Anonymous Anthology (10 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Small amount of writing on first page. Pages are crisp and clean, binding tight. Light shelfwear and edgewear. Book is in excellent condition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Orders received before 3PM PT typically ship same day. All profits support the non-profit community.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. #598. 1st ed. PB. VG. Moderate roll yet lightly read; light leaf edge browning. .

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. 8 pp. Typographically interesting printing (on Sandpaper Appleblossom) of declamatory poem/ piece in blue shades with small red block illustrations. 200 copies were printed, 135 set aside for the 1993 Wayzgoose anthology. One edge very slightly frayed otherwise fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. "Weird Tales: Scottish". Anonymous (anthology). First edition published circa 1888 by William Paterson (London and Edinburgh). This copy: Likely first edition, published circa 1888. 256 pages. Binding: Hardcover. Dust jacket: Not present. Size: 14.0 x 11.0 cm. Language: English. Condition: Body: Fair - pencil markings on front and rear boards; crack along the central area of the spine; losses and damage at both spine ends; small dent on front board. Binding: Fair - slightly loose; some pages loosely held. Edges: Good - typical aging. Pages: Good - age-toned with foxing; pencil markings on rear endpaper. Text: Good - typical aging. Description: An anthology of Scottish ghost and supernatural tales, including works by Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Sir Walter Scott, John Wilson ("Christopher North"), Hugh Miller, Allan Cunningham, John Mackay Wilson, and others. Title page shows a penciled date "[1888]", consistent with external bibliographic records suggesting this edition was likely published around 1888. Original brown cloth with silver stamped illustration. Shipping from Tokyo, Japan. International shipping available. Please note: All sales are final, especially for higher-value items. Returns are not accepted unless the item is significantly not as described. Stock availability may change, as our listings are shared with a physical bookstore. This book is a collector-focused historical item and has been preserved as close as possible to its original state. Customers concerned about condition are encouraged to inspect the item in person at the shop.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. "Weird Tales: German". Anonymous (anthology). First edition published circa 1888 by William Paterson & Company (London). This copy: Likely first edition, published circa 1888. 256 pages. Binding: Hardcover. Dust jacket: Not present. Size: 14.0 x 11.0 cm. Language: English. Condition: Cloth: Fair - overall soiling and noticeable signs of use; heavy damage and losses at both spine ends. Binding: Fair - slightly loose; some pages loosely held. Edges: Good - soiling; typical aging. Pages: Good - age-toned with some foxing and noticeable browning in places. Text: Very Good - clean and readable. Description: An anthology of German ghost and supernatural tales, featuring works by Wilhelm Hauff, E. T. W. Hoffmann, Friedrich Schiller, Sir Walter Scott, Ludwig Tieck, and others. Contains stories such as "The Severed Hand", "The Elementary Spirit", "The Ghost-Seer", "The Fortunes of Martin Waldeck", "The Klausenburg", "The Bracelet", and "The Evil Conscience" . Although the publication year is not printed, external bibliographic records indicate "ca.1888", and the contents and binding style suggest this copy is likely an early issue. Shipping from Tokyo, Japan. International shipping available. Please note: All sales are final, especially for higher-value items. Returns are not accepted unless the item is significantly not as described. Stock availability may change, as our listings are shared with a physical bookstore. This book is a collector-focused historical item and has been preserved as close as possible to its original condition. Customers concerned about condition are encouraged to inspect the item in person at the shop.

First Edition. THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE, Cassell, 1889 & 1890, first edition, 2 volumes, light rubbing to the fore edge corner tips and spine extremities, else near fine in the publishers original color pictorial cloth with gold gilt lettering and design to the spine and front cover. The quintessential Victorian publication for those who love tales of adventure and the unknown (over 160 of them here) adorned with 100's of illustrations. A great curiosity of this volume, however, must remain the anonymity of its authors.

Hard Cover. First Edition. First UK Edition. Includes stories by, H.D. Lowry, W. Clark Russell, W.E. Norris, Grant Allen, W. Beer, L.Cope Cornford, Beatrice O'Connor, Martin Ross, Frank Hird, Lettice Galbraith, Mrs Fleming, F.C. Philips, H.B. Marriott-Watson, Hamlin Garland, Francis Prevost, Clara Savile-Clarke. 309 pages. plus publisher's catalogue dated March 1901. Publisher's dark blue cloth, lettering in gilt, a series of fine borders to spine and front cover in red, top edge trimmed, fore and lower edges uncut, light rubbing to top/lower spine edges, corners of boards rubbed, slight mark to rear cover, end-papers very lightly tanned, else a Very Good copy. An Edwardian collection of short stories which includes weird and mystery stories. Very scarce. From the collection of the late and greatly-missed Bob Adey.

Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-xi [xii-xiv] 15-1020 [1021-1024: index], original pictorial red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. 1024-page anthology with eighty-eight stories by Margaret Irwin, A. M. Burrage, J. S. Fletcher, Arthur Morrison, Graham Greene, Francis Brett Young, Selwyn Jepson, John Metcalfe, Max Pemberton, W. Somerset Maugham, and many others. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 613. Bleiler (1978), p. 7. Reginald 04969. Early owner's signature dated 29 January 1935 on the front free endpaper. A clean, tight, very good copy in 3/6 pictorial dust jacket with wear and several chips from edges, one at each spine end affecting several letters of the title and the publisher's imprint respectively. Overall, a nice example of a scarce jacket. (#170409).

Hard Cover. First Edition. First UK Edition. With 264 pages + 16 page publisher's catalogue dated April 1894 at the rear. Publisher's red pictorial cloth, lettering in yellow edged with black, pictorial artwork to spine and front cover, spine panel faded, wear at top/lower edge of spine, light lllustrations by Dudley Hardy, marks to covers, corners a little bumped, end-papers tanned and foxed, name in ink on label affixed to front paste-down, else a near Very Good copy. Very scarce short story collection with tales included by, Clo Graves, B.L. Farjeon, Florence Marryat, G. Manville Fenn, Mrs Campbell Praed, Justin Huntley McCarthy and Clement Scott. From the collection of the late and greatly-missed Bob Adey.