London: Chappell & Co., 1893. 8vo. 52 pp. FIRST EDITION. Original printed wrappers, faded, front wrapper detached; interior good. First edition, without the advertisements. Rare in this original condition. More
London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1892. 8vo. 256 pp., including 8 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Original blue cloth, very minor wear to head and foot of spine; interior excellent. Small bookseller’s label on front paste-down. First edition, printed in an initial run of 2001 copies. The..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1911. 8vo. vi, [ii], 298 pp., plus 14 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With 2 plates (coloured frontispiece by N. C. Wyeth and with a single plate by Harry Rountree). Original pictorial red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold; an excellent, uncut copy..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]. 8vo. 319, [1] pp. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 5 plates. Original pictorial blue cloth, stamped and gilt, a bit faded, corners and edges worn; minor foxing in text. Ownership inscriptions on fly-leaf. THE ORIGINAL “LOST WORLD”. First edition. The present work is the first..... More
New York: Samuel French, 1907. 8vo. 19 pp., plus 4 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Original printed wrappers with additional advertisements on the recto and verso of the back wrapper, “French’s International Copyrighte [sic] (in England, her Colonies, and the United States) Edition of the Works of the Best Authors”..... More
New York: Murray Hill Records, [c. 1945]. 2 LPs. 315 x 315 mm. In original illustrated record sleeve. Small portion of sleeve lightly sunned. Contains the following radio broadcasts: (1) -Mutual Network. December 10, 1945. The Woman, based on A Scandal in Bohemia. 31 minutes; (2) -Mutual Network. December 24..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1894. 8vo. iv, 3-668 pp. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. With frontispiece, 49 plates and text illustrations throughout. Original green publisher’s cloth, decorated in gilt. First edition, first printing of Doyle’s story, which was later included in Round the red lamp: being facts and fancies of medical..... More
New York: The Radiola Co., 1974. LP. 315 x 315 mm. Original illustrated record sleeve. A fine copy. Contains: “One full hour with the world’s greatest detective. The complete broadcast as heard on CBS with Orson Welles and others of the Mercury Theatre. Twelfth show of the series. September 25..... More
New York: Murray Hill Records, 1979. 3 LPs. 315 x 315 mm. Original illustrated record box. Small portion of lower cover faintly sunned, else a fine copy. Contains The Blackmailer, The Norwood builder, The red headed league, The disappearance of Silver Blaze, The mystery of the second stain, The solitary..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, [1928]. 8vo. xii, 1008, [4] pp. , including half-title and publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With 10 folding maps and numerous smaller maps and charts. Original blue publisher’s cloth, sunned at spine and portions of covers. Ownership inscription to fly-leaf, small bookseller’s label to rear paste-down. First edition..... More
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd., [1926]. Two volumes. 8vo. xiii, [i], 342; vii, [i], 342, [2] pp. FIRST EDITION. Each volume with half-title, frontispiece and 7 plates. Original blue publisher’s cloth, sunned and lightly worn at spines, with some small tears in cloth at extremities..... More
London: George Newnes, Limited, [1903]. 8vo. vii, [iii], 374 pp. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 15 plates. Original blue publisher’s cloth. First edition of this sequel to The exploits of Brigadier Gerard. The eight separate stories were all first published in The Strand Magazine from 1900-03, though some were printed..... More
London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1896. 8vo. [viii], 334, [2] pp., including half-title, plus 8 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 23 plates. Original publisher’s cloth, lightly spotted; interior with light scattered foxing. An uncut copy with a small bookseller’s label to front paste-down and a contemporary ownership inscription..... More
Bristol; London: J.W. Arrowsmith; Simpkin, Marshall, Kent & Co., Limited, [c.1893]. 8vo. 320 pp. First combined edition. With 4 plates and numerous text illustrations. Original decorated publisher’s cloth, spine worn; interior with some very light scattered spotting and a small damp-stain. Ownership inscription to title, small bookseller’s label to front..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1900. 8vo. [vi], 348 pp., plus 4 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece. Rebound in red cloth, original upper cover laid down, sunned at spine and edges of lower cover. Ownership inscription to recto of frontispiece, small bookseller’s label to front paste-down. First edition of..... More
New York: R.F. Fenno & Company, [1896]. 8vo. 250 pp., plus 4 pages publisher’s advertisements. Original blue and white decorated publisher’s cloth, a bit worn. Later American edition of this semi-spiritual tale of a recluse, an interesting take on British colonialism as well as gothic novels. More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1896. 8vo. [viii], 366 pp., plus 10 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 7 plates. Original pebbled publisher’s cloth, spine sunned and slightly bumped with a few small chips, front cover a bit loose. Small bookseller’s label to front paste-down. First edition of..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1895. 8vo. [vi], 346, [1] pp., plus 24 pages publisher’s advertisements. First edition in book form. With frontispiece. Original green beveled publisher’s cloth with black end-papers. A fine copy, with a small bookseller’s label to front paste-down. First edition in book form, first published in..... More
New York: R.F. Fenno & Company, [1895]. 12mo. 287 pp. First American edition. Title is a cancel. Original decorated publisher’s cloth, soiled and worn. GHOST STORIES. First American edition of this collection of ghost stories. Titles include The Spectre Hand, A Coachful of Ghosts, and Why new houses are haunted..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1898. 8vo. xii, 333 pp., plus 6 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 39 plates. Original red publisher’s cloth, sunned and worn at spine; first gathering slightly loose. Small embossed bookseller’s stamp to fly-leaf, small bookseller’s label to front paste-down, ownership inscription to..... More
