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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.
GROVE OF DOOM.
[New York]: Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., [1969]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First separate book edition. Tempo Books 5320. Pulp Shadow novel first reprinted in the Grosset & Dunlap hardcover: THE WEIRD ADVENTURES OF THE SHADOW (1966).
RETURN OF THE SHADOW.
New York: Belmont Books, [1963]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Belmont 90-298. Paperback original. The first of the nine Belmont Shadow books, the only one written by Gibson. Hubin, p. 344.
THE SHADOW: A QUARTER OF EIGHT & THE FREAK SHOW MURDERS...
Garden City: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Gibson to Joseph Wrzos (1929-2023) who was a long time fan, professional editor, and researcher. Collects two novels from The Shadow pulp magazine. A Quarter of Eight was first published in October 1945 and The Freak Show Murders was published in May 1944. The volume has an introduction by Gibson.
THE SHADOW: CRIME OVER CASCO & THE MOTHER GOOSE MURDERS.
Garden City: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1979. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Gibson to Joseph Wrzos (1929-2023) who was a long time fan, professional editor, and researcher. Collects two novels from The Shadow pulp magazine from 1946. The third volume published by Doubleday.
THE SHADOW: THE MASK OF MEPHISTO & MURDER BY MAGIC...
Garden City: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Gibson to Joseph Wrzos (1929-2023) who was a long time fan, professional editor, and researcher. Collects two novels from The Shadow pulp magazine. The Mask of Mephisto was first published in July 1945 and Murder by Magic was published in August 1945. The volume has an introduction by Gibson.
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.
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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.