O'dell barry (37 risultati)

Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii [1] 2-215 [216: blank] [note: title leaf is a cancel mounted on a stub; signature "O" apparenty reprinted (no printer's imprint on page 215 and page 216 blank)], inserted frontispiece with illustration by C. W. Furse, original black cloth, front and spine panels printed in black, top edge stained black,…

Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-iv] v-viii [ix-x] 1-263 [264: blank], 84 illustrations by Tom Browne, original red cloth, front stamped in white and black, spine stamped in black. First U.S. edition. "Ansteyan fantasy about a ring which causes each of its owners to take on the personality traits of the previous one. The central motif is mo…

Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] 1-134 [135] [136: printer's imprint] [note: bound up without a leaf of ads that preceded the half title leaf], original (?) light blue cloth with cloth title label lettered in gold affixed to spine panel. First edition. Humorous stories told in dialect by a Cockney bus conductor. This book was publi…

Octavo, inserted frontispiece with illustration by Fred Bennett, publisher's pictorial card wrappers printed in red and black. First edition. Fifth of five books in the Eliza series. These comic writings by Pain are still genuinely funny and were reprinted in the 1930s and again in the 1980s as an omnibus volume. NCBEL IV 698. D…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. (no dust jacket) [solid copy, moderately shelfworn, dust-darkening to top of text block, slight fading to spine cloth, a couple of small tears in cloth at top of spine]. One of the more uncommon short-story collections by this prolific author, containing twenty-one tales in all, includ…

Octavo, pp. [1-2: blank] [i-v] vi [1] 2-310 [311-312: blank], publisher's blue cloth, front panel lettered in black and ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear panel, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. Hubin (1994), p. 624. NCBEL IV 698. Cloth spotted and rubbed, spine panel…

Octavo, inserted frontispiece with illustration by Fred Bennett, original pictorial card wrappers printed in red and black. First edition. Fifth of five books in the Eliza series. "These comic writings by Pain are still genuinely funny and were reprinted in the 1980s as an omnibus volume. The first four are narrated by an office…

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. This original emotive poem by Barry Pain in the authors original hand which is signed and dated when the author was working for the Westminster Gazette in November 1914 is in good condition for its age. Two sided with fold creases, minor foxing and a little splitting to the very tips of…

Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-235 [236: printer's imprint] [237-342: ads], four inserted plates with illustrations by Arthur Garratt, original red cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Twelve problems solved by the Problem Club. Queen, The Detective Short Story, 84. Hubin (1994), p. 624. C…

Octavo, pp. [1-10] [1-2] 3-199 [200-202: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], seven full-page illustrations by Wallace Goldsmith, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, printed in red and black. First U.S. edition. First of five books in the Eliza series. "These comic writings by Pain are still genuinely funny and were reprinte…

Leatherbound. Condizione: 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: 108. A perfect gif…

Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-xii 1-230 [231] [232: blank], 87 illustrations by Tom Browne, original pictorial red cloth, front panel stamped in black and white, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. "Ansteyan fantasy about a ring which causes each of its owners to take on the personality traits of the previous one. The central…

Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-261 [262: blank] [263-264: ads] [note: first leaf is a blank], title and half-title pages printed in blue and black, original mottled green cloth, front panel stamped in dark green, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in dark green on rear panel. First edition. Mixed collection of…

Leatherbound. Condizione: 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: 236. A perfect gif…

Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii [1] 2-215 [216-224: ads], inserted frontispiece with illustration by C. W. Furse, original maroon cloth, front panel stamped in gold and ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained gray, slate coated endpapers. First edition, first issue. The author's second book. Early collection of se…

Small octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-7 [8] 9-254 [255] [256: blank], original maroon cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained brown. First edition. "Pain's last original collection, issued posthumously. Thirteen stories. Several good pieces including 'The Tree of Death,' Oriental fable of arboreal vampire; 'The Reaction,' a dru…

Octavo, pp. [1-6] 11-308 [note: text complete despite gap in pagination], original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. First U.S. edition. The Stokes edition is printed from the plates of the UK 1914 Martin Secker edition. "A representative group of sketches and stories by this…

Small octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-191 [192], publisher's pictorial white wrappers printed in yellow, brown and black. First edition, second printing. This is Pain's core collection of horror fiction, supernatural and psychological, including the classic "The Moon-Slave," woman seduced by the Great God Pan; "The Gray Cat," a loathsome fa…

Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1] 2-316 + 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "February 1910" inserted at rear, publisher's decorated red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. A novel set on an insignificant island in the South Seas where English criminals hang out at their private Exiles'Club.…

Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-295 [296: printer's imprint] [note: first leaf is a blank], original pictorial gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. Weird romance of rustic witchcraft; motifs and imagery drawn from traditional folklore, good local color, plausible dialect. Nicely done. "Excellent witchcraft…

First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-8], [1] 2-206 [207: printer] [208: blank], 4 page publisher's catalog inserted at rear, original light blue cloth, front and spine stamped in yellow, purple and black, rear stamped in black. A series of connected stories, Dix helps those in need and also provides spiritual consul, he hears informati…

Octavo, pp. [i-ii: blank] [iii-vi] vii-viii 1-343 [344] + 32-page publisher's catalogue for Spring 1912 inserted at rear, publisher's red cloth, front panel stamped in black, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel, bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. Mixed collection, mostly light pie…

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Man Who Fought a Regiment - Bandit, murderer and escaped felon, "human monster" Paul Jawarski was pursued by over 250 heavily-armed policemen; The Optimist - The moving story of a gentleman…

Small octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-191 [192], publisher's pictorial yellow cloth, front cover printed in red and black, spine panel printed in black. First edition. In addition to the rare large paper limited issue of 250 copies signed by Pain, there were two issues of the trade copies, some bound in pictorial yellow cloth and the others…

Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-viii [1] 2-184, publisher's pictorial gray green wrappers printed in white and black. First edition. A collection of short fiction, including criminous and supernatural stories, the latter being "Awaiting Explanation" and "Post-Mortem." "The Cockatrice" recounts the delirium of a patient. "The Two Augurs"…

Small octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-191 [192], publisher's pictorial yellow cloth, front cover printed in red and black, spine panel printed in black. First edition. In addition to the rare large paper limited issue of 250 copies signed by Pain, there were two issues of the trade copies, some bound in pictorial yellow cloth and the others…

Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-320 [first leaf blank except for small "a" on recto] a-g [h]: ads, title page printed in blue and black, original blue-green cloth, front panel stamped in black, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's monogram on rear panel stamped in black. First edition. "Mixed collection, including excellent weirds '…

Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-324 [325-328: ads] {note: save for a tiny signature mark on the recto of the first leaf, it is otherwise blank], original black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, top edge stained yellow, other edges untrimmed. First edition. A writer down on his luck repays a doctor who has befriended him by…

Cloth. Condizione: Fine-. First Edition. An exemplary example of "Pain's best general short story collection." (Wilson) 8vo: [8],320,[10, advertisements]pp. Publisher's sea green textured cloth, front and back covers stamped in black, spine lettered in gilt, title page (with vignette) printed in blue and black. Light spotting to…