Weird & Supernatural
Blayre (Christopher, pseud. Edward Heron-Allen) The Strange Papers of Dr Blayre
[London], Philip Allan, 1932.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
The first collected edition of Edward Heron-Allen's works under the pseudonym Christopher Blayre. The author, a close friend of Bram Stoker, caused some controversy with his short story 'The cheetah-girl'.
Biography
with drawings by Low, Matt, Horrabin and others and a foreword by Oliver Baldwin.
London, Philip Allan, [1930].
First edition. 8vo. Original yellow boards. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
Humorous reflections on the leading British politicians of the day, illustrated by the well-known caricaturists of the era.
Horror & Gothic
London, Philip Allan, 1920.
First edition. 8vo. Modern blue cloth with red leather spine label tooled in gilt.
A handsome copy of this second collection of supernatural tales by Henrietta Dorothy Everett, presumed the first appearance in book form. Includes one of the author's most famous stories, 'The Crimson Blind'.
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.
Detective Fiction
London, Philip Allan, 1936.
'Popular Edition'. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
An attractive edition of this tale by the creator of Raffles.
Weird & Supernatural
London, Philip Allan, 1936.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth.
An uncommon first edition, written by 'Geoffrey Aylett' creator Vivian Meik, an Indian-born author. A 'Yellow Peril' classic.
Non-Fiction
London, Philip Allan, [1927].
First edition. 8vo. Original sage boards with printed spine label. Dust-jacket, priced 6/-.
An analysis of the societal need for syncopated dance as evidenced by the popularity of jazz in the 1920s, by self-described music lover Robert William Sigismund Mendl.
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".
Modern Literature
London, Philip Allan, 1924.
First edition. 8vo. Device to title. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
A strange and occasionally beautiful book...rather a dangerous study in the emotion of sex... (The Referee). Rare, especially in the jacket.