Weird & Supernatural
and other stories
London, Cassell, [1920].
First edition. 8vo. Original decorative cloth, spine slightly sunned.
A very good copy of this collection by the creator of the Mapp & Lucia series, which includes, alongside the titular story alongside The Blackmailer of Park Lane, The Dance on the Beefsteak, The Oriolists In the Dark, The False Step and The Case of Frank Hampden. Some tales with supernatural tones.
Detective Fiction
London, Philip Allan, 1937.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket.
A collection of short stories, drawn from the case-book of Gribble's series character Superintendent Anthony Slade.
Horror & Gothic
London, Quality Press, 1946.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 10/6.
An eye-catching first edition recounting the adventures of a ghost hunter. Scarce.
Detective Fiction
London, Hutchinson, 1939.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
Apparently derived from a theatrical anecdote given to the author by George du Maurier, building upon the author's literary reputation for combining exciting incidents with psychological interest.
Weird & Supernatural
Mathers (Helen, pseud. Ellen Buckingham Mathews Reeves) The Juggler and The Soul
London, skeffington, 1896.
First edition. 8vo. Title printed in red & black. Original blue cloth with red & design.
A rare work of sci-fi interest, with themes involving Hypnosis, experiments in Medicine, and reanimation of the dead.
A Yarn of the Papuan Gulf
London, Ward & Downey, 1888.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial blue cloth.
A very nice first edition of the scarce first book by this well-known author & artist, best remembered for his ghost stories and weird fiction. Nisbet was born in Scotland, but moved to Australia at the age of 15, with many of his works based on or inspired by his travels in that region of the world.
Modern Literature
London, Wright & Brown, [1934].
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7s6d.
A great copy of the UK first edition of this classic ocean-liner romcom, by an American screenwriter, actress, and novelist active during the 1920s through the 1950. Famously brought to the big screen in 1932.
Children's Books
London, John Shaw, n.d. [c.1930].. First edition. 8vo. original cloth-backed pictorial boards. Dust-jacket. An uncommon title, with charming illustrative artwork by the author & artist Gladys Peto, distinctly rare in the dust-jacket.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1930].
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
An uncommon "Lost Race" title, notable also for the rather smashing jacket artwork by well-known illustrator J. Morton Sale.
Horror & Gothic
a Book of Ghost Stories
London, Philip Allan, 1928.
First edition. 8vo. Woodcut device to title. Original black cloth.
A solid first edition of this collection of tales by a well-respected author, including his celebrated black magic yarn 'He cometh and he Passeth by'; Bleiler called these "excellent stories".