Chambers, Robert W Illiam (18 results)

1st edition (Smith C-263). [12], 388 pp. Frontis + 7 inserted plates. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8" Light wear to binding. A pleasing VG+ copy. Maroon cloth binding, white & sage printed lettering and design to spine and cover. Onionskin wrapper.

Square octavo, pictorial wrappers, stapled. First separate edition. Part of the "H. P. Lovecraft's Favorite Horror Stories" series. "The Harbor-Master," first published as an independent story, was slightly revised to become the first five chapters of the episodic novel IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWN. A fine copy. (#161110).

Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-ix [x] 1-440 [441] [442: blank], 29 illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson, original red cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. First printing with code "(1)" on page [441]. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 C-272. Early owner's name and address in ink on front paste-down. A bright, nearly fine copy. (#160446).

Octavo, pp. [406], publisher's red pebbled cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition. First printing with code "(1)" on page [406]. Romantic adventure novel set during the American Civil War. Private owner's bookplate affixed to the front paste-down. Some penciled scribbles to contents page, else a very good copy. (#177493).

Octavo, pp. [i-x] xi [xii] xiii [xiv] 1-242, four inserted plates with illustrations by W. Morgan, original green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in white and blind, pictorial paper inlay on front panel with unattributed illustration (probably by Morgan). First edition. First printing with code "(1)" on page 242. "The protagonist, a student of mental suggestion, causes people to fall in love by posthypnotic suggestion" - Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 2-38. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-40. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 147. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02823. Binding slightly leaned, cloth rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, some dust soiling to cloth, mostly spine panel, bookplate or label removed from front paste-down, a sound, good copy. (#115521).

Condition: Poor. LONDON GEORGE NEWES LTD, 1908. Poor. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Spine and covers faded, worn and separating. Interior readable with both gutters cracked but binding still holding.Owners signature and "Wireless Room" written on top of cover page. 320 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) Pp. 302 pp, catalogue to rear. A very good copy in original illustrated boards. Clean pages, light toning. tight binding, small contemporary inscription to front end page. . A collection of short stories, The first four tales feature the American Civil War, and most of the stories are set in America with Chambers' love of landscape prevalent. "Ambassador Extraordinary" is set in France, and the last two tales feature less distinguished reappearances of some of the characters in Paris that appeared in "The King In Yellow".

Octavo, pp. [1-14] [1] 2-315 [316] [317-322: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks], four inserted plates with illustrations by Edmund Frederick, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind, pictorial paper onlay affixed to front panel. First edition, first printing with "(1)" at bottom of text on page [316]. Non fantastic novel of romance and buried treasure in Florida within an occult framework of predestination in which future events in the lives of her guests are shown in Countess Athalie's crystal ball. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02821. Small private owner's ink-stamped name on front free endpaper. Slight spine lean, a bright, very good copy. (#78104).

Octavo, four volumes, cloth. First edition. A collection of short stories, novelettes and novels and episodic novels, THE SLAYER OF SOULS, IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWN, THE GREEN MOUSE, THE TRACER OF LOST PERSONS and THE HIDDEN CHILDREN. A fine set in fine dust jackets. A convenient compilation of Chambers' major works of weird and fantastic fiction. (#174532).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. spine bumped with two small chips at base, illustrated, ownership signature front free endpaper and titlepage, closed tear to one leaf repaired with archival tape, good. first edition; 499 pages; keywords: fiction;

Octavo, pp. [1-16] 1-299 [300: blank] [301-302: ads] [303-304: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], four inserted plates with illustrations by Edmund Frederick, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind, pictorial paper inlay on front panel with illustration by John Rae. First edition. First printing with code "(1)" on page 299. "This light-hearted spoof of the suffragette movement and the science of eugenics is perhaps most important for the dated attitude it expressed toward women and love." - Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-38. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 142. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 153. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02812. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 C-252. Hanna, A Mirror for the Nation 653. Early gift inscription on front free endpaper. Cloth lightly frayed at upper spine end, spine panel sunned, a good copy. The rare publisher's sales catalogue (a tiny "shape" book) advertising THE GAY REBELLION is laid in. (#154935).

