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ARTHUR MACHEN: THE CENTIPEDE PRESS LIBRARY OF WEIRD FICTION. Edited and introduction by S. T. Joshi.
[Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2014]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collection of the author's best works. Includes a bibliography.
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPY OF ARTHUR MACHEN: FAR OFF THINGS [and] THINGS NEAR AND FAR.
[Leyburn, North Yorkshire]: Tartarus Press, [2017]. Octavo, pictorial boards. New edition. New introduction by Stewart Lee. Limited to 350 copies.
DREADS AND DROLLS.
[Leyburn, North Yorkshire]: Tartarus Press, [MMVII], 2007. Octavo. boards. New edition. Collection of articles and stories which first appeared in "The Graphic", with some fiction elements being mystery, crime and occult. Limited to 300 copies. [Reference: Day, The Supplemental Checklist of Fantastic Literature, p. 56. Goldstone and Sweetser 34c].
THE GREEN ROUND.
London: Ernest Benn Limited, [1933]. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-7] 8-218 [219: blank] [220: printer's imprint] [221-222: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], original red cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. The author's last novel. "... a shocker written on assignment, tells of a man whose life is clogged with horrors set by the Little People." - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers, p. 357. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-134. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1081. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 278. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09461. Goldstone and Sweetser 46a].
THE GREEN ROUND.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1968. Octavo, cloth. First U. S. edition. Text offset from that of the 1933 Ernest Benn edition. The author's last novel. "... a shocker written on assignment, tells of a man whose life is clogged with horrors set by the Little People." - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers, p. 357. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-134. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1081. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 278. In 333].
THE GREEN ROUND.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1968. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. 2058 copies printed. Text offset from that of the 1933 Ernest Benn edition. The author's last novel. "... a shocker written on assignment, tells of a man whose life is clogged with horrors set by the Little People." - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers, p. 357. [Reference: Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 4-105. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-134. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1081. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 278. In 333].
THE GREEN ROUND.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1968. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Text offset from that of the 1933 Ernest Benn edition. The author's last novel. "... a shocker written on assignment, tells of a man whose life is clogged with horrors set by the Little People." - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers, p. 357. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-134. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1081. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 278. In 333].
THE GREEN ROUND.
London: Ernest Benn Limited, [1933]. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-7] 8-218 [219: blank] [220: printer's imprint] [221-222: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], original red cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Inscribed signed and dated in year of publication by Machen on the front free end paper. The author's last novel. "... a shocker written on assignment, tells of a man whose life is clogged with horrors set by the Little People." - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers, p. 357. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-134. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1081. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 278. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09461. Goldstone and Sweetser 46a].
THE HOUSE OF SOULS.
London: E. Grant Richards, 1906. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-xiii [xiv-xvi] [1-2] 3-513 [514] [515: ad for The Three Impostors] [516: blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by Sidney H. Sime, original pictorial gray cloth with cover design by Sime in black, gold and light green. First edition. Second binding with "GRANT / RICHARDS" at base of spine panel. Collects the contents of THE GREAT GOOD PAN (1894) and THE THREE IMPOSTORS (1895), the latter with some revisions and omissions, plus the first book appearance of three tales, "A Fragment of Life," "The White People," and "The Red Hand." "... Machen's most important collection." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 277. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-135. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1072. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-157. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09464. Goldstone and Sweetser 10e].
THE HOUSE OF SOULS.
[Leyburn, North Yorkshire]: Tartarus Press, [2014]. Octavo, pictorial boards. Later edition. Collects the contents of THE GREAT GOOD PAN (1894) and THE THREE IMPOSTORS (1895), the latter with some revisions and omissions, plus the first book appearance of three tales, "A Fragment of Life," "The White People," and "The Red Hand." "... Machen's most important collection." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 277. Limited to 350 copies. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-135. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1072. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-157. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09464. Goldstone and Sweetser 10e].
THE HOUSE OF SOULS.
[Leyburn, North Yorkshire]: Tartarus Press, [2014]. Octavo, pictorial boards. First edition. Collects the contents of THE GREAT GOOD PAN (1894) and THE THREE IMPOSTORS (1895), the latter with some revisions and omissions, plus the first book appearance of three tales, "A Fragment of Life," "The White People," and "The Red Hand." "... Machen's most important collection." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 277. Limited to 350 copies. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-135. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1072. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-157. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09464. Goldstone and Sweetser 10e].
THE HOUSE OF SOULS.
London: E. Grant Richards, 1906. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-xiii [xiv-xvi] [1-2] 3-513 [514] [515: ad for The Three Impostors] [516: blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by Sidney H. Sime, original pictorial gray cloth with cover design by Sime in black, gold and light green. First edition. Collects the contents of THE GREAT GOOD PAN (1894) and THE THREE IMPOSTORS (1895), the latter with some revisions and omissions, plus the first book appearance of three tales, "A Fragment of Life," "The White People," and "The Red Hand." "... Machen's most important collection." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 277. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-135. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1072. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-157. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09464. Goldstone and Sweetser 10e].
