First Edition. Collection of ten short stories including fantasy tales listed in Bleiler. Very colorful cover art obscured by the plain printed dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at spine ends.
Reprint Edition.Z. P. Nikolaki dustjacket art. Rare Bleiler listed fantasy novel of a romance that crosses the mortal threshold. "The heroine is a woman of our own day - she writes the amazing history in the first person of how she bridged the gulf of time and space and drew the lover to her who had distantly followed her down the ages." Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket.
First Canadian Edition. Bleiler listed fantasy title of a super weapon meant to end all wars. Scarce. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket with nickel sized abrasion to front panel affecting 'et' of 'secret' in title.
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Paramount film directed by D. W. Griffith starring Adolphe Menjou and Carol Dempster. Very scarce photoplay with fantasy and supernatural aspects. One still featuring devil like characters. The final of three films made by D.W. Griffith at Paramount. A poor writer (Ricardo Cortez) living in poverty desperately wants to marry his girlfriend (Carol Dempster) but the lack of money won't allow it. One day, after cursing God, a man (Adolphe Menjou), i.e. Satan, appears out of nowhere offering the writer tons of money but there will be a price to pay. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few shallow edge chips and short closed tears.
First Edition. Bleiler listed fantasy novel of New York City "where dreams have more actual probability of achievement than anywhere else in the modern world". Near Fine, top corner of a few pages mildly bumped, Near Fine fragile gold and black foil dustjacket.
First Edition stated. Bleiler and Hubin listed novel of mystery and horror in which a beautiful girl is subjected to scientific experimentation hidden away in the Valley of Creeping Men. "Guarded by a yellow ape, almost human in its passionate and jealous love, she is found by Shackleton, the psychologist who is carrying out the dying instructions of Marakoff and searching the valley for hidden treasure. The story moves to the rhythm of tomtoms and the wailing of voodoo rites. Death lurks and strikes mysteriously in the heavily scented tropical nights". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with few masking tape mends at verso and at exterior at lower spine end and flap corner.
First Edition. Sargent dustjacket design. A Bleiler listed fantasy novel and humorous Jazz Age themed novel of a European mountain deemed to be the center of the world. Here Europe's richest foreigners ascend where "the intrigues and vices, the ambitions and tragedies of these super-sophisticated moderns are unrolled, to the resentment of its original inhabitants". Near Fine, some soiling to top page edge, in Very Good plus dustjacket.
First Edition. Three act play and fantastic comedy of Greek Bandits who capture an American family and a magical piece of cheese that allows the eater to see into other people's minds. The play opened at the Charles Hopkins Theatre in New York City starring Frederick March and Bela Lugosi. Illustrated with photographic scenes from the play including Lugosi, who would become a star for his performance in Dracula a year later. A uniquely well preserved copy, having obviously been carefully stowed away for the past eighty years. Fine in Fine dustjacket with spine just perceptively faded.
First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Cushing at front endpaper. Three act play and fantastic comedy of Greek Bandits who capture an American family and a magical piece of cheese that allows the eater to see into other people's minds. The play opened at the Charles Hopkins Theatre in New York City starring Frederick March and Bela Lugosi. Illustrated with photographic scenes from the play including Lugosi, who would become a star for his performance in Dracula a year later. Very Good, some rubbing to cloth at spine ends, lacking dustjacket.
Second Printing. Translated from the French by Moreby Acklom. Bleiler listed 'Lost Race' novel. "Revealed to the narrator in a Saigon opium den, this extraordinary story of adventure in the wild hinterland of French Indo-China strikes a new note of strangeness and mystery". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow edge chipping and wear, quarter sized chip at top front panel.
First Edition. Wolf dustjacket art. Bleiler listed fantasy in which a barrister with a superior manner exasperates a wizard who transform him into a rhinoceros. "The only witness of this distressing incident was Ted Hallett, a contemporary but not an admirer of the victim, who thus found himself morally bound to look after Egbert in his new form". Near Fine in dustjacket with heavy chipping along top of front panel, some other centimeter deep chipping to edges, lacks bookmark sometimes attached to front flap.
First American Edition. J. H. Hartley dustjacket art. Humorous novel of a doughboy private whose jacket button was made from Aladdin's lamp and possesses powers. Basis for the 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Alastair Sim and Peter Gawthorne. Scarce. This copy with photograph of Darlington clipped from a magazine pasted to front endpaper, and is signed by the author. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, split along front spine edge, shallow loss at top spine end and flap corners, some stains to spine.