Octavo, pp. [1-4] [i-vi] vii [viii-x] 13-301 [302: blank] [note: text complete despite gap in pagination; first leaf is a blank preceding half title leaf], original decorated red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. The author's best weird novel. "An American girl who has learned magic in the Mysterious East escapes and comes home but is broke and alone. In one episode she tries to earn some money by putting on a stage show in New York of genuine supernatural magic -- but the audience doesn't go for it. Later scenes that show nefarious sorcerers animating mandrakes are very nicely handled." - Robert Eldridge. "Chambers' last important work of supernatural fiction . an adventure novel of Oriental menace whose roots are clearly in 'The Maker of Moons.'" - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 744. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 52. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-76. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 368. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 146. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 75. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-53. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02822. Light insect tracking to bottom edge of rear panel, a very good copy in a good pictorial dust jacket with considerable interior tape-mending by a former owner; the spine panel is tanned, the front panel is attractive. (#146054).

Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-6] 7-291 [292-294: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original decorated brown cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. First printing with publisher's monogram and "I" on copyright page. Occult fantasy novel, in some respects an adaptation of the Trilby theme, in which a murdered woman is reanimated with two souls by a medical experimenter. ". a tedious novel about a love triangle between a young man named Sutton, a woman named Gilda Greenway, and an unpleasant hypnotist named Sadoul." - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 744. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 369. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02824. A few small damp stains to cloth, top edge dusty, a very good copy in a pretty good pictorial dust jacket with dust soiling and considerable fading to spine panel. (#146057).

Octavo, pp. [1-12] 1-401 [402: blank] [403-404: ads] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by Lancelot Speed, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in orange, white and gold, spine panel stamped in white, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First edition. Collects eight stories, four of which deal with the supernatural. "The most notable is the title story, still read today . colorful and effective ." - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 742. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 52. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-26. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 365. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 75. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-51. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02817. Wright (III) 974. Small private owner's bookplate on front paste-down, cloth lightly rubbed at head and tail of spine panel and corners, mild foxing to paste-downs, a bright, very good copy. (#90203).

Octavo, pp. [1-4] [i-vi] vii [viii-x] 13-301 [302: blank] [note: text complete despite gap in pagination; first leaf is a blank preceding half title leaf], original decorated red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. The author's best weird novel. "Chambers' last important work of supernatural fiction . an adventure novel of Oriental menace whose roots are clearly in 'The Maker of Moons.'" - Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 744. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 52. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-76. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 368. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 146. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 75. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-53. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 41. Reginald 02822. Very mild bump to lower front corner tip, a bright, nearly fine copy in very good four-color pictorial dust jacket with light wear at edges, and several closed tears with tape mends, including two with associated wrinkling at the upper edge of the rear panel. Overall an attractive example of a colorful jacket rarely found in nice condition. (#155526).

First edition. Small octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-9] 10-316 [317: ad] [318: blank], original pictorial green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in brown, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Brief handwritten note signed by Chambers laid in commenting to the recipient that his copy of THE KING IN YELLOW was not a first edition (obviously not this copy). Of the three printings with title pages dated 1895, this one is generally accepted as the first. There is no inserted frontispiece, page [318] is blank, lizard design is on the front cover, and sheets bulk 1.5 cm. The author's second book and first collection of short stories. "One of the most important works of supernatural horror between Edgar Allan Poe and modern horror fiction." - Bleiler (ed), Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror, p. 739. "Surprisingly vital stories, undoubtedly the best work that Chambers did. A landmark book in abandoning the ghosts of Victorian literary tradition and concentrating on the nightmare." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 364. ". one of the basic documents in the history of fantastic fiction." - Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 396. [Reference: Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 364. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 844-47. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-12. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-49]. Several abrasions to front free end paper where accompanying letter was original affixed, small thin brown stain to front paste down, corners soft, small rub mark with several small spots to upper rear cover, a fine copy. Enclosed in a custom box. (28555).

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