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Selwyn & Blount Limited, 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1923. First Edition. 303 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription and sticker to rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
THE RIDDLE AND OTHER STORIES by De la Mare, Walter - 1923
by De la Mare, Walter
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THE RIDDLE AND OTHER STORIES
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London: Selwyn & Blount Limited, 1923. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-303 [304: blank] [305: printer's imprint] [306: blank] [307: ads] [308: blank] [309: ads] [310-312: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original blue cloth, front panel ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. The author's first collection of short fiction. Collects fifteen stories including "Seaton's Aunt," one of de la Mare's best supernatural tales. "All excellent stories." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 500. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 65-6. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-59. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 292. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 117-21. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-90. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 174. Bleiler (1978), p. 59. Reginald 04033. Top edge of text block a bit dusty, mild age-darkening to endpapers, small private owner's bookplate affixed to front free endpaper, a very good copy. (#130269)
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Selwyn & Blount Limited, 1923. Hardcover. Good. 1923. 303 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.
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Selwyn & Blount Ltd, 1923. Hardcover. Good. 1923. First Edition. 303 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Ex-libris plate at front. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces.
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London: Selwyn & Blount, 1923. First Edition. Very good in a good dust jacket with some interior tape mends.
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Faber & Faber, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Faber & Faber 1928 reprint. Pages clean and bright, inscription on first page, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover.
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Selwyn & Blount, 1923. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Signed and dated by Walter de la Mare. First edition. Hardcover, no jacket. Binding weak and may soon break. Text unmarked, though some foxing throughout. Previous owner's bookplate inside. Exterior moderately worn and soiled. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!
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THE RIDDLE AND OTHER STORIES, Selwyn & Blount, 1923, first edition, some off-setting to the end-papers (from the flaps no doubt), else vg+ in vg dust-wrapper with some light chipping.
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