Return Evening by Wakefield: First Edition (11 results)
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Published by Philip Allen & Co. Ltd., London 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Graver & Pen Rare Books, Midland, MI, U.S.A.Graver & Pen Rare Books
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US$ 175.00
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Cover a bit worn, blank front endpaper missing, good. A classic collection of ghost stories.
Published by D. Appleton 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: DreamHaven Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.DreamHaven Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, Second printing ("2" at the end of text block on page 266). Collection of ten of Wakefield's best stories. VG with minor wear at heel; personal bookplate on front pastedown. No jacket.
Published by D. APPLETON AND CO, New York 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Crossroads Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Crossroads Books
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Original price: US$ 220.00; 25% offCurrent price: US$ 165.00
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. black cloth, gilt lettering, sharp corners, named inscribed ffep, binding very good, pages bright & clean,; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
More imagesPublished by D. Appleton and Company, New York 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerOctavo, pp. [1-6] 1-265 [266], original black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First U.S. edition. First printing with "(1)" at base of text on page [266]. Collects ten stories. "The first and best of the author's several collections." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-200. "Excellent stories." - Bleiler, The Guid…e to Supernatural Fiction 1641. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 177. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 445-46. Bleiler (1978), p. 201. Reginald 14769. Gold lettering on spine panel a trifle dull, contemporary newspaper review of the book tipped in on verso of rear free endpaper, a bright, nearly fine copy. Formerly August Derleth's copy with his calling card affixed to the front free endpaper. (#75878).
More imagesPublished by London Philip Allan and Co Ltd 1928 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Reader's Books, Petworth, , United KingdomReader's Books
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Condition: Good. First edition of Wakefield's collection of ghost stories. Dark yellow pebbled effect boards with a black border and lettering (now very faded) to spine. Boards are slightly marked on front and back. Page edges slightly tanned and marked. Internally clean apart from very occasional fingerprint smudges. Front and…rear hinges are beginning to split. Contains previous owner's signature and address on fep. A rare copy of this classic book.8vo. Good.
More imagesPublished by Philip Allan, London 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United KingdomLycanthia Rare Books
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Condition: Very good. First edition. 8vo. Woodcut device to title. Original black cloth. Cloth a little damp speckled near head of spine, but overall VG. A solid first edition of this collection of tales by a well-respected author, including his celebrated black magic yarn 'He cometh and he Passeth by'; Bleiler called these "exc…ellent stories". Book.
Published by Philip Allan & Co, London 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerOctavo, pp. [1-10] 11-313 [314: blank] [315-316: ads] [note: first leaf is a blank], original black cloth, front panel ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition, probable first binding. Collects ten stories. "The first and best of the author's several collections." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-200. "Excell…ent stories." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1641. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 177. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 445-46. Bleiler (1978), p. 201. Reginald 14769. Early owner's signature dated February 1928 on front free endpaper, some light spotting to top edge of pages, a very good copy. Copies in the first binding are uncommon. (#154587).
Published by Philip Allan: London 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: COLD TONNAGE BOOKS, Colyton, DEVON, United KingdomCOLD TONNAGE BOOKS
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Hardcover. First edition (& first binding). ''First edition 1928'' stated on the copyright page. Octavo, pp. [1-10] 11-313 [314: blank] [315-316: ads] [note: first leaf is a blank], black cloth, front panel ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. With the original dustjacket which although in poor condition, the front picto…rial panel is more or less intact. L. W. Currey states that the black cloth issue is the probable first binding'' [copies have been also seen in mustard]. Page edges a little browned (top page edges a little dusty), small white mark at bottom of spine, a VG+ copy in a poor pictoral dustjacket, missing a large piece from the bottom of the spine panel, and other chipping, creasing and wear.
Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. They Return at Evening by H. R. Wakefield (First American Edition) A firm copy. Moderate wear to spine edges; mild wear to corners. Fading to spine lettering. Minor offset tanning to endpapers. Owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Not price-clipped. A…jacket with one-inch loss to top edge near spine and one-quarter inch loss to lower spine edge; moderate wear to flap folds. Mild soiling to cover. In clear protective cover. Title page dated 1928. Copyright 1928. First printing with '(1)" to p. [266]. Black cloth with gold lettering. 266 pp. Collection of ten ghost stories. BOOK.
More imagesPublished by D. Appleton And Company, New York 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American edition. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy in a fine example of the scarce dust jacket. A very small area of staining to the bottom edge of the rear panel, else fine. Original black cloth with the spine and front panel lettered in gilt. A parenthetical "1" is presen…t on the last page. The jacket is not price-clipped. Wakefield's finest collection of Ghost Stories. Previous owner name on the front free endpaper. Now housed in a very strong and attractive drop-back box. Listed in Bleiler, p.277. Near Fine / Near Fine.
More imagesPublished by Philip Allan 1928
- First Edition
Seller: Hadwebutknown, Birnam, PERTH, United KingdomHadwebutknown
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
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First Edition. Scarce collection of ghost and horror stories including the well regarded 'He Cometh and he Passeth by'. Bookplate to fep. A few light marks to covers and small chip out of rear cover [see scan] but generally VG.
