chambers robert w illiam (23 résultats)

Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-ix [x] 1-440 [441] [442: blank], 29 illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson, original red cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. First printing with code "(1)" on page [441]. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 C-272. Early owner's name and address in ink on front paste-down. A bright, nearly fine copy. (#160446).

Hardcover. Etat : Poor. Spine and covers faded, worn and separating. Interior readable with both gutters cracked but binding still holding.Owners signature and "Wireless Room" written on top of cover page.

Octavo, pp. [i-x] xi [xii] xiii [xiv] 1-242, four inserted plates with illustrations by W. Morgan, original green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in white and blind, pictorial paper inlay on front panel with unattributed illustration (probably by Morgan). First edition. First printing with code "(1)" on page 242. "The protagonist, a student of mental suggestion, causes people to fall in love by posthypnotic suggestion" - Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 2-38. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-40. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 147. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02823. Binding slightly leaned, cloth rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, some dust soiling to cloth, mostly spine panel, bookplate or label removed from front paste-down, a sound, good copy. (#115521).

LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1907 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 415 Language: English.

Octavo, pp. [1-10] 1-293 [294: blank], six inserted plates with illustrations by Edmund Frederick, original mauve cloth, front and spine panels stamped in white, pictorial paper paper inlay affixed to front panel. First edition, first printing with "(1)" printed at base of text on page 293. A collection of linked short stories "in which a detective's methods sometimes verge on the preternatural," according to Mike Ashley, who calls this "intriguing" (Clute and Grant, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, p. 177). One episode concerns "an Egyptian maiden revived after 2000 years" (Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 52). Written in Chambers' best breezy style. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02825. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 19. Hubin (1994), p. 151. Cloth lightly soiled, mainly spine panel, edges of sheets a bit darkened, library stamp on front paste-down, small embossed stamp on title leaf, vertical crease to left margin of plate facing page 198 which was detached and has been reinserted, else a very good copy. (#90207).

Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] ix [x] 1-325 [326: blank], four inserted plates with illustrations by Henry Hutt, Howard Chandler Christy and A. B. Wenzell, original decorated green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange and white. First edition. First printing with "(1)" at base of text on page 325. Collects ten stories including fantastic and criminous tales. Three of the stories, "The Sign of Venus," "The Bridal Pair," and "Out of the Depths," were reprinted in OUT OF THE DARK VOLUME TWO: DIVERSIONS (1999), a two-volume collection of Chambers's fantastic fiction edited by Hugh Lamb. "THE TREE OF HEAVEN (1907) remains a very distinctive book in Robert W. Chambers's diversions into the supernatural genre. The stories seem to be the final form of the kind of tale that Chambers first attempted in 'Pleasant Evening' [Collected in THE MAKER OF MOONS, 1896]: low-key, well written essays into the ghost story, reminiscent of the kind of material Algernon Blackwood did so well. Certainly 'Out of the Depths' explores the same territory as Blackwood's 'Keeping His Promise.' The other stories are small gems, well worth reviving. There is also that touch of spirituality so characteristic of Blackwood, especially in 'The Case of Mr. Melmer.'" - Lamb introduction, p. xii. Lovely Gibson girl style illustrations. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02826. Slight spine lean, cloth lightly worn at spine ends and corner tips, spine a bit dull, white enamel spine stamping partially perished, as is usually the case with this book, a sound, good copy. (#171758).

Octavo, pp. [1-14] [1] 2-315 [316] [317-322: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks], four inserted plates with illustrations by Edmund Frederick, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind, pictorial paper onlay affixed to front panel. First edition, first printing with "(1)" at bottom of text on page [316]. Non fantastic novel of romance and buried treasure in Florida within an occult framework of predestination in which future events in the lives of her guests are shown in Countess Athalie's crystal ball. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02821. Small private owner's ink-stamped name on front free endpaper. Slight spine lean, a bright, very good copy. (#78104).

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. spine bumped with two small chips at base, illustrated, ownership signature front free endpaper and titlepage, closed tear to one leaf repaired with archival tape, good. first edition; 499 pages; keywords: fiction;

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) Pp. 302 pp, catalogue to rear. A very good copy in original illustrated boards. Clean pages, light toning. tight binding, small contemporary inscription to front end page. . A collection of short stories, The first four tales feature the American Civil War, and most of the stories are set in America with Chambers' love of landscape prevalent. "Ambassador Extraordinary" is set in France, and the last two tales feature less distinguished reappearances of some of the characters in Paris that appeared in "The King In Yellow".

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First American Edition, First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) 5 p.l., 3-302 p. A very good plus copy in original grey boards decorated in black. Clean pages, light toning. tight binding. A collection of short stories, The first four tales feature the American Civil War, and most of the stories are set in America with Chambers' love of landscape prevalent. "Ambassador Extraordinary" is set in France, and the last two tales feature less distinguished reappearances of some of the characters in Paris that appeared in "The King In Yellow".

