Queens Quorum, Haycraft Queen, Best 100 list, etc.
THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, [1939]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-319 [320]. cloth. First edition. Published in the U.K. as The Mask of Dimitrios. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone volume. Made into a 1944 film featuring Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre, screenplay credit to Frank Gruber.
THE POISONED CHOCOLATES CASE.
Garden City, NY: Published for the Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929. Octavo, pp. [1-10] 1-299 [230: blank] [231: Crime Club statement] [232: blank], cloth. First U.S. edition. Mystery novel featuring sleuth Roger Sheringham. "...it should appeal to those who like the combination of good characterization and armchair dectection". - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 36-37. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone volume.
THE STARS MY DESTINATION.
Boston: Gregg Press, 1975. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. hardcover edition. Offset from the 1957 Signet edition (revised and slightly expanded from the British hardcover edition, published as TIGER, TIGER, 1956). Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-19. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #20.
TIGER!, TIGER!.
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, [1956]. Octavo, boards. First edition. "Twenty-fourth century spaceman, Gully Foyle, discovers the ability to 'jaunt' (Teleport) and seeks revenge on the owner of the spacecraft which left him to die in the void. Neurotically driven but ultimately humane, with amazing backdrops, brilliant detail, tremendous narrative energy: the finest novel of its kind." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 350. This precedes the publication of the U.S. edition (a paperback original) titled "The Stars My Destination" (1958). There are textual differences between the two editions. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-19. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #20.
THE DIGGING LEVIATHAN.
[Bath]: Morrigan Publications, 1988. Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Blaylock, Tim Powers (after word), K.W. Jeter (after word) and Ferret (illustrator). Barron (ed.): Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-56, Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 4A-33, Pringle: Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels #86.
THE INNOCENCE OF FATHER BROWN.
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1911. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-335 [336], original red cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. "A cornerstone volume (it) can lay claim to greatness on two counts: It introduced the priest detective whose adventures are still popular three-quarters of a century later, and it contains more classic short stories than almost any other mystery collection before or since." - Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights. Queen's Quorum #47.
A TOAST TO TOMORROW.
Garden City: Published for The Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday Doran and Company, Inc., 1941. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-viii [ix-x] [1] 2-310, cloth. First U.S. edition. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone book. The second Tommy Hambledon spy novel, set during the period leading to WW II. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 214-216. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 154. Smith and White, Cloak and Dagger Fiction (3rd ed.) 3709.
THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Nominated for the Nebula award in 1965. "One of Dick's very best." - Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 3-271. See Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-175, (1995) 4-137. Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 4-96. Jones and Newman: Horror: 100 Best Books #61. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #44.
THE INCREDIBLE SCHLOCK HOLMES.
New York: Simon and Schuster, [1966]. Octavo, boards. First edition. The first collection of these Sherlock Holmes pastiches which are irreverent. Hubin, p. 284. Queen's Quorum #122.
THE RED MAGICIAN.
New York: Tor, [1993]. Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. The author's first novel, first published in 1982 as a paperback original. A "remarkably powerful" fantasy set during the Holocaust that won the 1982 National Book Award. "... nourishment for the mind and the soul ..." - Philip K. Dick. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-141.
THE GLASS KEY.
London and New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Correct first edition, first issue, of this novel, published January, 1931; the American edition was not published until April of 1931. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone volume. Filmed several times.
THE GLASS KEY.
London and New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Correct first edition, first issue, of this novel, published January, 1931; the American edition was not published until April of 1931. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone volume. Filmed several times.
UNCLE REMUS HIS SONGS AND HIS SAYINGS THE FOLK-LORE OF THE OLD PLANTATION ...
New York: D. Appleton and Company 1, 3, and 5 Bond Street, 1881. Octavo, pp. [1]-231 [232: blank] [333-340]: ads, flyleaves at front and rear, eight inserted plates, other illustrations in the text, by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser, original pictorial green cloth, front panel stamped in black and gold, spine panel stamped in gold, rear panel stamped in blind, butterfly design endpapers. First edition. BAL reports three states, probably printings; this one is the first, with "pesumptive," page 9, last line, and "New Books. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine ..." on page [233]. The author's first book and the first of his Uncle Remus books. Grolier Club, One Hundred Influential American Books Printed Before 1900 83. Peter Parley to Penrod, pp. 56-7. BAL 7100. Not in Wright, American Fiction 1876-1900.
CARNACKI THE GHOST FINDER.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1913. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vii [viii-x] 11-287 [288: ad], + 16-page publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, original red cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, rear panel stamped in blind. First edition. Copies of this book were issued with and without a 16-page publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, priority (if any) unknown. This copy has the catalogue. Six stories featuring Carnacki, an occult detective. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-89. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 819. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 114. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature I, pp. 193-96. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 204. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-104. Bleiler (1978), p. 101. Reginald 07278. Queen's Quorum 53. Hubin (1994), p. 407.
