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The Stoneground Ghost Tales, Compiled from Recollections of Reverend Roland Batchel, Vicar of the Parish / Ash Tree Press (inc: Man with Roller; Bone to His Bone; Kirk Spook; Place of Safety; Indian Lamp Shade; Rockery; Lubrietta; Eastern Window etc) by Swain, E G ( Edmund Gill ), Introduction By Cardinal Cox, Afterword By Jack Adrian / Ash Tree Press - 1996
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The Stoneground Ghost Tales, Compiled from Recollections of Reverend Roland Batchel, Vicar of the Parish / Ash Tree Press (inc: Man with Roller; Bone to His Bone; Kirk Spook; Place of Safety; Indian Lamp Shade; Rockery; Lubrietta; Eastern Window etc)
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England: Pennyffordd. Chester, UK: Ash Tree Press (later Ashcroft BC ), 1996, 1st Ash Tree Edition, First Printing , 1996. -----------hardcover, a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket, a classic collection of ghost stories, dedicated to M R James, contents include: The Man with the Roller; Bone to His Bone; The Kirk Spook; The Place of Safety; The Indian Lamp Shade; The Rockery; Lubrietta; The Eastern Window; The Richpins, an intro by Cox, Swain's obituary and an offering from Jack Adrian, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED///. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/Fine (see description). Illus. by Rachel A Crittenden Cover Art. NOT Price Clipped.
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Betrayed Confidence, The : Seven Series of Dogear Wryde Postcards By Gorey, Edward, The Famed Illustrator Edward Gorey, Most Well-Known for His Production of the Credit Animation for TV's Mystery Program, Draws Terse, Idiosyncratic, and Morbidly Humorous
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The Day Of The Triffids
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The Day Of The Triffids Michael Joseph Fourteenth Impression Thus. March, 1984 Wyndham, John: The Day of the Triffids, Michael Joseph, London. Original copyright 1951. Science Fiction, Horror. Original source material for the film of the same name. One of the creepiest stories you will ever read. Good/Good Price-clipped DJ. Dust jacket is black with large green and white titling and ornamentation. EX-LIB.
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The Thief Of Bagdad
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Abdullah, Achmed. The Thief of Bagdad. Readers Library Publishing Co. Ltd., London Film Edition, 1924. USED. TONED. Good Condition/ Good- DJ. QUITE RARE IN THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET Front dj panel states "Film Edition" Actor Douglas Fairbanks photo on back panel. DJ Spine is chipped. Now protected in a mylar wrap. Summary: The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American silent swashbuckler film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks, and written by Achmed Abdullah and Lotta Woods. Freely adapted from "One Thousand and One Nights", it tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad.
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She: A History of Adventure
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Haggard, H. Rider. SHE. Longmans Green & Co., London. No copyright date. States New Impression, 1921 on the title page. Dedicated to fellow author Andrew Lang. USED. VG/ No DJ Included. Mallard Green boards with bright gilt titling on front board and spine. 310 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 5/8. Summary: "A dying colleague gives Mr. Horace Holly at Cambridge University a locked box, the contents of which lead Mr. Holly to travel to Eastern Africa where he hopes to solve an ancient mystery, only to be captured by the savage Amhagger people who are ruled by a fearsome white queen, who is worshipped as "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed".
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Betrayed Confidence, The : Seven Series of Dogear Wryde Postcards By Gorey, Edward, The Famed Illustrator Edward Gorey, Most Well-Known for His Production of the Credit Animation for TV's Mystery Program, Draws Terse, Idiosyncratic, and Morbidly Humorous
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Parnassus Imprints, , 1992. PBO, Decorated B/W illustrated WRAPS, 1992. Pictorial Wraps. No Jacket, As Issued. First Edition. 12mo, 7 1/4 X 7 1/4 IN. Near fine in b/w wrap-around illustrated wraps. Minor wear (light soil on bottom page edge Corner, white spine Lettered in Black, Else FINE with tight, square spine and text block. SOFTCOVER, and morbidly humorous tales. His images are unforgettable, mysterious, and simultaneously burlesque and gloomy. _The Betrayed Confidence_ springs " from the pen of Dogear Wryde", the mysterious masked dog, who accompanies stark images with strange captions in this singular book. Gorey illustrated front and back covers, book is unpaginated but contains the Gorey illustrations for :scenes de ballet, menaced objects, alms for oblivion, interpretive series, neglected murderesses, tragedies topiares, whatever next?. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover.
