Story Collection (single author)
THE CURSE OF YIG.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1953. Octavo, cloth. First edition. 1217 copies printed. Collects three stories, largely revised by H. P. Lovecraft, and profiles of Lovecraft and August Derleth. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-24. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 171. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-20.
IN THE UPPER ROOM AND OTHER LIKELY STORIES.
New York: Tor, [1993]. Octavo, boards. First edition. The author's second collection of short fiction. Collects sixteen stories.
THE WOLVES OF GOD AND OTHER FEY STORIES...
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd, [1921]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-328, original decorated tan cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. Collects fifteen supernatural stories written by Blackwood, all but one expanded from story ideas by Wilson (the original Swede in "The Willows"), including the classic tales "Running Wolf," "The Decoy," and "The Empty Sleeve." Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Supernatural Fiction, pp. 36-7. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 201. Bleiler (1978), p. 25. Reginald 01412. Ashley A.20.1 (binding variant 1).
DAY AND NIGHT STORIES.
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd, [1917]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-332, original blue cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Collects fifteen supernatural stories including the excellent "The Other Wing" and "A Victim of Higher Space," the last John Silence story. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 189. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 214. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 34. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-28. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01379. Ashley A.16.2.
THE EMPTY HOUSE AND OTHER GHOST STORIES.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1906. Octavo, pp. [i-ii] iii [iv] [1] 2-316 + 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "Autumn 1906" inserted at rear, original pictorial green cloth, front panel stamped in black, red and white, spine panel stamped in gold, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. The author's first book. Collects ten stories. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 175. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1442-43. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-30. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01383. Ashley A.1.1.
THE EMPTY HOUSE AND OTHER GHOST STORIES.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1906. Octavo, pp. [i-ii] iii [iv] [1] 2-316 + 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "Autumn 1906" inserted at rear, original pictorial green cloth, front panel stamped in black, red and white, spine panel stamped in gold, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. The author's first book. Collects ten stories. All reviews were enthusiastic; Blackwood was particularly taken by that appearing in THE MORNING POST, 3 January 1907, where his friend Hilaire Belloc used his review as a stepping stone for an essay on "The English Ghost Story." "Good reviews and good sales encouraged Blackwood to compile a second collection, THE LISTENER, which saw the first appearance of "The Willows." The story was singled out in all reviews for universal praise." - Ashley, Algernon Blackwood: A Bio-Bibliography, p. 15. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 175. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1442-43. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-30. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01383. Ashley A.1.1.
INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-368 [369-375: ads] [376: blank], original pebbled green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, fore-edge rough trimmed, bottom edge untrimmed. First U.S. edition. According to Ashley's Algernon Blackwood: A Bio-Bibliography the British and American editions have the same publication date (A.12, p. 55). Collects five stories.
THE LISTENER: AND OTHER STORIES.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1907. Octavo, pp. [1-9] 10-350 [351-352: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], original black cloth, front stamped in blind and red, spine stamped in gold, publisher's device stamped in blind on rear cover. First edition. This book is found with and without publisher's catalogues inserted at rear, this copy bound without a catalogue. Blackwood's second book and his second collection of short fiction, containing "The Willows," one of the most powerful of all supernatural tales; "The Woman's Ghost Story," an early instance of pity replacing fear in a ghostly encounter; "Max Hensig...", about a confrontation with a diabolical murderer in which alcohol plays a quasi-mystical role; and six other stories. See Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #176.
THE LISTENER: AND OTHER STORIES.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1907. Octavo, pp. [1-9] 10-350 [351-352: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], original black cloth, front stamped in blind and red, spine stamped in gold, publisher's device stamped in blind on rear cover. First edition. This book is found with and without publisher's catalogues inserted at rear, this copy bound without a catalogue. Blackwood's second book and his second collection of short fiction, containing "The Willows," one of the most powerful of all supernatural tales; "The Woman's Ghost Story," an early instance of pity replacing fear in a ghostly encounter; "Max Hensig...", about a confrontation with a diabolical murderer in which alcohol plays a quasi-mystical role; and six other stories. See Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #176.
PAN'S GARDEN: A VOLUME OF NATURE STORIES ...