First Edition. J. Abbey dustjacket art. Novel posturing pagan versus Christian ideals. Bleiler listed author. Great dustjacket art of characters on puppet strings. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, few short closed tears and mild wear, light chipping at top spine end and few flap corners.
First Edition. Something of a fantasy novel missed by Bleiler of a man who dreams of flying. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, small spine end chips.
First Edition. Uncommon Bleiler listed fantasy and Amazon Jungle set intrigue novel of a "white man [who] rules his own domain as a king... He has conquered the jungle with inventions of modern science. His castle stronghold is equipped with torture chambers and is haunted with psychic mysteries. A young American, lost to the power of drugs, is one of the king's captives" A terrific Macaulay published novel of Indian treasure and fiendish characters. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with few inch closed tear at top rear panel.
First Edition. Uncommon Bleiler listed fantasy and Amazon Jungle set intrigue novel of a "white man [who] rules his own domain as a king... He has conquered the jungle with inventions of modern science. His castle stronghold is equipped with torture chambers and is haunted with psychic mysteries. A young American, lost to the power of drugs, is one of the king's captives" A terrific Macaulay published novel of Indian treasure and fiendish characters. Near Fine, some foxing to spine gutters, in Very Good dustjacket, few small chips at spine ends, edges with modest edge wear.
First Edition. Uncommon Bleiler listed fantasy and Amazon Jungle set intrigue novel of a "white man [who] rules his own domain as a king...He has conquered the jungle with inventions of modern science. His castle stronghold is equipped with torture chambers and is haunted with psychic mysteries. A young American, lost to the power of drugs, is one of the king's captives" A terrific Macaulay published novel of Indian treasure and fiendish characters. Near Fine in attractive bright Near Fine dustjacket, light wear and tiny chip at lower front flap fold.
First Edition. Frederic Dorr Steele illustrations. Bleiler listed super-natural novel. Basis for the 1917 film under same name starring Kitty Gordon and Walter Hitchcock. Near Fine in Good plus to Very Good dustjacket with chipping to spine ends, front spine edge splitting along lower half, chipping along front edges with splitting along front flap edge, light stain along front flap edge, and dime size sticker to lower portion of front panel. Very Scarce early Bleiler title to be found in dustjacket.
First Edition. Carl W. Bertsch dustjacket art. Bleiler listed fantasy of “Medieval romance of the days when black magic and superstition were in the land, and witches cast their spells; when religion was a cloak for wickedness, and robber Barons held sway. Into this glamorous world Diemas the Monk set forth to seek the Elixir of Life.” Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, modest soiling to panels, shallow chipping along top edge, few light stains.
First Edition. F.M. dustjacket art. Collection of nine short stories, including a Bleiler listed supernatural tale, All Hallows, as well as Mr. Kempe, a horror story of a mad recluse near Porlock. Near Fine but for top corner of front endpaper clipped, in Very Good dustjacket, spine darkened, dime sized chip at top spine end.
First Edition. F.M. dustjacket art. Collection of nine short stories, including a Bleiler listed supernatural tale, All Hallows, as well as Mr. Kempe, a horror story of a mad recluse near Porlock. Very Good plus in Very Good plus dustjacket with fading to color on spine and age toning to white of spine, dime shaped closed tear to lower spine that has been mended with tape to verso, and general shelf wear.
First American Editon. Bleiler listed collection of short stories and fantasy titles including some of De La Mare's best supernatural tales. Near Fine in attractive Near Fine dustjacket.
First Edition, Advance Review Copy in original printed wrappers. Bleiler listed fantasy novel in which and Englishman "through a peculiar accident, was able to go back into the past for a short time. He went back to an age when England was fighting against a horde of invaders". Very Good in wrappers.
Popular Edition. Black dustjacket art. Sixteen short stories, including Bleiler listed fantasies. Uncommon title to be found in any edition or any dustjacket. Nearly Very Good, small hole at rear spine gutter, foxing to page edges and endpapers, in Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends and flap corners, half dollar sized stain at lower spine end.
First Edition. Chester Snowden dustjacket art. Very scarce fantasy novel in which a benevolent culture of white human like apes is found in Africa, one of whom saves a missionary. Found in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Bleiler. Dixon, born in Huntsville, Texas, was an American author, animal rights activist and a member of the Americanization movement. In 1921 he founded the First Church for Animal Rights in Manhattan. Dixon was known to be a homosexual and lived much of his adult life with his partner Chester Snowden, who illustrated the jacket for this title. Near Fine in attractive almost Near Fine dustjacket, triangle clipped from lower front flap edge, presumably where the price was.
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