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The Hand of Horror by Owen Fox Jerome in Blue, Yellow & Purple Dustjacket of Creepy Hand. Mystery solved by Philip MacCray includes Sinister Figure of Doctor Dax who floats thru
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Edward J. Clode, NY, 1927 HBDJ,1927, 1st edition, GOOD/GOOD, DJ flaps glued to boards so NOT Removable, a solid square reading copy. 309 pgs, TINY CHIPS TEAR WEAR EXTREMITIES DJ. , includes Sinister Figure of Doctor Dax who floats thru these pages in such a Vivid Manner that his presence can almost be felt at one?s Shoulder. Gives a touch of HORROR of Edgar Allen Poe. Touches of very wholesome Humor & a charming little love Idyll woven thru the Plot to counterbalance the ERRIE. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Ex-Library.
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The Day Of The Triffids
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The Day Of The Triffids Michael Joseph Fourteenth Impression Thus. March, 1984 Wyndham, John: The Day of the Triffids, Michael Joseph, London. Original copyright 1951. Science Fiction, Horror. Original source material for the film of the same name. One of the creepiest stories you will ever read. Good/Good Price-clipped DJ. Dust jacket is black with large green and white titling and ornamentation. EX-LIB.
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The Thief Of Bagdad
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Abdullah, Achmed. The Thief of Bagdad. Readers Library Publishing Co. Ltd., London Film Edition, 1924. USED. TONED. Good Condition/ Good- DJ. QUITE RARE IN THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET Front dj panel states "Film Edition" Actor Douglas Fairbanks photo on back panel. DJ Spine is chipped. Now protected in a mylar wrap. Summary: The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American silent swashbuckler film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks, and written by Achmed Abdullah and Lotta Woods. Freely adapted from "One Thousand and One Nights", it tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad.
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Haggard, H. Rider. SHE. Longmans Green & Co., London. No copyright date. States New Impression, 1921 on the title page. Dedicated to fellow author Andrew Lang. USED. VG/ No DJ Included. Mallard Green boards with bright gilt titling on front board and spine. 310 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 5/8. Summary: "A dying colleague gives Mr. Horace Holly at Cambridge University a locked box, the contents of which lead Mr. Holly to travel to Eastern Africa where he hopes to solve an ancient mystery, only to be captured by the savage Amhagger people who are ruled by a fearsome white queen, who is worshipped as "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed".
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THE STONEGROUND GHOST TALES
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THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
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First Edition. 1997. Fine. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. has some minor rubbing and shelf wear, no tears,nicks or worn corners. Hardcover has minor foxing on top edge pages. Tight binding, sharp and clean pages. No markings. Fine condition. 558 pages.
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The Case Against Satan
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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Thinner: Signet Hardcover
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The Man In The Brown Suit
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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Wrack and Rune
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Signed 1st Ed. w/DJ) WRACK AND RUNE: A PETER SHANDY MYSTERY BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1982. Used First printing SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author on title page. Good Condition/ Good condition unclipped Dust Jacket, $10.95 original price. Will ship from United States.
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The Withdrawing Room
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The With-Drawing Room (1980, Doubleday 1st Ed. SIGNED W/DJ) THE WITH-DRAWING ROOM, A MYSTERY BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1980.Used. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. First or early printing thus. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $8.95 dust jacket. Features young Sarah Kelling. Will ship from United States.
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The Recycled Citizen
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016MacLeod, Charlotte. THE RECYCLED CITIZEN, by popular Canadian author Charlotte MacLeod. Mysterious Press ISBN 96187-2.1988. Published January 21, 1988. Softcover. Advance Uncorrected Proof. 199 numbered pages. Signed." The reigning queen of the whimsical whodunit brings back amateur sleuth Sarah Kelling and her art detective husband, Max Bittersohn, in this tasty mystery involving a black-tie charity auction, scandal, and more than one murder." Stated First Printing January, 1988. Number line 1090807060504030201 . Flat-Signed by the author on title page. Used VG Condition.
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The Palace Guard
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017MacleodPalace. THE PALACE GUARD, by popular Canadian author Charlotte MacLeod. ISBN 0385175337. Published 1981, by Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City NY. STATED FIRST EDITION. SIGNED WITH BLUE PEN BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. USED. VG/ VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. AUTHOR PHOTO ON BACK PANEL. Summary: " A Peacock screams. A dark something falls past them from the floor above. Serenity turns to pandemonium as the oldest guard sprawls dead among the hyacinths..." 5 ¾ X 8 ½. Will ship from Oregon.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Conan Doyle Uniform Edition (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. July, 1955. John Murray, London. USED. Good-/Good- original price-clipped dust jacket. Partial front flap only. Front flap: has been cut at odd angle. Red boards with black titling. 5 1/8 X 7 ½. 248 pages. Synopsis: Detectives "Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate as following his uncle's death, Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire." Please see our stock photo.
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