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First UK edn in original cloth and yellow printed dw. 252pp. Superior collection of weird tales inc the award-winning 'Pages From A Young Girl's Journal'. ... more information

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First edition in original dw. Price-clipped, ink owner name, very minor wear. A bright copy in mylar protected dw. 187pp [188pp unnumbered]. ... more information

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UK 1st edition. New half-leather binding by the Peartree Bindery retaining original front cover design of a beckoning hand. Tissue-guarded frontispiece by Townley Green. 341pp plus 32pp rear catalogue, dated September 1886. Contents page bound in with front endpapers by publisher. Thirteen short stories, mostly horror and supernatual mysteries. Description: An attractive and durable book. The interior sheets are reasonably well-read with random folds to page corners, occasional finger spotting and all-roun... more information

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Unstated and undated (circa 1885-1890), most likely an illegal publication produced without the author's knowledge or permission. Original reddish brown cloth with ornate floral designs impressed in two tone colour; gilt spine titles, 244pp on acid-browned paper. Bears stamps from the Philomathian Library, White Rock, USA. Tales include 'The Beckoning Hand', 'Lucretia', 'The Third Time', 'The Gold Wulfrig', 'My Uncle's Will', 'The Two Carnegies', 'Olga Davidoff's Husband', 'John Cann's Treasure' and 'Isalin... more information

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Original light blue boards with black spine titles. 181pp plus 10pp rear adverts. Pictorial dw depicting a spectre rearing up behind a dilettante who is reading a book. The dw has some damage inc loss of three letters in front upper right corner, most of titles on top end of spine, and a larger loss to rear panel. The dw is protected in a plastic cover but is toned with age. In terms of overall loss, the dw is missing perhaps 5-10% of its total. For all that, is still a rare survival of a wonderfully attrac... more information

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Original green heavily-blindstamped boards with gilt spine titles and designs. 429pp. Original brown endpapers. Engraved frontispiece. Neat ink inscription to front, small bookplate to rear, corners nicked, spine heads frayed with minor loss. A good copy of an attractive early edition priced very keenly. ... more information

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