OLD FIRES AND PROFITABLE GHOSTS: A BOOK OF STORIES
Quiller-Couch, A[rthur] T[homas]
Published by Cassell and Company, London, New York, Toronto & Melbourne, 1900
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Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-341 [342: printer's imprint], original olive-green cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, all edges trimmed, pulp paper endpapers. First edition, later issue or printing with no date on title page and publisher's imprint "J. A. D. BRIDGER / PENZANCE" on the spine panel. Quiller-Couch's best collection of short fiction, including classic ghost stories, "A Pair of Hands" and "The Seventh Man." Also "Oceanus," visions of infernal regions; "The Lady of the Ship," shipwrecked Bohemian witch; and "The Mystery of Joseph Laquedem," the end of the Wandering Jew. Also a horrific suspense story "The Room of Mirrors." Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 152. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-161. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1356. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 342. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-207. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 415. Bleiler (1978), p. 162. Reginald 11952. Hubin (1994), p. 662. NCBEL III 1072. Some foxing to fore-edge margins early and late (interaction with pulpy endpapers no doubt), else a very good copy with clean binding and bright spine stamping. (#170510). Seller Inventory # 170510
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Title: OLD FIRES AND PROFITABLE GHOSTS: A BOOK OF ...
Publisher: Cassell and Company, London, New York, Toronto & Melbourne
Publication Date: 1900
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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OLD FIRES AND PROFITABLE GHOSTS: A BOOK OF STORIES
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Cassell and Company, London, United Kingdom, 1900
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Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-341 [342: printer's imprint] + [16]-page publisher's catalogue dated "9.00" at rear, original red buckram, spine panel stamped in gilt and to topedge of text block, end pages with publisher's devices printed in gray. Light fade to the top edge and spine. Tight binding, pages clean a touch of spotting in places. Seller Inventory # 017171
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OLD FIRES AND PROFITABLE GHOSTS: A BOOK OF STORIES
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Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1900
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First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
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Octavo, pp. [1-2:blank] [3-4] [i-iv] v-vi [vii-viii] 1-384 [1-4] [penultimate and final leaves are conjugate leaves with advertising matter and are pasted to rear free endpaper], publisher's dark blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First U.S. edition. Quiller-Couch's best collection of short fiction, including classic ghost stories, "A Pair of Hands" and "The Seventh Man." Also "Oceanus," visions of infernal regions; "The Lady of the Ship," shipwrecked Bohemian witch; and "The Mystery of Joseph Laquedem," the end of the Wandering Jew. Also a horrific suspense story "The Room of Mirrors." Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 152. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-161. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1356. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 342. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-207. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 415. Bleiler (1978), p. 162. Reginald 11952. Hubin (1994), p. 662. NCBEL III 1072. A bright, nearly fine copy of an attractive book. Scarce in this condition. (#171884). Seller Inventory # 171884
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OLD FIRES AND PROFITABLE GHOSTS: A BOOK OF STORIES
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Cassell and Company Limited, London, 1900
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
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Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-341 [342: printer's imprint] [343-344: ads] + 8-page publisher's catalogue dated "10.06" inserted at rear, original olive-green vertically ribbed cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge untrimmed, other edges trimmed, plain endpapers. First edition, later issue (earlier issues are bound in red buckram, t.e.g., other edges trimmed or untrimmed, with inserted ads dated September 1900). Quiller-Couch's best collection of short fiction, including classic ghost stories, "A Pair of Hands" and "The Seventh Man." Also "Oceanus," visions of infernal regions; "The Lady of the Ship," shipwrecked Bohemian witch; and "The Mystery of Joseph Laquedem," the end of the Wandering Jew. Also a horrific suspense story "The Room of Mirrors." Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 152. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-161. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1356. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 342. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-207. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 415. Bleiler (1978), p. 162. Reginald 11952. Hubin (1994), p. 662. NCBEL III 1072. Early private owner's small printed book label affixed to front paste-down, "23 September 1911" date in ink on same, a fine copy. Quite scarce in superior condition. (#77293). Seller Inventory # 77293
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OLD FIRES AND PROFITABLE GHOSTS: A BOOK OF STORIES
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Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
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Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-341 [342: printer's imprint] + [16]-page publisher's catalogue dated "9.00" inserted at rear, original red buckram, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed, white endpapers with publisher's devices printed in gray. Quiller-Couch's best collection of short fiction, including classic ghost stories, "A Pair of Hands" and "The Seventh Man." Also "Oceanus," visions of infernal regions; "The Lady of the Ship," shipwrecked Bohemian witch; and "The Mystery of Joseph Laquedem," the end of the Wandering Jew. Also a horrific suspense story "The Room of Mirrors." [Reference: Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 152. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-161. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1356. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 342. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-207. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 415. Bleiler (1978), p. 162. Reginald 11952. Hubin (1994), p. 662. NCBEL III 1072]. A touch of rubbing to cloth at upper spine which is also a bit sunned, an attractive very good copy. (20114) First edition, first issue, variant with fore and bottom edges of text block untrimmed. Seller Inventory # 20114
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OLD FIRES AND PROFITABLE GHOSTS: A BOOK OF STORIES
Published by
Cassell and Company Limited, London, 1900
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-341 [342: printer's imprint] + [16]-page publisher's catalogue dated "9.00" inserted at rear, original red buckram, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed, white endpapers with publisher's devices printed in gray. First edition, first issue, variant with fore and bottom edges of text block untrimmed. Quiller-Couch's best collection of short fiction, including classic ghost stories, "A Pair of Hands" and "The Seventh Man." Also "Oceanus," visions of infernal regions; "The Lady of the Ship," shipwrecked Bohemian witch; and "The Mystery of Joseph Laquedem," the end of the Wandering Jew. Also a horrific suspense story "The Room of Mirrors." Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 152. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-161. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1356. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 342. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-207. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 415. Bleiler (1978), p. 162. Reginald 11952. Hubin (1994), p. 662. NCBEL III 1072. Cloth rubbed at upper spine end, spine panel just a bit sunned, an attractive, very good copy. (#156195). Seller Inventory # 156195
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