Blayre Christopher (35 results)

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

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Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Originally published in an edition of only 20 copies, The Cheetah-Girl, Edward Heron-Allen's masterpiece of biological science fiction, is here offered for the first time in paperback.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Originally published in an edition of only 20 copies, The Cheetah-Girl, Edward Heron-Allen's masterpiece of biological science fiction, is here offered for the first time in paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Significant fading to boards, spine edges worn, text block is square & tight.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Good limited edition inscribed by Christopher Blayre on the title page to Val Gielgud, brother of the celebrated English actor Sir John Gielgud, dated January 1935, and numbered 52 of 100 copies. Pages clean and unmarked. Slight cocking to spine. Some minor bumping to spine ends. Wear and age-toning to boards. Wear to edges and corners. A nice limited edition copy inscribed by Blayre with an interesting association. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. No. 21 of only 100 copies, with presentation inscription by the author on limitation page dated Dec. 1934. This collection being "the Final Selection from "the Strange Papers of Doctor Blayre." Paper cover boards with mild wear, very good. Signed by Author(s).

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Special Edition. Very nice Arno facsimile reprint of the scarce original 1932 occult/supernatural classic. Very nice/tight copy.

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Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-210 [211] [212: blank], title page printed in orange and black, publisher's blue-gray paper covered boards, printed paper label affixed to spine panel, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition, first binding. "Eight science fiction and weird short stories supposedly deposited with the registrar of the University of Cosmopoli in 1952, and narrated by various professors ." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 35. "The ironic wit is not to everyone's taste, but these are among the best satirical weird tales." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-28. The ninth "paper" listed on the contents page, "The Cheetah-Girl," does not appear in the book. Instead, p. 211 bears a note under the story's title: "The Publishers regret that they are unable to print this M.S." This is the case in all editions of this book, the story in question having been deemed too explicitly sexual for the standards of the day. It was separately and privately printed in a very small edition. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 92. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 204. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 080. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 201. Bleiler (1978), p. 25. Reginald 07139. Boards dusty and rubbed, spine panel scuffed and stained, 20x15 mm v-chip from lower right edge of spine panel, a sound, good copy. (#176421).

Enlarged edition. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-271 [272: blank], original blue-green cloth, spine panel stamped in black. New edition of THE PURPLE SAPPHIRE (1921) with four additional stories. "Collection of stories supposedly 'selected from the unofficial records of the University of Cosmopoli' by its 'sometime registrar' -- the mock introduction is dated 1952 . The stories (not all supernatural) are satirical, mocking the gentility and earnestness of the academic school of supernatural writing developed by M. R. James . The ironic wit is not to everyone's taste, but these are among the best satirical weird tales." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-28. [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 92-3. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 204. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 226. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 080. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 60. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 36. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 201. Bleiler (1978), p. 26. Reginald 07140]. Lending library label affixed to front paste down ("Ideal" book club), abrasion to rear paste down, cloth soiled and stained, spine age darkened, a sound good copy with solid contents. An as new facsimile dust jacket is included. (28189).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo. 210pp. Purple cloth issue, with gilt spine lettering, no dust jacket. Boards soiled and unevenly sunned, spine sunned, with heavy wear to spine head. Ink stamp to front endpaper, and rear endpaper excised. The text clean.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st. Pages yellowed, spine darkened, staining along; A scarce book.; 8vo; 271 pages Good+ fore-edge of boards, some smudges, ink front endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover 8vo in good condition. Blue cloth boards with fading and discolouration to the spine but in otherwise good condition with very minimal signs of wear. 271 pages with some visible aging and browning but text still clear and bright. The 1st collected edition of Edward Heron-Allen's works under the pseudonym Christopher Blayre. Four stories added to The Purple Sapphire and Other Posthumous Papers Selected from the Unofficial Records of the University of Cosmopoli to make up this revised edition. Christopher Blayre was a pseudonym of UK author Edward Heron-Allen. He was a notable writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy and the supernatural.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover 8vo in fair condition. Blue boards with notable signs of aging and wear. Spine panel has signs of cracking 3 quarters of the way up. Spine has signs of soiling and discolouration including to that of the paper label, however with no major effect on the visible text. There has also been some minor browning and minimal foxing to initial pages. Christopher Blayre was a pseudonym of UK author Edward Heron-Allen. He was a notable writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy and the supernatural.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE PUBLISHERS CLOTH BINDING, HALF TITLE. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 7.5 X 5 INCHES. SEVERAL MARKS TO CLOTH COVER WITH CLOTH SPINE FADED, FOUR INK STAMPS OF A LEISURE LIBRARY TO INNER FRONT & REAR BOARDS, NUMBER TO FRONT ENDPAPER, MOST PAGE MARGINS LIGHTLY BROWNED, OCCASIONAL MARKS TO PAGES. OVERALL SOME FAULTS BUT STILL A GOOD ACCEPTABLE COPY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. The Purple Sapphire by Christopher Blayre (First Edition) A copy with mild wear to spine edges, joints, and corners. Mild offset tanning to spine. Mild rubbing to cover. No jacket present. First published in April, 1921, stated. Blue-green boards with title label to spine. Papers "Selected from the Unofficial Records of the University of Cosmopoli by Christopher Blayre, sometime Registrar of the University", title page. Fictional papers of supernatural and speculative science fiction phenomena deposited at the university. Errata slip tipped in between pages 210 and 211 stating "The Publishers regret that they are unable to print this M.S.". BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition 1921,Pages clean and bright with some occasional minor spotting,Binding firm,Light wear to edges,Some fading to spine. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. The Purple Sapphire by Christopher Blayre (First Edition) Bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends with sunning to spine and spine hinges beginning to crack and showing webbing. Library stamp to half title page. First published in April 1921, stated. Subtitle: And Other Posthumous Papers. Selected from the Unofficial Records of the University of Cosmopoli, title page. Antescript, 1952: The author states he published these papers after he left his position as "registrar of a great university". Green boards with label to spine. Christopher Blayre was the pseudonym of Edward Heron-Allen. BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE FIRST ISSUE PUBLISHERS BINDING WITH PAPER COVERED BOARDS, HALF TITLE. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 7.5 X 5 INCHES. SEVERAL SCRAPES & SCRATCHES TO COVER WITH RUBBING TO EXTREMITIES, SOME WEAR AT BOTTOM OF SPINE, CORNERS BUMPED, LIGHT BROWNING TO ENDPAPERS, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES. OVERALL SOME FAULTS EXTERNALLY BUT STILL A GOOD ACCEPTABLE COPY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-271 [272: blank], original blue-green cloth, spine panel stamped in black. Enlarged edition. New edition of THE PURPLE SAPPHIRE (1921) with four additional stories. "Collection of stories supposedly 'selected from the unofficial records of the University of Cosmopoli' by its 'sometime registrar' -- the mock introduction is dated 1952 . The stories (not all supernatural) are satirical, mocking the gentility and earnestness of the academic school of supernatural writing developed by M. R. James . The ironic wit is not to everyone's taste, but these are among the best satirical weird tales." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-28. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 92-3. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 204. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 226. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 080. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 60. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 36. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 201. Bleiler (1978), p. 26. Reginald 07140. Slight spine lean, touch of tanning to spine panel, mild tanning to text block, a very good copy in 7/6 pictorial dust jacket that is missing half of the spine panel and all of the rear panel. Presents well overall. (#174461).