RITUAL AND OTHER STORIES.
[Lewes, East Sussex]: The Tartarus Press, 1992. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 300 numbered copies, this being number 101. Collects twenty-five stories including some tales previously uncollected in book form, originally published between 1889 and 1937, nearly half first published in obscure British magazines in 1890 and 1891.
RITUAL: AND OTHER STORIES.
[Lewes, East Sussex]: The Tartarus Press, 1992. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies. Thirty-two stories spanning Machen's career including a dozen previously uncollected from obscure British magazines (1889-91).
THE SECRET GLORY
[Horam, East Sussex]: Tartarus Press, [1998]. Octavo, boards. First complete edition. 500 copies printed. First publication of the complete edition with the addition of chapters 5 & 6 as well as a previously unpublished introduction by Machen.
THE SECRET OF THE SANGRAAL: A COLLECTION OF WRITINGS ...
[Horam, East Sussex]: The Tartarus Press, 1995. Octavo, boards. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies. Collection of nonfiction articles and essays.
THE SECRET OF THE SANGRAAL: A COLLECTION OF WRITINGS...
[Horam, East Sussex]: The Tartarus Press, 1995. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collection of nonfiction articles and essays.
THE SHINING PYRAMID.
London: Martin Secker, 1925. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-9 [10-12] 13-188 [189] [190: printer's imprint] [191-192: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original blue cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. One of 250 numbered large paper copies signed by Machen. Laid into this copy is a small photograph of Machen. Published in December 1924, preceding the British trade issue published in February 1925. Collects eight short stories and articles. A story and two articles, one revised and expanded for this edition, are collected here for the first time under this title, the remainder appeared earlier in the 1923 Covici-McGee edition. [Reference: Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural fiction 1080. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-158 (citing the U.S. edition). Reginald 09468. Goldstone and Sweetser 31a].
TALES OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL.
[Horam, East Sussex]: Tartarus Press, [1997]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects thirteen stories from various previous collections. Introduction by Roger Dobson.
THE THREE IMPOSTORS OR THE TRANSMUTATIONS ...
London: John Lane ... Boston: Roberts Bros. 1895. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-290 + 14-page and 16-page publisher's catalogues inserted at rear, first advertising volumes in the "Keynotes" series, second a general catalogue dated 1895, cover and title page design by Aubrey Beardsley, title page printed in orange and black, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in white, spine panel stamped in white and gold, publisher's device stamped in white on rear panel, all edges untrimmed. First edition. Episodic mystery thriller incorporating four weird tales, including "Novel of the Black Seal" and "Novel of the White Powder," considered by Bleiler (1983) to be "among the classics of supernatural literature, beautifully narrated, highly imaginative, thought-provoking, even with a note of humor that is seldom encountered." [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-59. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1071. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 714. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 277. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1922-25. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-161. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09474. Goldstone & Sweetser 7a].
THE THREE IMPOSTORS OR THE TRANSMUTATIONS ...
London: John Lane ... Boston: Roberts Bros. 1895. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-290 + 14-page and 16-page publisher's catalogues inserted at rear, first advertising volumes in the "Keynotes" series, second a general catalogue dated 1895, cover and title page design by Aubrey Beardsley, title page printed in orange and black, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in white, spine panel stamped in white and gold, publisher's device stamped in white on rear panel, all edges untrimmed. First edition. Episodic mystery thriller incorporating four weird tales, including "Novel of the Black Seal" and "Novel of the White Powder," considered by Bleiler (1983) to be "among the classics of supernatural literature, beautifully narrated, highly imaginative, thought-provoking, even with a note of humor that is seldom encountered." [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-59. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1071. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 714. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 277. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1922-25. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-161. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09474. Goldstone & Sweetser 7a].
THE THREE IMPOSTORS OR THE TRANSMUTATIONS ...
London: John Lane ... Boston: Roberts Bros. 1895. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-290 + 14-page and 16-page publisher's catalogues inserted at rear, first advertising volumes in the "Keynotes" series, second a general catalogue dated 1895, cover and title page design by Aubrey Beardsley, title page printed in orange and black, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in white, spine panel stamped in white and gold, publisher's device stamped in white on rear panel, all edges untrimmed. First edition. Episodic mystery thriller incorporating four weird tales, including "Novel of the Black Seal" and "Novel of the White Powder," considered by Bleiler (1983) to be "among the classics of supernatural literature, beautifully narrated, highly imaginative, thought-provoking, even with a note of humor that is seldom encountered." [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-59. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1071. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 714. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 277. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1922-25. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-161. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09474. Goldstone & Sweetser 7a].