London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1965. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small octavo. 96pp. Brown textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. B/w illustrations. Top-edge foxed, tiny bumps to spine ends, else a tight, clean VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped, lightly rubbed). More
London / New York & Boston: Jonathan Cape / Houghton Mifflin, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 464pp. Red cloth spine lettered in gilt, patterned papered boards. Index. Fold-out map at rear. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Spine ends chafed, wear to edges & corners of boards, spine lettering dulled, page-edges..... More
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New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1938. Reprint. Hardcover. Small octavo. xiv + 92pp. Original brown cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. B/w illustrations. Cloth a bit rubbed with a few light marks and scratches from handling, extremities lightly chafed, corners bumped, page-edges foxed & browned, scattered spots of..... More
London: Fulgur Ltd, 2010. Second, revised and expanded. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 160pp. Blood-orange cloth with dramatic black design on upper board, and black titling to spine. Black textured matte endpapers which are blind embossed with a talismanic design. Two full page colour plates, b&w illustrations and plates. Edition limited..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1916. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. 338pp. + 6pp. ads. Original cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was the American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. 408pp. + 2pp. ads. Original red cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. B/w frontis. & plates. Map. Glossary. Spine ends chafed, boards slightly discolored, page-edges browned, front endpapers split at inner hinge (but hinge holding), otherwise an unmarked..... More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. vi + 474pp. White parchment spine lettered in gilt, grey cloth boards lettered in black on front board. B/w frontis. & plates. Spine discolored, spine ends chafed, page-edges lightly browned, small top-edge tear to front free endpaper, previous owner's..... More
New York: George H. Richmond, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii + 400pp. Blue cloth lettered & decorated in gilt & silver on spine & front board. B/w frontis. & plates. Top-edge-gilt. A 19th century quasi-Utopian novel which uses an earth-man's visit to an idealised (and more than a little..... More
Stockholm: EDDA, 2011. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small octavo. xvi + 110pp. Black cloth with facsimile Crowley signature on upper board in white, and white printed title to spine. Black endpapers, ribbon marker, colour illustrations. Edition limited to 418 hand-numbered copies comprising a standard edition of 375 copies thus (and..... More
Richmond Vista CA: Three Hands Press, 2015. First Edition, First Deluxe Issue. Hardcover. Large, thick octavo. 558pp + iipp. Hand bound in full-leather, mahogany goatskin, with raised bands to spine and brown titling and designs to spine and front cover. Marbled endpapers, silk bookmark, colour frontispiece & illustrations. Glossary, bibliography..... More
North Yorkshire, UK: Dalesman Books, 1976. Reprint. Softcover. Slim octavo. 80pp. B/w illustrations. An entertaining collection of ghostly and supernatural folk-lore from Lancashire. Wrappers lightly rubbed, hint of foxing to top-edge, small erasure spot on front free endpaper, else a tight, clean VG copy. More
Richmond Vista CA, USA: Three Hands Press [ Xoanon ], 2013. Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 280pp. Custom-bound in textured deep red leather by the Pettingell Bookbindery of Berkeley CA, blind stamped device to upper board, and titling to spine, marbled endpages, bibliography & index. Illustrated throughout with sigils and photographs..... More
Richmond Vista CA: Three Hands Press, 2010. First Edition, Limited. Hardcover. Octavo. 144pp. Deluxe hardcover edition, bound in fine maize [ gold ] cloth with copper titling to spine and device to upper board. Beige endpapers. golden letterpress dust jacket. Title page and in-text llustrations, bibliography. A limited edition of..... More
New York: The Sun Dial Press, ND. (c.1920s). Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xxiv + 344pp. Blue cloth lettered in yellow on spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w frontis. & illustrations. This reprint edition features many (though probably not all) of the detailed and spirited illustrations by Frank C. Pape, though he is not..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 302pp. Original cloth lettered in gilt on spine, seahorse design on front board. Illustrated endpapers. B/w illustrations. Page-edges lightly browned, slight lean to spine, small scuff in top-corner of front free endpaper, otherwise an internally-clean near-VG copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust..... More
Fremont CA: The Technology Group, 1991. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Softcover. Quarto. 11 x 8.5 inches. viii + 94pp (+ xii adverts). Pale green card covers lettered in black on upper cover, black plastic strip binding, b&w illustrations and index by the author. A new edition of "The Grimoire of..... More
Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press, 2013. "Special" deluxe edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 172pp. Hand-bound in turquoise leather with gilt lettering to spine and device to upper board, raised bands and gilt embellishments to spine, b&w illustrations, marbled endpapers, turquoise ribbon page marker. This deluxe "Special edition" is limited to 66..... More
London: Collins, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 110pp. Half grey cloth lettered in gilt on spine, patterned papered boards. Color illustrations. Top-edge-gilt. Some pages unopened. Large tear halfway across page 25/26 (an unopened pair of pages with 27/28) also partly having torn away an inch of the gutter of..... More
Big Rapids, MI: The Ferris-Windsor Company, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 604pp. Original cloth gilt-lettered on spine & front board. Index & glossary. B/w illustrations & frontispieces. Several color plates. Inscribed by Woodbridge N. Ferris on first blank page. Top of spine chafed, bottom of spine frayed, spine darkened..... More
New York, NY: Liveright Publishing Corp. 1942. Fifth Printing. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 8vo, xiv + 488 pp, very good - condition, black cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine, gilt illustration on front cover, illustrations, slight wear and soiling to cover, light soiling to page edges, minor browning to pages..... More
Seattle WA: Ouroboros Press, 2010 [ 2011 ]. First English language. Hardcover. Octavo. 142pp (ii), vi pages adverts at rear. Original beige cloth with black title to spine and upper board and black Ouroboros design on upper board. Illustrated with a b&w folding plate titled 'Alchemical Aviary' as a frontispiece..... More
New York: Dutton, 1928. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. 204pp. Purple cloth lettered in gilt on spine, gilt bow-&-arrow designs on boards. B/w illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. Spine faded & chafed at ends, slight fraying to cloth at top of spine, page-edges lightly browned, otherwise a near-VG copy (no dust jacket). More
New York: Dutton, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 124pp. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board, gilt designs on front board. B/w illustrations. Signed by the author on half title-page. Illustrated endpapers. Bumps to bottom-corners of boards, page-edges lightly browned, spine ends rubbed, otherwise a solid..... More
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1946. Hardcover. Small quarto. 90pp. Cloth spine, papered boards pictorial on front board. 14 color plates and many text illustrations. Set in the New Guinea during World War 2. Dusty, the soldier, becomes separated from his unit, meets miniature natives and has adventures in a land..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1927. "new edition" Hardcover. Large octavo. viii + 170pp. Brown cloth with titles & illustrations stamped in black on spine & front board. B/w frontis & illustrated title-page. B/w drawings throughout. Fold-out map. Bumps to top-corners, of boards, foxing to page-edges, prelims & last pages, 2" section..... More
