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Edité par John Long, London, 1905
Vendeur : Richard Beaton, Lewes, East Sussex, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fair. 1st Edition. Original fine-ribbed red cloth, lettered in gilt. Lacks frontispiece, crack/crease across front board, name stamp ("Zoe") on front free endpaper and half-title, foxing, fair. Book.
Edité par John Long, London, 1920
Vendeur : Richard Beaton, Lewes, East Sussex, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Undated reprint, c1920. Original pinky red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Cloth patchily sunned, undated signature on front pastedown, some foxing, good. Book.
Edité par Hutchinson & Co., London, 1897
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vii [viii] ix-xvi 1-376, illustrations by W. D. Almond and others, original pictorial gray cloth stamped in orange and black, decorated endpapers. First edition. Anthology of fiction and poetry, mostly light or humorous, but including some adventure and crime fiction. Includes work by J. E. Muddock, George Manville Fenn and Arthur Morrison, as well as "Only a Hunchback!" by G. A. Henty. The third and last issue of a literary annual series, issued 29 years after the preceding volume! Not in Faxon or Wolff. Binding slightly leaned, cloth just a bit rubbed, a very good copy. (#136031).
Edité par Hutchinson & Co., London, 1897
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vii [viii] ix-xvi 1-376, illustrations by W. D. Almond and others, original pictorial gray cloth stamped in orange and black, decorated endpapers. Anthology of fiction and poetry, mostly light or humorous, but including some adventure and crime fiction. Includes work by J. E. Muddock, George Manville Fenn and Arthur Morrison, as well as "Only a Hunchback!" by G. A. Henty. The third and last issue of a literary annual series, issued 29 years after the preceding volume! Not in Faxon or Wolff. Inked name stamped to front free endpaper, previous owner's gift inscription in ink to recto of frontispiece and several other names in pencil, inner hinges starting. Cloth rubbed and upper corners bumped, a good copy. (20052).
Edité par Hutchinson & Co., London, 1897
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vii [viii] ix-xvi 1-376, illustrations by W. D. Almond and others, original pictorial gray cloth stamped in orange and black, decorated endpapers. First edition. Anthology of fiction and poetry, mostly light or humorous, but including some adventure and crime fiction. Includes work by J. E. Muddock, George Manville Fenn and Arthur Morrison, as well as "Only a Hunchback!" by G. A. Henty. The third and last issue of a literary annual series, issued 29 years after the preceding volume! Not in Faxon or Wolff. Early owner's name stamped in ink on front free endpaper, previous owner's gift inscription in ink on recto of frontispiece along with several other penciled names. Cloth rubbed, upper corners bumped, inner hinges starting, a good copy. (#156137).
Edité par London: Hutchinson, 1897
Vendeur : Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
First Edition. 8vo. pp [i-iv], v-vii, [viii], ix-xvi, 1-376. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text including music scores llustrations by W.D. Almond and others. Contains 37 miscellaneous stories, articles etc, including 'A Terrible Bandit' by J.E. Muddock, George Manville, Fenn and Arthur Morrison, and 'Only a Hunchback!' by G. A. Henty. A one-off volume, modelled after the original Savage Club Papers (1868-9) edited by Andrew Halliday. Original cream cloth, now somewhat toned, with pictorial designs in light brown and black, patterned endpapers, head of spine and tips of corners rubbed. Contemporary ownership inscription to verso of front pastedown. A VG copy. Book.
Edité par John Long, London, 1902
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-5] 6 [7] 8-312 + 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "October, 1902" inserted at rear, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in red, white and black, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear panel, bottom edge untrimmed. A historical romance in which a witch's curse appears to be fulfilled. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 193. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). Front hinge cracked, end papers browned, inked name to front free end paper,foxing throughout, corners soft, spine edges rubbed, a good, sound copy. (31100).
Edité par Published by Chatto & Windus, 111 St. Martin's Lane, London First Edition . 1897., 1897
Vendeur : Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Edition originale
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Oxford blue cloth covered boards, elaborately blocked and lettered silver decoration to the spine and front cover, publisher's green and cream leaf patterned end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (xvi), 304, 8, 32 pp ads dated May 1897. Ink name verso front free end paper 'S. Gardner - August 1898', minor rubbing across the spine ends and in Very Good bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.
Edité par Chatto & Windus 1897, London, 1897
Vendeur : Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
Cloth. Etat : Good. First Edition. 304, 8, 32 pp. Original publisher's cloth with silver lettering & decoration to front cover & spine. Covers marked. Corners and spine ends worn. Patterned endpapers. Publisher's lists at rear. Binding firm. Uncommon. Good condition. 8vo.
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1898
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Small octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-304 + [1-2: chromolithograph/ad leaf] and 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "Jan. 1898" inserted at rear, publisher's pictorial white boards printed in tan and black, ads on endpapers. Later edition. Most of the stories are cases of the celebrated Russian detective related to fellow detective Dick Donovan. The last story, "The Clue of the Dead Hand," features detective Peter Brodie who investigates a murder and a simultaneous mysterious disappearance in Scotland at Corbie Hall, "a strange, weird sort of place . [with] an eeriness about it that was calculated to make one shudder." This story belongs as much in the (rationalized) ghost story genre as the detective story. It also involves a case of male impersonation. Glover and Greene, Victorian Detective Fiction 111. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 34. Hubin (1994), p. 240. Topp, Victorian Yellowbacks & Paperbacks, 1849-1905 III, p. 253. Boards worn at edges, a very good copy. An uncommon yellowback. (#171208).
