of the Black One, Howard, Robert E.; illustrated by Hank Jankus. Published by Donald M. Grant, West Kingston, RI, USA, 1986. Volume 10 in Grant's Conan series. Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 134pp. with six color plates, four double full page and three full page and black and white illustrations. Quarter burgundy over grey boards with gilt spine titles; grey paper jacket with small wood-cut illustration to front; housed in a clear acetate dustjacket. In fine, unread condition. A very scarce edition. Volumes 1-7 in this deluxe series is also available.
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Tales of the Grotesque: A Collection of Uneasy Tales
by Lewis, L. A.
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Tales of the Grotesque: A Collection of Uneasy Tales, Lewis, L. A. Published by Ghost Story Press, London, 1994. One of 300 numbered copies, this being No. 172. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 264pp. Introduction by Richard Dalby: "The Quest For Lewis." Dust wrapper artwork by Steven Stapledon; Frontispiece by Andrew King. Crimson cloth boards. Volume is in fine, unread condition and housed in a fine, unclipped jacket.Stories: Lost Keep; Hybrid; The Tower of Moab; The Child; The Dirk; The Chords of Chaos; The Meerschaum Pipe; Haunted Air; The Iron Swine; Animate In Death; The Author's Tale. First published in 1934 by Philip Allan, this new edition adds both Dalby's introduction and the last story "The Author's Tale." This is the only book Lewis published.
Squadron Leader Leslie Allin Lewis (1899-1961) was a veteran of both world wars, writing these stories between wars. His stories were later recognized and revived by leading anthologists such as Hugh Lamb and Richard Dalby. His 'The Tower of Moab' about the… Read More
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THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
by Stephen King
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First Edition. 1997. Fine. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. has some minor rubbing and shelf wear, no tears,nicks or worn corners. Hardcover has minor foxing on top edge pages. Tight binding, sharp and clean pages. No markings. Fine condition. 558 pages.
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The Case Against Satan
by Russell, Ray
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black cloth binding. First Printing. boards have light edgewear, corners curved in slightly. Unclipped wrapper has a 15 mm open tear on the front at the top, minor soiling. Overall, a very tidy copy of Russell's first novel.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
by Christie, Agatha
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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Thinner: Signet Hardcover
by Stephen King Writing as Richard Bachman
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Book Fine, Dust Jacket Near Fine, small amount of edgewear with miniscule tears. No price on dust jacket flap. The cover illustration is the same as the paperback but this is a hardcover.
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The Man In The Brown Suit
by Christie, Agatha
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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Something The Cat Dragged In
by Macleod, Charlotte
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SOMETHING THE CAT DRAGGED IN - A PETER SHANDY MYSTERY. SIGNED BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1983. Used First printing. Flat-signed by author on card affixed to title page. Dark-grey textured paper boards with light-grey imprinting on spine Price intact: $11.95. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $11.95 Blue and white dust jacket. Will ship from United States.
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Towards Zero
by Christie, Agatha
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710Christie TOWARDS ZERO. By Agatha Christie. Featuring MISS MARPLE. 1972 Ulverscroft Large Print Series FIRST LARGE PRINT EDITION THUS, FOR THE VISION IMPAIRED. "This special large print edition is made and printed in England for F.A. Thorpe, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire. EXLIB. A clean, solid copy. Good Condition/ Very Good original black red and white dust jacket in a mylar wrap. 34 pages includes Christie biblio. LARGE FONT, BRIGHT PAGES. Summary: " Agatha Christie now presents us with an unusual angle on crime. A detective story usually begins with murder, but actually murder is the end. This story begins long before murder happens, with all the causes and events that bring certain people to a certain place at a certain time on a certain day. All converging towards a given spot...and then, Zero Hour!
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Poirot's Early Cases
by Christie, Agatha
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Poirot's Early Cases. By Agatha Christie. Ulverscroft December 1990 First Large-Print Edition. Short story Anthology. Complete and unabridged. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ½ X 8 ¾. 470 pages. Summary: In this collection of eighteen stories Hercule Poirot begins his celebrated career in crime. Includes The Double Clue, The Adventure of Johnnie Waverley, and How Does Your Garden Grow, 15 others. A HARD TO FIND ITEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Readers Library)
by Hugo, Victor
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Hugo, Victor. Undated. Circa 1950. William J. Hill Co., Inc. Chicago, Ill. Not an illustrated edition. USED. VG/No DJ Included. Adventure Fiction Romance/Horror. Sorry about the group photo, but please see stock photo of binding for William J. Hill editions for the item being offered here. Blue Boards, gilt titling and red ornamentation on spine. 380 pages. 5 ½ X 8 ¼. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love. A clean, square, solid copy.
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The Recycled Citizen
by Macleod, Charlotte
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016MacLeod, Charlotte. THE RECYCLED CITIZEN, by popular Canadian author Charlotte MacLeod. Mysterious Press ISBN 96187-2.1988. Published January 21, 1988. Softcover. Advance Uncorrected Proof. 199 numbered pages. Signed." The reigning queen of the whimsical whodunit brings back amateur sleuth Sarah Kelling and her art detective husband, Max Bittersohn, in this tasty mystery involving a black-tie charity auction, scandal, and more than one murder." Stated First Printing January, 1988. Number line 1090807060504030201 . Flat-Signed by the author on title page. Used VG Condition.
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