Octavo, pp. [1-16] 1-299 [300: blank] [301-302: ads] [303-304: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], four inserted plates with illustrations by Edmund Frederick, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind, pictorial paper inlay on front panel with illustration by John Rae. First edition. First printing with code "(1)" on page 299. "This light-hearted spoof of the suffragette movement and the science of eugenics is perhaps most important for the dated attitude it expressed toward women and love." - Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-38. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 142. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 153. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02812. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 C-252. Hanna, A Mirror for the Nation 653. Early gift inscription on front free endpaper. Cloth lightly frayed at upper spine end, spine panel sunned, a good copy. The rare publisher's sales catalogue (a tiny "shape" book) advertising THE GAY REBELLION is laid in. (#154935).

Octavo, pp. [1-12] 1-401 [402: blank] [403-404: ads] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by Lancelot Speed, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in orange, white and gold, spine panel stamped in white, t.e.g. First edition. Collects eight stories, four of which deal with the supernatural. "The most notable is the title story, still read today . colorful and effective ." - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 742. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 52. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 365. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 75. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-51. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02817. Wright (III) 974. Slight spine lean, spine ends and corner tips rubbed, endpapers, frontispiece tissue guard and some preliminary and terminal leaves foxed, a sound, good copy. (#170999).

Octavo, pp. [1-4] [i-vi] vii [viii-x] 13-301 [302: blank] [note: text complete despite gap in pagination; first leaf is a blank preceding half title leaf], original decorated red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. The author's best weird novel. "An American girl who has learned magic in the Mysterious East escapes and comes home but is broke and alone. In one episode she tries to earn some money by putting on a stage show in New York of genuine supernatural magic -- but the audience doesn't go for it. Later scenes that show nefarious sorcerers animating mandrakes are very nicely handled." - Robert Eldridge. "Chambers' last important work of supernatural fiction . an adventure novel of Oriental menace whose roots are clearly in 'The Maker of Moons.'" - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 744. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 52. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-76. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 368. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 146. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 75. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-53. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02822. Light insect tracking to bottom edge of rear panel, a very good copy in a good pictorial dust jacket with considerable interior tape-mending by a former owner; the spine panel is tanned, the front panel is attractive. (#146054).

Small octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] vii-ix [x] [1-2] 3-288 [289-294: ads], fly leaves at front and rear, original pictorial green cloth, front panel stamped in blue, white, lavender and gold, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First edition. Collects six fantasy, science fiction, and mystery stories including "The Messenger" and "The Purple Emperor." Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-12. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 366. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 397. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-52. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 19. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02819. Hubin, p. 75. Wright (III) 975. A near fine, bright copy. (#22185).

Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-6] 7-291 [292-294: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original decorated brown cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. First printing with publisher's monogram and "I" on copyright page. Occult fantasy novel, in some respects an adaptation of the Trilby theme, in which a murdered woman is reanimated with two souls by a medical experimenter. ". a tedious novel about a love triangle between a young man named Sutton, a woman named Gilda Greenway, and an unpleasant hypnotist named Sadoul." - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 744. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 369. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02824. A few small damp stains to cloth, top edge dusty, a very good copy in a pretty good pictorial dust jacket with dust soiling and considerable fading to spine panel. (#146057).

Small octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] vii-ix [x] [1-2] 3-288 [289-294: ads], fly leaves at front and rear, original pictorial green cloth, front panel stamped in blue, white, lavender and gold, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First edition. Collects six fantasy, science fiction, and mystery stories including "The Messenger" and "The Purple Emperor." Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-12. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 366. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 397. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-52. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 19. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02819. Hubin, p. 75. Wright (III) 975. Several leaves roughly opened with marginal loss, else a fine, bright copy. (#22830).

Octavo, pp. [1-12] 1-401 [402: blank] [403-404: ads] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by Lancelot Speed, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in orange, white and gold, spine panel stamped in white, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First edition. Collects eight stories, four of which deal with the supernatural. "The most notable is the title story, still read today . colorful and effective ." - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 742. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 52. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 365. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 75. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-51. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02817. Wright (III) 974. Small private owner's bookplate on front paste-down, cloth lightly rubbed at head and tail of spine panel and corners, mild foxing to paste-downs, a bright, very good copy. (#90203).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition THUS, First Print. New Front end page, Octavo, pp. frontis [274] [adverts], all plates present, small nick to frontis. Title page printed in black, original pictorial yellow cloth, front panel stamped in white and black. First printing of this the Harper & Brother edition with Published June 1902 to the copyright page. This edition omits "The Court of the Dragon." The author's second book and first collection of short stories. White enamel lettering largely faded on spine, cloth bright, pages clean, binding tight. A very good copy of this attractive and important edition of a classic collection of American short fiction.

