Horror
THE GOLDEN GONG AND OTHER NIGHT-PIECES. Introduction by Jessica Amanda Salmonson.
Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press, 2001. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 600 copies. Collects twenty tales by Burke, from NIGHT PIECES and other collections, with a long, interesting introduction by Salmonson, and a profile by his publisher "Grant Richards on Thomas Burke." Reproduces (in black and white) the vivid dust jackets of many of his, now scarce, first editions. Burke first gained fame for his stories of London's Chinatown district, known as Limehouse.
MORE LIMEHOUSE NIGHTS.
New York: George H. Doran Company, [1921]. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-vi] vii-viii [ix-x] 11-282 [283-286: blank] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], original pictorial orange cloth, front panel stamped in red and black, spine panel stamped in black. First U. S. edition. Published earlier in Britain as WHISPERING WINDOWS: TALES OF THE WATERSIDE (1921). Burke's second collection of Limehouse stories, sequel to LIMEHOUSE NIGHTS (1916). Includes one supernatural tale, "The Scarlet Shoes." Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 46. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 120. Bleiler (1948), p. 66. Hubin (1994), p. 119. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 15.
NIGHT-PIECES: EIGHTEEN TALES ...
London: Constable & Co Limited, [1935]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-311 [312], original red cloth, spine stamped in black. First edition. Collection of eighteen weird and criminous stories set in shadowy London. Burke's core collection of horror stories, distinctive for their original treatments of familiar themes. Best include doppelganger story "Johnson Looked Back" and zombie story "The Hollow Man." "Excellent stories." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 309. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 15. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-41. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-50. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 121. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02238. Hubin (1994), p. 119. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 15.
BLACK MEDICINE.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, Publishers, 1966. Octavo, jacket by Lee Brown Coye, cloth. First edition. 1952 copies printed. Story collection, most of which first appeared in Weird Tales. Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-42. Bleiler:The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #312.
BLACK MEDICINE.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, Publishers, 1966. Octavo, jacket by Lee Brown Coye, cloth. First edition. 1952 copies printed. Story collection, most of which first appeared in Weird Tales. Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-42. Bleiler:The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #312.
BLACK MEDICINE.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, Publishers, 1966. Octavo, jacket by Lee Brown Coye, cloth. First edition. 1952 copies printed. Story collection, most of which first appeared in Weird Tales. Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-42. Bleiler:The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #312.
BLACK MEDICINE.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, Publishers, 1966. Octavo, jacket by Lee Brown Coye, cloth. First edition. Story collection, most of which first appeared in Weird Tales. Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-42. Bleiler:The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #312.
BETWEEN THE MINUTE & THE HOUR.
London: Herbert Jenkins, [1967]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Posthumously published collection of fourteen stories with preface by Anthony Skene. "Burrage's underrated short stories are deft and subtle, and include a number of poignant posthumous fantasies." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-43. His best stories are "intelligent, well crafted, and imaginative ..." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 64. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 47. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-52. Reginald 02265.
INTRUDERS: NEW WEIRD TALES. Introduction by Jack Adrian.
Penyffordd, Chester: Ash-Tree Press, 1995. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Twenty-six stories collected, all but three appearing in book form for the first time. Introduction by Jack Adrian.
INTRUDERS: NEW WEIRD TALES. Introduction by Jack Adrian.
Penyffordd, Chester: Ash-Tree Press, 1995. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Twenty-six stories collected, all but three appearing in book form for the first time. Introduction by Jack Adrian.
THE OCCULT FILES OF FRANCIS CHARD: SOME GHOST STORIES. Introduction by Jack Adrian.
Penyffordd, Chester: Ash-Tree Press, 1996. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 500 copies plus a few extras produced for legal deposit purposes. Twenty six stories, ten featuring the occult detective Francis Chard, two other stories and a novella (all first appearance in book form) and a reprint of the thirteen story contents of SOME GHOST STORIES.
SOME GHOST STORIES ...
[London]: Cecil Palmer, [1927]. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-iv] v-vii [viii] 1-276 [277-278: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], original black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in white, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. The first of Burrage's two collections of weird fiction (the other was SOMEONE IN THE ROOM [1931] published under the pseudonym "Ex-Private X"). "Burrage's underrated short stories are deft and subtle, and include a number of poignant posthumous fantasies." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-43. "The best stories in SOME GHOST STORIES and SOMEONE IN THE ROOM are intelligent, well crafted, and imaginative..." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 64. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 47. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 314. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, pp. 43-4. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-53. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02267.
SOME GHOST STORIES.
