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AN AFRICAN MILLIONAIRE: EPISODES IN THE LIFE OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS COLONEL CLAY.
London: Grant Richards, 1897. Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii [1] 2-317 [318: blank] [319-320: ads], illustrations by Gordon Browne, original pictorial green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear panel, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First edition. "The first great rogue of mystery fiction," Colonel Clay, "preceded ... Raffles by two years ..." - Queen's Quorum 21. [Reference: Glover and Green, Victorian Detective Fiction 4. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 4. Hubin (1994), p. 11].
THE RELUCTANT HANGMAN AND OTHER STORIES OF CRIME...
Boulder, CO: The Aspen Press, 1973. Octavo, illustrated by Alfred Pearse and Sidney Paget, pictorial yellow wrappers. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Three stories, "The Great Ruby Robbery" and "The Conscientious Burglar" collected earlier in IVAN GREET'S MASTERPIECE (1893), the title story, original published as "Jerry Stokes," THE STRAND March 1891, apparently published here for the first time in a book.
ACT OF PROVIDENCE.
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, [1979]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 250 signed by Brennan and Grant. Lucius Leffing investigates at the First World Fantasy Convention. Also includes a Lucius Leffing bibliography.
ACT OF PROVIDENCE.
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, [1979]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Lucius Leffing investigates at the First World Fantasy Convention. Also includes a Lucius Leffing bibliography.
THE WEIRD ADVENTURES OF THE SHADOW.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1966]. Octavo, pictorial boards. First edition. Signed inscription by Gibson: "To --/From/Walter Gibson/Maxwell Grant." Collects three stories which first appeared in the The Shadow pulp magazine; "Grove of Doom," "Voodoo Death," and "Murder by Moonlight."
THE SHADOW: JADE DRAGON & HOUSE OF GHOSTS.
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1981. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Gibson (and signed as Grant also). This book features two Shadow adventures, appearing in hardcover for the first time. The Jade Dragon was first published in September 1948 and the House of Ghosts was published in September 1943. The volume has an introduction by Gibson. This book was published as a 50th anniversary tribute to the character of The Shadow.
THE CRIME ORACLE and THE TEETH OF THE DRAGON: TWO ADVENTURES OF THE SHADOW.
[New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1975]. Octavo, stiff pictorial wrappers. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Gibson and additionally signed by artist Edd Cartier to Joseph Wrzos (1929-2023) who was a long time fan, professional editor, and researcher. Collects two Shadow adventures first published in the pulp magazine June 1, 1936 and November 15, 1937. Also includes "My Years with The Shadow" by Walter Gibson and "I Never Called Him Bill" by John L. Nanovic, two essays first published here.
THE DARK CRY OF THE MOON.
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., [1985]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The second novel in the Oxrun Station trilogy. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-128].
THE SOFT WHISPER OF THE DEAD.
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1982. Octavo, cloth. First editon. One of 300 signed and numbered copies. An Oxrun station novel set in the 19th century. Volume 1 of a trilogy.
THE SOFT WHISPER OF THE DEAD.
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., 1982. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Vampire novel. An Oxrun Station novel. First of a trilogy.
THE SOFT WHISPER OF THE DEAD.
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1982. Octavo, cloth. First edition.
THE EYES OF THE SHADOW: A DETECTIVE STORY.
New York: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., [1931]. Small octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] ix-x [11] 12-252 [253: ad] [254-256: blank] [note: first and last leaves used as front and rear paste-downs], pictorial boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Walter Gibson/Maxwell Grant to editor, researcher and long time fan Joseph Wrzos. The second Shadow novel, published in the July, 1931 issue of the magazine, this is the first hardcover publication. This novel has the first appearance of Lamont Cranston. [Reference: Hubin, p. 343].
THE SHADOW LAUGHS: A DETECTIVE STORY.
NY: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., [1931]. Small octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix-x [11] 12-252 [253: ad] [254-256: blank] [note: first and last leaves used as front and rear paste-downs], pictorial boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Walter Gibson/Maxwell Grant to editor, researcher and long time fan Joseph Wrzos. The third Shadow novel, published in the October, 1931 issue of the magazine, this is the first hardcover publication.
THE DEATH TOWER.
New York, Toronto, London: Bantam Books, [1969]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Bantam H4770. Inscribed on the inside front cover to mystery bookseller, publisher and editor Otto Penzler, signed as Walter Gibson/Maxwell Grant. A Shadow novel, the original pulp publication was January 1932.
THE EYES OF THE SHADOW.
New York, Toronto, London: Bantam Books, [1969]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Bantam H4056. Inscribed on the inside front cover to mystery bookseller, publisher and editor Otto Penzler, signed as Walter Gibson/Maxwell Grant. First paperback printing of the second Shadow novel, original pulp publication was July 1931.
GANGDOM'S DOOM.
New York, Toronto, London: Bantam Books, [1970]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Bantam H5413. A Shadow novel, original pulp publication was December 1, 1931.
GANGDOM'S DOOM.
New York, Toronto, London: Bantam Books, [1970]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Bantam H5413. Inscribed on the inside front cover to mystery bookseller, publisher and editor Otto Penzler, signed as Walter Gibson/Maxwell Grant. A Shadow novel, original pulp publication was December 1, 1931.
THE GHOST MAKERS.
New York, Toronto, London: Bantam Books, [1970]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Bantam H5329. A Shadow novel, original pulp publication was October 15, 1932.
HIDDEN DEATH.
New York, Toronto, London: Bantam Books, [1970]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Bantam H4884. A Shadow novel, original pulp publication was September 1, 1932.
NORGIL THE MAGICIAN.
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1977. Octavo, jacket by Jim Steranko, cloth. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Gibson as Gibson/Grant. Collects the adventures of Norgil which first appeared in the pulp magazines. Jacket art by Jim Steranko.
CRY SHADOW.
New York: Belmont Books, [1965]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Belmont 92-624. Paperback original. The fourth of the nine Belmont Shadow books, this and the rest now written by Dennis Lynds.
CRY SHADOW.
New York: Belmont Books, [1965]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Belmont 92-624. Paperback original. The fourth of the nine Belmont Shadow books, this and the rest now written by Dennis Lynds. [Reference: Hubin, p. 343].
NIGHT OF THE SHADOW.
New York: Belmont Books, [1966]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Belmont B50-725. Paperback original. The eighth of the nine Belmont Shadow novels. [Reference: Hubin, p. 344].
SHADOW BEWARE.
New York: Belmont Books, [1965]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Belmont 92-615. Paperback original. The third of the nine Belmont Shadow books.
THE SHADOW STRIKES.
New York: Belmont Books, [1963]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Belmont 92-602. Paperback original. The second of the nine Belmont Shadow books, this and the rest now written by Dennis Lynds.