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THE MEMOIRS OF CONSTANTINE DIX.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1905. Octavo, pp. [1-8], [1] 2-206 [207: printer] [208: blank], 4 page publisher's catalog inserted at rear, original light blue cloth, front and spine stamped in yellow, purple and black, rear stamped in black. First edition. A series of connected stories, Dix helps those in need and also provides spiritual consul, he hears information which helps him in his endeavors as a thief. "A series of adventures suggestive of Raffles, but done in with greater literary art and an ironic turn of mind." - Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 4014. Laid in to this copy is a signed note from Pain declining a dinner invitation. [Reference: Hubin, p. 624].
STORIES IN GREY.
London: T. Werner Laurie, [1911]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-320 [first leaf blank except for small a on recto] a-g [h]: ads, title page printed in blue and black, original blue-green cloth, front panel stamped in black, spine panel stamped in gold, publishers monogram on rear panel stamped in black, First edition. "Mixed collection, including excellent weirds 'Smeath,' 'Rose Rose,' 'The Doll,' and 'Linda.' One of Pain's best collections from the standpoint of horror fiction; literate, ironic and vividly nasty in an understated manner." - Robert Knowlton. "The best of Pain's horror fiction." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 317. [Reference: Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1282. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 401. Bleiler (1978), p. 153. Hubin (1994), p. 624. NCBEL IV 698].