[London]: Cecil Palmer, [1927]. Octavo, [1-2] [i-iv] vvii [viii] 1-276 [277-78], original black cloth, front and spine stamped in white, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. The first of Burrage's two collections of weird fiction (the other was SOMEONE IN THE ROOM [1931] published under the pseudonym "Ex-Private X"). "Burrage's underrated short stories are deft and subtle, and include a number of poignant posthumous fantasies." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-43. "The best stories in SOME GHOST STORIES and SOMEONE IN THE ROOM are intelligent, well crafted, and imaginative..." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 64.
SOME GHOST STORIES.
[London]: Cecil Palmer, [1927]. Octavo, [1-2] [i-iv] vvii [viii] 1-276 [277-78], original black cloth, front and spine stamped in white, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. The first of Burrage's two collections of weird fiction (the other was SOMEONE IN THE ROOM [1931] published under the pseudonym "Ex-Private X"). "Burrage's underrated short stories are deft and subtle, and include a number of poignant posthumous fantasies." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-43. "The best stories in SOME GHOST STORIES and SOMEONE IN THE ROOM are intelligent, well crafted, and imaginative..." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 64. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 47. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 314. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, pp. 43-4. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-53. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02267.
SOMEONE IN THE ROOM: STRANGE TALES OLD AND NEW. Introduction by Jack Adrian.
Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press, 1997. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Edited by Jack Adrian. This collects twenty - eight fictions, half of which comprise all the stories in the author's rare second collection of the same title (published in 1931 under the pseudonym 'Ex-Private X'), plus another twelve stories (seven in book form for the first time), plus two essays by the author on ghosts and ghost stories.
SOMEONE IN THE ROOM: STRANGE TALES OLD AND NEW. Introduction by Jack Adrian.
Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press, 1997. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Edited by Jack Adrian. This collects twenty - eight fictions, half of which comprise all the stories in the author's rare second collection of the same title (published in 1931 under the pseudonym 'Ex-Private X'), plus another twelve stories (seven in book form for the first time), plus two essays by the author on ghosts and ghost stories.
UN-PAYING GUESTS.
N. p. The Ghost Story Society, 1989. Octavo, pictorial wrappers, stapled. First edition. Collects three pieces first published in magazines. "Un-Paying Guests," an article about ghost stores was published in Home Magazine, December 1919 as "Ghost Stories." The other two pieces are stories of the supernatural; "Behind the Panels" from Weekly Tale-Teller, 19 June 1915 and "The Black Diamond Tree" which has previously been anthologized in 1934. The Ghost Story Society Special Booklet Number 1.
FLEDGLING...
New York: Seven Stories Press, [2005]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Vampire novel. A young girl with amnesia awakens to find she is in reality an older vampire. A fact complicated in that she looks like a ten year old girl. "A finely crafted character study, a parable about race and an exciting family saga. Exquisitely moving fiction." - Kirkus review, 15 August, 2005.
FLEDGLING...
New York, Boston: Warner Books, [2007]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Advance reading copy for the first paperback edition. Vampire novel. A young girl with amnesia awakens to find she is in reality an older vampire. A fact complicated in that she looks like a ten year old girl. "A finely crafted character study, a parable about race and an exciting family saga. Exquisitely moving fiction." - Kirkus review, 15 August, 2005.
CANYONS.
New York: Tor, [2000]. Octavo, boards. First edition. A werewolf novel. The author's fiction has been nominated for awards numerous times, she has won both the World Fantasy award and Bram Stoker award.
NIGHTLIGHT.
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1989]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Author's highly regarded first novel.
NIGHTLIGHT.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. Wrappers. First edition. Uncorrected proof of the author's first novel.
THE COLD ROOM.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First U.S. edition. Review slip laid in. The author's second novel. Suspense novel set in East Berlin.
NOT EXACTLY GHOSTS: COLLECTED WEIRD TALES. Introduction by Stefan Dziemianowicz.
Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press, 2002. Octavo, cloth. First combined edition. Limited to 500 copies. This edition collects the stories from the two volumes published in his lifetime, NOT EXACTLY GHOSTS (1947) and FIRES BURN BLUE (1948).
WHO GOES THERE?: SEVEN TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION.
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1951. Octavo, original tan cloth with green lettering to the spine, top edge stained green. Second edition. Signed by Campbell on the front free end paper. The second edition (so stated on the copyright page) with the 1951 movie tie-in dust jacket. Classic collection of stories first published under Campbell's pseudonym, Don A. Stuart, in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION between 1934 and 1938. "These short stories are much better than the author's novel-length space operas, and constitute a fascinating body of work." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-13. The title story has been filmed twice, the first in 1951 as "The Thing From Another World", one of the classic Science Fiction films of the 1950s (with James Arness in the title role), and by John Carpenter in 1982 as "The Thing." See Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-211. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 2003-07.