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1912. Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix [x] xi [xii] [1-2] 3-530 [531: tail piece] [532: printer's imprint] [533-536: ads] + 8-page undated publisher's catalogue headed "NEW / MACMILLAN / FICTION" inserted at rear, illustrated with drawings by W. Graham Robertson, original pictorial olive-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and black. First edition. Collection of short fiction including, "The Man Whom the Trees Loved," perhaps Blackwood's most effective short story. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 182. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-35. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01396. Ashley A.9.1.
SHOCKS.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., [1936]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-300 [301-304: blank] [note: last two leaves are blanks], original light green cloth, front and spine stamped in black. First U.S. edition. Collects fifteen stories. The last collection of new material published in Blackwood's lifetime. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 197. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 216. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-36. Bleiler (1978), p. 25. Reginald 01403. Ashley A.41.2.
TALES OF THE UNCANNY AND SUPERNATURAL.
London and New York: Peter Nevill Limited, [1949]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed and dated (1949) by the author on the front free end paper.
TONGUES OF FIRE AND OTHER SKETCHES ...
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1924. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-311 [312: blank] [313-320: ads], original pictorial yellow-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel. First edition. Collects twenty stories and a sketch. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 192. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 215. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-40. Bleiler (1978), p. 25. Reginald 01410. Ashley A.23.1.
TONGUES OF FIRE AND OTHER SKETCHES ...
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, MCMXXIV (1924). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-311 [312: blank] [313-320: ads], original pictorial yellow-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel. First edition. Collects twenty stories and a sketch. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 192. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 215. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-40. Bleiler (1978), p. 25. Reginald 01410. Ashley A.23.1.
THIRTEEN PHANTASMS.
Cambridge: Edgewood Press, 2000. Octavo, First edition. Collects sixteen stories, including the World Fantasy Award-winning title story, "The Pink of Fading Neon," "Paper Dragons," "The Shadow on the Doorstep, and others.
ATOMS AND EVIL.
London: Robert Hale & Company, [1976]. Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. Collection of 13 stories. Originally published as a paperback original in 1962.
ATOMS AND EVIL.
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books/Fawcett Publications Inc., [1962]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal s1231. Paperback original. Collects thirteen stories. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-26.
BLOOD RUNS COLD.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collection of seventeen short stories, mostly crime, but including several horror stories. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 211.
BLOOD RUNS COLD.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collection of seventeen short stories, mostly crime, but including several horror stories. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 211.
DRAGONS AND NIGHTMARES: FOUR SHORT NOVELS.
Baltimore: Mirage, 1968. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 1000 numbered copies. Collects "A Good Knight's Work," "The Eager Dragon," "Nursemaid to Nightmares" and "Black Barter." Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-39.
FLOWERS FROM THE MOON AND OTHER LUNACIES.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House Publisher, Inc., 1998. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects twenty stories first published in WEIRD TALES, STRANGE STORIES, and ROGUE.
LOST IN TIME AND SPACE WITH LEFTY FEEP.
Pacifica, California: Published by Creatures at Large, [1987]. First edition. First of a projected three volume set collecting all the Lefty Feep stories. This volume collects the first eight from FANTASTIC ADVENTURES, plus one original to this collection. Introduction by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and interview with Bloch conducted by editor John Stanley.
PLEASANT DREAMS - NIGHTMARES.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House: Publishers, 1960. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects fifteen stories featuring many of his best stories from 1947-1958. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-45. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 210. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-31.
SHOOTING STAR bound with TERROR IN THE NIGHT: AND OTHER STORIES.
New York: Ace Books, Inc., [1958]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace double #D-265. Paperback original. SHOOTING STAR is a "a Hollywood private eye novel." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 82-84, TERROR IN THE NIGHT collects seven stories first printed in various digest sized mystery magazines.
THE SKULL OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE AND OTHER STORIES.
New York: Pyramid Books, [1965]. Small octavo, printed wrappers. First edition. Pyramid R-1247. Paperback original. Signed inscription by Bloch to a well known mystery bookseller and publisher on the inside front cover. Collects seven stories, most first published in WEIRD TALES in the mid-1940s. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-33.