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Chambers, Robert W.
THE KING IN YELLOW.
Chicago, New York: F. Tennyson Neely Publisher,
1895. 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. First edition.
First binding, 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, salamander design appears on front cover, and sheets bulk 1.5 cm. The author's second book and first story collection. "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. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 51-2. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-12. Neat early owner's signature on front free end paper. A fine, brilliant copy. Rare in this condition.
[Book #10214]
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Chambers, Robert W.
THE MAKER OF MOONS.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons,
1896. Octavo, pp. [1-12] 1-401 [402: blank, 403-404: ads], light blue cloth, front stamped in white, gold and orange. First edition.
Collects eight stories. A very good copy, some rubbing and fraying to spine ends, light rubbing to corners, some rubbing to front cover, some moderate soiling.
[Book #8152]
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Chambers, Robert W.
THE MAKER OF MOONS.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons,
1896. Octavo, pp. [1-12] 1-401 [402: blank, 403-404: ads], frontispiece, light blue cloth, front stamped in white, gold and orange. First edition.
Collects eight stories. A very good copy, some darkening to spine, some fraying to base of spine panel, some rubbing to corners.
[Book #11655]
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Chambers, Robert W.
OUT OF THE DARK VOLUME I: ORIGINS.
Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press,
1998. Octavo, cloth. First edition.
Edited by Hugh Lamb. Collection of Chambers supernatural fiction published before 1900, nine stories. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
[Book #11385]
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Chambers, Robert W.
OUT OF THE DARK VOLUME II: DIVERSIONS.
Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press,
1999. Octavo, cloth. First edition.
This volume collects the previously published ten weird tales from In Search of the Unknown (1904), The Tracer of Lost Persons (1906) The Tree of Heaven (1907) and Police!!! (1915) and three chapters from The Slayer of Souls (1920). New introduction by editor Hugh Lamb. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
[Book #11405]
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