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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 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.
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TALES OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY. Numbers 1-5 [all published, bound volume].
Camden, NJ: Personal Arts Company, Publishers, 1927-1928. Octavo, five issues, pictorial wrappers bound in blue boards with gold stamping to spine. A bound volume of all five issues that were noted magician Joseph Dunningers copy, with his signed name and also inscribed and signed by editor/author Walter Gibson to Joe Dunninger. Gibson wrote several books about magic for Dunninger, they were lifelong friends. This is likely a presentation volume to Dunninger. Tales of Magic and Mystery was a short lived magazine which published stories and articles about magic and the occult, as well as some short fiction. The March, 1928 issue published the H. P. Lovecraft short story "Cool Air." Other authors of fiction include Frank Owen, Miriam Allen de Ford, Archie Binns, Robert Leslie Bellem and others. Gibson wrote most non-fiction material under his own name and also using the pseudonyms, Alfred Maurice and Bernard Perry.