Birkin charles lloyd (18 risultati)

Condizione: New. In English.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condizione: New. KlappentextrnrnAn important, though neglected, figure in twentieth-century British horror fiction, Sir Charles Birkin (1907-1985) began his literary career as editor of the popular - and now highly collectible - Creeps series of horror anthologi.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 168.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 168.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Publisher's tan cloth. First impression stated. Cloth is soiled, rubbed, corners bumped. Pages toned and mildly foxed with occasional soil. Rear hinge has been repaired. Original collection of horror stories. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Publisher's gilt-titled cloth. Stated first impression. Cloth sunned and soiled. Hinges have been repaired. PO inscription. Pages toned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 243,[12] pages.

First Edition. Octavo, original tan cloth titled in black on spine panel. Covers a bit grubby, small split along outer rear spine hinge, wear at head of spine, slight vertical crease to spine panel. A good, sound copy, in a modern colour facsimile dust jacket. Original collection of horror stories, the second volume in the publisher's "Creeps" series. Collects eleven tales by Tod Robbins, H.R. Wakefield, Elliott O'Donnell, Philip Murray, Mrs. Everett, & "Charles Lloyd" (pseudonym of the editior, Charles Birkin). …

Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-243 [244: blank] [245-256: ads], original green cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Original anthology collecting ten stories by Lord Dunsany, Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd"), Russell Thorndike and others. Part of the classic fourteen volume "Creeps" series. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1329. Bleiler (1978), p. 8. Reginald 11848. Upper front corner tip bruised, top edge of text block dusty, a near fine copy in about very good pictorial dust jacket (illustrated by Philip Simmonds) with wear and shallow loss at spine ends and corner tips, several short closed tears, and front flap cleanly detached at flap fold. Overall, a fairly nice example of a scarce jacket which will present nicely if restored. (#111322). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. No Jacket. Bookplate on inside front cover. Upper portion of flyleaf cut away. Notations on next blank page. Hole-punches and pencil squiggles on rear free end page. Pencil squiggles of next-to-last page (which does not include text). Outermost pages foxed. No jacket. Covers very worn. Spine faded and illegible.Fore edges discolored. A few pencil scratches of lower fore edges. Binding firm. Book.…

First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-254 [255-256: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original tan cloth, spine panel stamped in black. Second book of the "Creeps" series. Collects eleven stories, several original to this collection, by H. R. Wakefield, Tod Robbins, Elliott O'Donnell, Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd"), and others. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1475. Bleiler (1978), p. 8. Reginald 13049]. Two ink stamps to front paste down, mild spotting to top page edges, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket (likely an export copy as no printed price to spine panel), Melbourne, Australia bookseller stamp affixed to spine panel, chip to head of spine panel affecting the "SH" in the title lettering, shallow loss at base of spine panel, large chip to left corner of rear flap, and age toning to the spine panel. The front panel is nice and bright. (31107).…

First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-252 [253-256: ads], original yellow cloth, spine panel stamped in black. Original anthology collecting thirteen stories by Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd"), Douglas Newton, Elliott O'Donnell and others. Part of the classic fourteen volume "Creeps" series. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1351. Bleiler (1978), p. 8. Reginald 11946]. Upper corners bruised, lower corners soft, spine a bit darkened, a very good copy in a good dust jacket with chips and loss to spine panel including upper upper quarter, chipping along upper front panel and some black stains, and splits along front flap with small chips to corners. Uncommon in jacket. (31081). …

First edition, first printing of this scarce horror anthology. Publisher's original dark blue cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh with just a little wear at the spine corners. The contents with the habitual toning of the poor quality paper stock are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the better than very good lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several tiny chips at the tips of the darkened spine and fold corners, with little in the way of loss. Correctly priced 2/6 net to the spine. A very attractive example of one of the scarcer titles in the highly collectable "Creeps" series, especially so in this condition. A collection of 12 stories, notable for the first appearance of Frederick Cowles' "The Headless Leper", subsequently collected in his 1936 publication 'The Horror Of Abbot's Grange'. (Bleiler) Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…

Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-254 [255-256: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original gray cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Third book of the "Creeps" series. Collects nine stories, several original to this collection, by H. R. Wakefield, Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd"), Tod Robbins, Mrs. H. D. Everett ("The Death Mask"), Elliott O'Donnell and Philip Murray. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1474. Bleiler (1978), p. 8. Reginald 13043. A fine copy in bright, good pictorial dust jacket (illustrated by Nat. Long) with chip from upper spine end extending into "SHIVERS" with loss of "RS," 25 mm and 35 mm closed tears along lower spine folds, short closed tears along top and bottom edges of front flap fold, narrow chip at upper rear flap fold, 80 mm closed tear along lower rear flap fold, and light general dust soiling. Still, the very scarce jacket presents well overall. (#162977).…

Octavo, pp. [1-10] 11-243 [244-253: ads] [254-256: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], original red cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Original anthology of twelve stories by forgotten horror writers of the 1930s. Part of the classic fourteen volume "Creeps" series. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1574. Bleiler (1978), p. 8. Reginald 13978. A fine copy in bright, nearly fine pictorial dust jacket (illustrated by T. Cundall) with and several very short closed tears at top edge and a bit of mild general dust soiling to spine and rear panels. A stunning copy of one of the more uncommon "Creeps" books in jacket. . (#156967). …

Octavo, pp. [1-10] 11-249 [250-255: ads] [256: printer's imprint], original green cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Original anthology collecting fourteen stories by Tod Robbins, H. R. Wakefield, Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd") and others. In Patrick Carleton's "Doctor Horder's Room," an antiquarian vampire story after the manner of M. R. James, an Elizabethan magus battens upon young collegians for their precious bodily fluids. Part of the classic fourteen volume "Creeps" series. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1598. Carter, The Vampire in Literature, p. 57. Frost, The Monster with a Thousand Faces, p. 86. Bleiler (1948), p. 30. Not in Bleiler (1978). Reginald 14110. Narrow strip of fading to cloth at spine ends, else a fine copy in very good pictorial dust jacket with small chips at spine ends and corner tips, several short closed tears along folds, and two small internal tape mends. Among the scarcest books in the "Creeps" series and very uncommon in jacket. (#156064). …

Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-243 [244: blank] [245-256: ads], original green cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Original anthology collecting ten stories by Lord Dunsany, Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd"), Russell Thorndike and others. Part of the classic fourteen volume "Creeps" series. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1329. Bleiler (1978), p. 8. Reginald 11848. A fine copy in very good or better pictorial dust jacket (illustrated by Philip Simmonds) with wear and shallow loss at spine ends and corner tips, rubbing along front flap fold, and several faint creases near the bottom edge of the front panel. Scarce in jacket. (#161232). …

Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-249 [250-256: ads], original gray cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Collects twelve stories, all but one original to this collection, by Vivian Meik, Elliott O'Donnell, Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd"), and others. Vivian Meik's "The Two Old Women" concerns African voodoo in London suburb, witches drawing blood and life-force of girl in dreams, probably to revive dead brother. Part of the classic fourteen volume "Creeps" series. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 450. Carter, The Vampire in Literature, p. 83. Frost, The Monster with a Thousand Faces, p. 86. Bleiler (1978), p. 8. Reginald 10241. Mild tanning to text block, but a fine copy in good pictorial dust jacket (illustrated by Philip Simmonds) with shallow chipping along top and bottom edges, mainly at spine ends and corner tips, tiny chip and rubbing along front flap fold, and three small ghosts, two on spine panel and one on front flap. A nice copy of one of scarcer Creeps titles to be found in dust jacket. (#161230).…

Condizione: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 168.