Plots by Bernard Capes (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Plots by Bernard Capes (First Edition) Bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends. Spine hinges beginning to crack showing webbing. Mild foxing to end pages. Original red cloth with gold decorations and lettering on cover and spine. 309 +48 (ad) pages. BOOK. …

Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1] 2-309 [310: printer's imprint] [311-312: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank] + 48-page publisher's catalogue dated "October 1901" inserted at rear, original decorated red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. Collects ten stories. "Mixed collection. Supernatural motifs include the Wandering Jew, deal with the devil; the horrific ghost story 'The Green Bottle' is one of Capes's best." - Robert Knowlton. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-45. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 343. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 70. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 132. Bleiler (1978), p. 39. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992). Hubin (1994), p. 131. Spine ends and corner tips worn, some spotting and soiling to cloth, free endpapers a bit tanned, hairline crack along inner front hinge, still a sound, good copy. A somewhat grubby copy of a very scarce book. (#170682).…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 376. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1902 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 376.…