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THE WOLVES OF GOD AND OTHER FEY STORIES...
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd, [1921]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-328, original decorated tan cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. Collects fifteen supernatural stories written by Blackwood, all but one expanded from story ideas by Wilson (the original Swede in "The Willows"), including the classic tales "Running Wolf," "The Decoy," and "The Empty Sleeve." [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Supernatural Fiction, pp. 36-7. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 201. Bleiler (1978), p. 25. Reginald 01412. Ashley A.20.1 (binding variant 1)].
ALGERNON BLACKWOOD: THE CENTIPEDE PRESS LIBRARY OF WEIRD FICTION. Edited and introduction by S. T. Joshi.
[Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2014]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. 500 copies printed. Collects twenty-two stories. Includes a bibliography.
DAY AND NIGHT STORIES.
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd, [1917]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-332, original blue cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Collects fifteen supernatural stories including the excellent "The Other Wing" and "A Victim of Higher Space," the last John Silence story. [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 189. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 214. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 34. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-28. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01379. Ashley A.16.2].
DUDLEY AND GILDEROY: A NONSENSE.
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1929. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. A fantasy.
THE EMPTY HOUSE AND OTHER GHOST STORIES.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1906. Octavo, pp. [i-ii] iii [iv] [1] 2-316 + 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "Autumn 1906" inserted at rear, original pictorial green cloth, front panel stamped in black, red and white, spine panel stamped in gold, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. The author's first book. Collects ten stories. All reviews were enthusiastic; Blackwood was particularly taken by that appearing in THE MORNING POST, 3 January 1907, where his friend Hilaire Belloc used his review as a stepping stone for an essay on "The English Ghost Story." "Good reviews and good sales encouraged Blackwood to compile a second collection, THE LISTENER, which saw the first appearance of "The Willows." The story was singled out in all reviews for universal praise." - Ashley, Algernon Blackwood: A Bio-Bibliography, p. 15. [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 175. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1442-43. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-30. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01383. Ashley A.1.1].
THE EMPTY HOUSE AND OTHER GHOST STORIES.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1906. Octavo, pp. [i-ii] iii [iv] [1] 2-316 + 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "Autumn 1906" inserted at rear, original pictorial green cloth, front panel stamped in black, red and white, spine panel stamped in gold, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. The author's first book. Collects ten stories. [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 175. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1442-43. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-30. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01383. Ashley A.1.1].
JIMBO: A FANTASY...
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1909. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-vi] vii-ix [x] [1-2] 3-258 [259-260: ads] [note: first leaf is a blank], original decorated red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind. First edition. The author's fourth book and first novel, preceded by three collections of short fiction. "Jimbo is one of the best of Blackwood's studies of the peculiar horrors and ecstasies of childhood." – Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 178. [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01391. Ashley A.4.1].
JULIUS LE VALLON: AN EPISODE.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1916. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-354 [355-356: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First U. S. edition. Occult novel of reincarnation and the repeated attempt of magicians to channel elemental forces. "In largeness of scope and detail of development Blackwood's most ambitious novel. It ranks high in its field." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 187. [Reference: Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-36. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 817-21. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01393. Ashley A.14.3].
THE LISTENER: AND OTHER STORIES.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1907. Octavo, pp. [1-9] 10-350 [351-352: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], original black cloth, front stamped in blind and red, spine stamped in gold, publisher's device stamped in blind on rear cover. First edition. This book is found with and without publisher's catalogues inserted at rear, this copy bound without a catalogue. Blackwood's second book and his second collection of short fiction, containing "The Willows," one of the most powerful of all supernatural tales; "The Woman's Ghost Story," an early instance of pity replacing fear in a ghostly encounter; "Max Hensig...", about a confrontation with a diabolical murderer in which alcohol plays a quasi-mystical role; and six other stories. [Reference: See Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #176. ].
THE LISTENER: AND OTHER STORIES.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1907. Octavo, pp. [1-9] 10-350 [351-352: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], original black cloth, front stamped in blind and red, spine stamped in gold, publisher's device stamped in blind on rear cover. First edition. This book is found with and without publisher's catalogues inserted at rear, this copy bound without a catalogue. Blackwood's second book and his second collection of short fiction, containing "The Willows," one of the most powerful of all supernatural tales; "The Woman's Ghost Story," an early instance of pity replacing fear in a ghostly encounter; "Max Hensig...", about a confrontation with a diabolical murderer in which alcohol plays a quasi-mystical role; and six other stories. [Reference: See Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #176. ].
PAN'S GARDEN: A VOLUME OF NATURE STORIES ...
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1912. Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix [x] xi [xii] [1-2] 3-530 [531: tail piece] [532: printer's imprint] [533-536: ads] + 8-page undated publisher's catalogue headed "NEW / MACMILLAN / FICTION" inserted at rear, illustrated with drawings by W. Graham Robertson, original pictorial olive-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and black. First edition. Collection of short fiction including, "The Man Whom the Trees Loved," perhaps Blackwood's most effective short story. [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 182. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-35. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01396. Ashley A.9.1].
SHOCKS.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., [1936]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-300 [301-304: blank] [note: last two leaves are blanks], original light green cloth, front and spine stamped in black. First U.S. edition. Collects fifteen stories. The last collection of new material published in Blackwood's lifetime. [Reference: Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 197. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 216. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-36. Bleiler (1978), p. 25. Reginald 01403. Ashley A.41.2].
SHOCKS.
London: Grayson & Grayson, [1935]. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-8] 9-300 [301-302: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], original black cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained green. First edition. Collects fifteen stories. The last collection of new material published in Blackwood's lifetime. [Reference: Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 197. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 216. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-36. Bleiler (1978), p. 25. Reginald 01403. Ashley A.41.1].
TALES OF THE UNCANNY AND SUPERNATURAL.
London and New York: Peter Nevill Limited, [1949]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed and dated (1949) by the author on the front free end paper.
TONGUES OF FIRE AND OTHER SKETCHES ...
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1924. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-311 [312: blank] [313-320: ads], original pictorial yellow-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel. First edition. Collects twenty stories and a sketch. [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 192. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 215. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-40. Bleiler (1978), p. 25. Reginald 01410. Ashley A.23.1].
TONGUES OF FIRE AND OTHER SKETCHES ...
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, MCMXXIV (1924). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-311 [312: blank] [313-320: ads], original pictorial yellow-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel. First edition. Collects twenty stories and a sketch. [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 192. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 215. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-40. Bleiler (1978), p. 25. Reginald 01410. Ashley A.23.1].
WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON: THE CENTIPEDE PRESS LIBRARY OF WEIRD FICTION. Edited and introduction by S. T. Joshi.
[Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2014]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. 500 copies printed. Collects HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE GHOST PIRATES and twenty-one stories. Includes a bibliography.
















