London, C.Arthur Pearson, 1916.
First abridged edition. Small 8vo. Original dark grey cloth blocked in black.
An attractive abridgment of the weird & supernatural tales of psychic detective Flaxman Low, written by mother & son team 'E. & H. Heron'. The stories first appeared in Pearson's Magazine (1899). Hesketh was a prolific turn-of-the-century author, creator of then then very popular sadistic bandit character Don Q., as noted by Bleiler now "deservedly forgotten".
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Modern Literature
London, Duckworth, 1938.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
...a critical and sympathetic picture of modern life and its social problems...is it better to escape, or to play one's part? (jacket)
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1956.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 12s6d.
An intriguing combination of authors: "Each of the three 'tales of imagination' in this book is by a master of the art, and there is enough incident and invention in each of them to surpass most full-length novels." (jacket blurb). The Peake tale Boy in Darkness features Titus, from the Gormenghast books.
Modern Literature
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1916.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket.
A remarkable survivor, the rare jacket protecting the book below admirably.
"What 'Moby Lane' really has to offer you are stories and sketches of the everyday life of ordinary people — that is, of people who seem ordinary until Mr. Lyons picks them up and casually shows you how extraordinary they are." (The Bookman, 1915).
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Children's Books
London, Robert Hale, 1946.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
From a series of titles recounting the adventures of Big Dragon and Co., difficult in the original jacket.
Modern Literature
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1939.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
A great first edition of this uncommon 'thirties title in the jacket. The tale of one man's increasingly desperate attempts to avoid mediocrity.
Children's Books
London, Methuen, July 1925.
Tenth edition, deluxe issue. 8vo. Original leather, gilt, gilt edges.
A wonderful, seemingly unread example of the deluxe leather-bound issue of the first title to feature Christopher Robin, originally published in November 1924.