CARNACKI THE GHOST FINDER.
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1913. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vii [viii-x] 11-287 [288: ad], + 16-page publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, original red cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, rear panel stamped in blind. First edition. Copies of this book were issued with and without a 16-page publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, priority (if any) unknown. This copy has the catalogue. Six stories featuring Carnacki, an occult detective. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-89. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 819. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 114. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature I, pp. 193-96. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 204. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-104. Bleiler (1978), p. 101. Reginald 07278. Queen's Quorum 53. Hubin (1994), p. 407.
THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND AND OTHER NOVELS.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1946. Large octavo, cloth. First edition. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG,' THE GHOST PIRATES, and THE NIGHT LAND, with introductory essay by H. C. Koenig and bibliography by A. Langley Searles. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-88; 3-91; and 3-92. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 744-48; I, pp. 143-45; II, pp. 601-04; and III, pp. 1105-10. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-103; 3-105; 3-106; and 3-110. BOATS and HOUSE in Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. HOUSE is Jones and Newman, Horror: 100 Best Books 29.
THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND AND OTHER NOVELS.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1946. Large octavo, cloth. First combined edition. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG,' THE GHOST PIRATES, and THE NIGHT LAND, with introductory essay by H. C. Koenig and bibliography by A. Langley Searles. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-88; 3-91; and 3-92. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 744-48; I, pp. 143-45; II, pp. 601-04; and III, pp. 1105-10. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-103; 3-105; 3-106; and 3-110. BOATS and HOUSE in Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. HOUSE is Jones and Newman, Horror: 100 Best Books 29.
THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND AND OTHER NOVELS.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1946. Large octavo, cloth. First combined edition. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG,' THE GHOST PIRATES, and THE NIGHT LAND, with introductory essay by H. C. Koenig and bibliography by A. Langley Searles. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-88; 3-91; and 3-92. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 744-48; I, pp. 143-45; II, pp. 601-04; and III, pp. 1105-10. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-103; 3-105; 3-106; and 3-110. BOATS and HOUSE in Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. HOUSE is Jones and Newman, Horror: 100 Best Books 29.
THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND AND OTHER NOVELS.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1946. Large octavo, cloth. First combined edition. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG,' THE GHOST PIRATES, and THE NIGHT LAND, with introductory essay by H. C. Koenig and bibliography by A. Langley Searles. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-88; 3-91; and 3-92. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 744-48; I, pp. 143-45; II, pp. 601-04; and III, pp. 1105-10. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-103; 3-105; 3-106; and 3-110. BOATS and HOUSE in Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. HOUSE is Jones and Newman, Horror: 100 Best Books 29.
THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND AND OTHER NOVELS.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1946. Large octavo, jacket by Hannes Bok, cloth. First combined edition. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG,' THE GHOST PIRATES, and THE NIGHT LAND, with introductory essay by H. C. Koenig and bibliography by A. Langley Searles. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-88; 3-91; and 3-92. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 744-48; I, pp. 143-45; II, pp. 601-04; and III, pp. 1105-10. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-103; 3-105; 3-106; and 3-110. BOATS and HOUSE in Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. HOUSE is Jones and Newman, Horror: 100 Best Books 29.
THE COMPLETE CURIOUS MR. TARRANT.
Norfolk, VA: Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2003. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Part of the publishers "Lost Classics" series. Collects all twelve of the Trevis Tarrant stories, the eight first published in THE CURIOUS MR. TARRANT (1935) and four collected in book form for the first time in this volume. The first seven are locked room mysteries. With a new introduction by Ed Hoch. From Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 441, of the 1935 volume, "If wealthy amateur detective Trevis Tarrant is an unremarkable sleuth, the eight cases he investigates here are remarkable indeed." Also of note is the 1935 volume of eight stories is a Queen's Quorum title.
MALICE IN WONDERLAND.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1958. Octavo, boards. First edition. Queen's Quorum #117.
AT THE VILLA ROSE.
New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1910. Octavo, cloth. First U. S. edition. The first Hanaud mystery. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone volume.
ASHENDEN: OR THE BRITISH AGENT.
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1928. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-304 [305-306: blank], original blue cloth, front and spine stamped in orange. First U. S. edition. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone volume; Queen's Quorum #78. Maugham's book is based on first hand knowledge of the world of espionage as he was a British agent during World War I. States Eric Ambler: 'the first fictional work on the subject [the life of a secret agent] by a writer of stature with first-hand knowledge of what he is writing about' see Who's Who in Spy Fiction by Donald McCormick, pp. 137-39.
THE RED HOUSE MYSTERY.
New York: Pocket Books, 1940. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone book.