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1892
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [1] 2-250 + 32 page publisher catalog date "October 1891," six inserted illustrations, original blue-gray cloth, front stamped in brown and black, spine stamped in gold and brown, publisher logo stamped in black to rear, floral patterned end papers, top and bottom edges rough cut, spine uncut. Mystery novel. Detective Calvin Sugg solves murders in St. John's Wood. Hubin, p. 240. W.H. Smith blind stamp to upper corner of front free end paper, mild foxing to early and late leaves, extremities rubbed and lightly worn and darkening to spine panel, a very good copy. (31101).
Edité par John Long, London, 1902
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, pp. [1-5] 6 [7] 8-312 + 30-page publisher's catalogue dated "March, 1903" inserted at rear, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in red, orange, white and black, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear panel, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. A historical romance in which a witch's curse appears to be fulfilled. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 193. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). Cloth worn at spine ends and corner tips, cloth runned along outer joints, a very good copy. (#170612).
Edité par F. V. White, London, United Kingdom, 1909
Vendeur : Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Irlande
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, with 1909 to the title page and no later date, Pp. 320. Original red boards, light staining to the boards, gilt lettering to front panel and spine, tight binding. New front end page, pages clean, spotting to edges and a sprinkle within. A good example of a very uncommon title.
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1897
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-304 + 8-page undated publisher's catalogue and 32-page catalogue dated "Feb. 1897" inserted at rear, original decorated dark blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in silver, all edges untrimmed. Most of the stories are cases of the celebrated Russian detective related to fellow detective Dick Donovan. The last story, "The Clue of the Dead Hand," features detective Peter Brodie who investigates a murder and a simultaneous mysterious disappearance in Scotland at Corbie Hall, "a strange, weird sort of place . [with] an eeriness about it that was calculated to make one shudder." This story belongs as much in the (rationalized) ghost story genre as the detective story. It also involves a case of male impersonation. Glover and Greene, Victorian Detective Fiction 111. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 34. Hubin (1994), p. 240. Several small stains to front and rear cover, an attractive, nearly fine copy (28924).
Edité par Swan Sonnenschein, London, 1886
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, pp. [iii-vii] viii [1] 2-363 [364: blank], original red cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, white endpapers with floral pattern printed in yellow green. First edition. Long sentimental novel about a family of Liverpool ship-owners, partly set in India. Perhaps based in part on the author's experiences at sea and in India as a young man; see Sutherland, and Kemp, et al. Whether writing under his own name or "Dick Donovan," Muddock had a long and successful career turning out popular fiction strong on adventure, crime, detection, sensation, and the supernatural. Wolff 4961 (calling for a blank leaf preceding the half title leaf, here excised by the binder). Several tiny spots to rear cover, a very good copy with bright cover stamping. A scarce book. (#130405).
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1899
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-325 [326: blank] [327: publisher's device] [328: blank] + 32-page catalogue dated "Sept. 1899" inserted at rear, original pictorial burgundy cloth, front panel stamped in tan, white and black, spine panel stamped in gold, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. "Wonderfully lurid sensational horror stories, in full-blooded manner of Victorian melodrama; story titles such as 'The Corpse Light,' 'The Cave of Blood,' and 'A Night of Horror' say it all." - Robert Knowlton. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 68. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-70. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 130. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-66. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 192. Bleiler (1978), p. 62. Reginald 10482. Large owner's name penciled on the front paste-down, early owner's name and date in ink on title page. Cloth worn at corner tips, spine ends and along outer joints and bottom edges, about a quarter of the rear cover stained with some offset on rear endpapers, the text block is clean, a sound reading copy. (#170955).
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1888
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-3] 4-284 + 32 page publisher's catalog dated "July 1888" inserted at rear. original red cloth, front stamped in gray and black, spine stamped in gold and black, rear stamped in black, floral end papers. Collects thirteen "Dick Donovan" stories. The author's first collection of stories. A prolific author he wrote 184 stories featuring Donovan. Hubin, p. 240. Queen's Quorum 14. Queen, The Detective Short Story p. 32. Not in Glover and Greene, Victorian Detective Fiction. Off setting to end papers, front hinge cracked, small embossed bookseller stamp to upper right corner of title page, wear to cloth at corners and spine ends, some bubbling of cloth to front cover, spine tanned, stains to rear cover. A good copy, now housed in a custom tray case. A scarce book. (30721).
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1899
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-325 [326: blank] [327: publisher's device] [328: blank] + 32-page catalogue dated "Sept. 1899" inserted at rear, original pictorial burgundy cloth, front panel stamped in tan, white and black, spine panel stamped in gold, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. "Wonderfully lurid sensational horror stories, in full-blooded manner of Victorian melodrama; story titles such as 'The Corpse Light,' 'The Cave of Blood,' and 'A Night of Horror' say it all." - Robert Knowlton. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 68. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-70. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 130. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-66. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 192. Bleiler (1978), p. 62. Reginald 10482. Bookseller blind stamp (W. H. Smith) at upper corner of front free endpaper. Cloth rubbed at corner tips, spine ends and along outer joints, two small spots on rear cover, offsetting to endpapers, partial hairline crack along upper part of inner front hinge, some moderate foxing, a very good copy of a scarce book. (#134545).