Octavo, pp. [1-4] [i-vi] vii [viii-x] 13-301 [302: blank] [note: text complete despite gap in pagination; first leaf is a blank preceding half title leaf], original decorated red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. The author's best weird novel. "Chambers' last important work of supernatural fiction . an adventure novel of Oriental menace whose roots are clearly in 'The Maker of Moons.'" - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 744. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 52. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-76. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 368. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 146. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 75. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-53. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02822. Very mild bump to lower front corner tip, a bright, nearly fine copy in very good four-color pictorial dust jacket with light wear at edges, and several closed tears with tape mends, including two with associated wrinkling at the upper edge of the rear panel. Overall an attractive example of a colorful jacket rarely found in nice condition. (#155526).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition THUS, First Print. Octavo, pp. frontis [274] [adverts], all plates present. title page printed in black, original pictorial yellow cloth, front panel stamped in white and black. First printing of this the Harper & Brother edition with Published June 1902 to the copyright page. This edition omits "The Court of the Dragon." The author's second book and first collection of short stories. White enamel lettering largely perished from spine, cloth bright with light fading to rear, pages clean, binding tight, light pushing to corners, spine, small owner stamp to top of front end page. A very good copy of this attractive and important edition of a classic collection of American short fiction.

Octavo, pp. [i-x] xi [xii] xiii [xiv] 1-281 [282: blank] 1-8: ads, six inserted plates with illustrations by Edmund Frederick as well as numerous black-and-white vignettes in the text, original green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in white and blind, pictorial paper inlay on front panel. First edition. First printing with code "(1)" at base of page 281. "Light society romance about a down-on-his-luck electrical engineer who happens on an invention that 'broadcasts' the erotic essence of an individual, thus attracting its ideal complementary opposite." - Robert Eldridge. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) and (1981) 1-38. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 399. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 143. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 41. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02813. Stains to top quarter-inch of most leaves, externally a bright attractive copy, in a good pictorial dust jacket with chips to about a third of the spine panel (leaving author and title intact, however), edge-wear, dust soiling and old internal tape mends. The jacket is rare in any condition. (#146061).

Small octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-9] 10-316 [317: ad] [318: blank], original pictorial green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in brown, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. First edition. Of the three printings with title pages dated 1895, this one is generally accepted as the first. There is no inserted frontispiece, page [318] is blank, lizard design is on the front cover, and sheets bulk 1.5 cm. The author's second book and first collection of short stories. "One of the most important works of supernatural horror between Edgar Allan Poe and modern horror fiction." - Bleiler (ed), Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 739. "Surprisingly vital stories, undoubtedly the best work that Chambers did. A landmark book in abandoning the ghosts of Victorian literary tradition and concentrating on the nightmare." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 364. ". one of the basic documents in the history of fantastic fiction." - Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 396. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 364. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 844-47. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-12. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-49. Private owner's armorial bookplate affixed to the front paste-down and name, address and date, July 1895," on front free endpaper. Mild foxing to spine panel, faint ghosting on title page from bookplate and writing on endpapers, but overall, a very attractive copy. (#162322).

A tale by Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) about the Black Priest, branded on the forehead and executed for treason during the Third Crusade and again in 1760, whose skull is disinterred in a gravel pit, and who returns again to haunt the Breton countryside. The story was first published in THE MYSTERY OF CHOICE (1897), Chambers' third collection of short fiction. The published version largely follows the final text of the manuscript which has many deletions and revisions by Chambers. THE MYSTERY OF CHOICE "opens with a trilogy of tales sharing the same characters and set in the Breton countryside. They are reminiscent of 'The Demoiselle D'Ys' in mood and setting . ['The Messenger'] is an effective treatment of a conventional theme" (Lee Weinstein, Bleiler, ed., SUPERNATURAL FICTION WRITERS II, 743). "By far and away the most powerful . was 'The Messenger.' This is a long, sometimes rambling story that nevertheless guides the reader along to a most eerie conclusion. The setting -- coastal Brittany -- has seldom been used to such effect, and the historical tale behind the story's events has a grotesque ring of truth. This is one of Chambers' best stories, and its use of the traditional cowled figure has never been bettered" (Hugh Lamb, ed., Chambers, OUT OF THE DARK I, pp. xi-xii). "The Messenger" is "a material-horror story, possibly a little unsubtle, but it does have the characteristics of a nightmare with its disruptions of the time-dimension, interlocked identities, and repetitive fate, which are all novel touches for the period" (Bleiler, ed., Chambers, THE KING IN YELLOW AND OTHER HORROR STORIES, p. xi). The manuscript, preceded by a calligraphic title-page (presumably not by Chambers), is bound in three-quarter brown morocco and marbled paper boards with spine title lettered in gold. Of the six extant Chambers manuscripts recorded by American Book Prices Current, several of which are described as having similar bindings with calligraphic title-pages. The binding was very worn (covers detached, etc.) and has been professionally restored with front and rear covers reattached and new leather spine with original three-quarter marbled boards and marbled endpapers preserved and new leather spine label reproduced from original title label. The first leaf of the manuscript is tanned and has a long vertical closed tear that has an old mend on the verso with archival tape, but the manuscript is in excellent condition overall. (#157178).