About this title: They lay full length upon the turf; the rock between their faces and the Bowl, and now and again, Dyson, slouching his dark, soft hat over his forehead, put out the glint of an eye, and in a moment drew back, not daring to take a prolonged view. Again he laid an ear to the ground and listened, and the hours went by, and the darkness seemed to ...
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Binding: Hardcover, Blue Cloth
Publisher: Martin Secker, London
Date Published: 1925
Description: Good- No Jacket. 5"x.7".5. Prev owner's name to ffep. Minor pencilmarks inside front end paper. Page ends yellowed and soiled. Edges worn and spine rubbed top and bottom. Binding starting to crack between pages 96-97. read more
Description: Good. 8vo. Cloth Hardcover, . 241 pages, black cover with gilt script and illustration, tan spine label with the author's name. The textblock is tight and square, and the pages are bright, clean and intact. The spine extremes are chipped and ripped, and there are a few light stains on the cover. There is some notable wear along the edges, and the back hinge is slightly tender. Offered by the Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books section at Better World Books. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. ... read more
Binding: HC
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1925
Description: Good with no dust jacket. Light surface rubbing, with light rubbed soil, to boards and spine. Partial DJ laid-in; front panel and flap; partial DJ quite sunned, edgeworn. Pages edges darkened. Else pages clean.; 189 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Martin Secker, London
Date Published: 1925
Description: Good. No Jacket. First [UK] edition, trade issue. Collects eight stories and articles [some, but not all of which, were previously published in a 1923 edition]. Locke [A Spectrum of Fantasy, page 147 "Eight stories, essays, etc., some supernatural; see Tuck for details"]. Tuck [The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, page 291 "The Covici ed. has 22 stories and essays; with Introduction by V. Starrett...The Secker ed. has 8 stories only, 4 from the Covici ed. and 4 from THE GLORIOUS ... read more
Edition: First British Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Martin Secker, London
Date Published: 1925
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardbound Text block, end papers and boards solid, clean and unmarked. Book is still tight. Spine solid, spinbe titles are fine, spine tail very good but spine head shows rubs. read more
Edition: Limited copies
Binding: Black/gilt
Publisher: Covici-McGee, Chicago
Date Published: 1923
Description: Wallace Smith drawing. Hardcover. No DJ. C over lightly faded. Label intact but browned. VG. Large octavo, 241 pp., Copy #276 of 875 copies printed. Includes several Welsh tales. There is light foxing throughout the text. read more
Edition: First Edition Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1925
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. First US trade edition. Collects eight stories and articles [some, but not all of which, were previously published in a 1923 edition]. Locke [A Spectrum of Fantasy, page 147 "Eight stories, essays, etc., some supernatural; see Tuck for details"]. Tuck [The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, page 291 "The Covici ed. has 22 stories and essays; with Introduction by V. Starrett...The Secker ed. has 8 stories only, 4 from the Covici ed. and 4 from THE GLORIOUS ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Covici-McGee, Chicago
Date Published: 1923
Description: Very Good. No dust jacket. Limited edition of 875 copies, this copy was never numbered. The binding is tight with a gold gild to the top edges. There is some ware to the top of spine and a bump to the front edge. Jacket is missing, paper lable still attached to spine though. First printing. 5 p. L. , 241 p. pl. 25 cm. "This is a limited edition of 875 copies. " Half-title: Tales and essays, edited with an introduction by Vincent Starrett. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chicago: Covici-McGee,
Date Published: 1923
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-12] 1-241 [242-244: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], one inserted plate with drawing by Wallace Smith, original decorated black cloth, front panel stamped in gold and ruled in blind, printed paper label affixed to spine panel, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed, decorated endpapers. First edition. Limited to 875 numbered copies. This is an unnumbered publisher's presentation copy with signed inscriptions to Ija Adler by publishers "Billy" McGee and Pascal Covici and ... read more
Edition: Numbered and Signed Limited Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Martin Secker, London
Date Published: 1925
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo. Signed by Author 1925, Martin Secker. A Signed, Limited Edition of 250 copies. This is hand-numbered 135 and signed by Machen on the limitation page. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE, scarce dust jacket. Book is clean, crisp and tightly bound. No writing, bookplates or other markings. Front free endpaper has column of light toning and verso of signature page has a bit of same, signature page not affected. Deckle-edged paper. Bound in bright blue cloth cover with gilt ... read more
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Martin Secker, London
Date Published: 1925
Description: First edition, limited issue. Fine in internally repaired, very good or better dustwrapper. One of 250 numbered copies Signed by the author. Scarce in jacket. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KESSINGER PUB LLC
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781419182426ISBN:1419182420
Description: New. They lay full length upon the turf; the rock between their faces and the Bowl, and now and again, Dyson, slouching his dark, soft hat over his forehead, put out the glint of an eye, and in a moment drew back, not daring to take a prolonged view. read more
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Edition: Second Impression
Binding: H Hardcover
Publisher: Martin Secker, London
Date Published: 1925
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Good in blue cloth; Light wear to boards, dampstain to boards and spine at foot; Front free endpaper coming disbound, rough patches to front pastedown, light browning and occasional foxing to text, dampstain to rear free endpaper. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Covici-McGee: Chicago.
Date Published: 1923
Description: 9.5 x 6.5, black gilt lettered cloth, 241 pp, a well rubbed, soiled, corner bumped, hinge-loose copy with bookplate and interior spotting/soil. LIMITED TO 875 NUMBERED COPIES, this copy unnumbered. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Martin Secker, London
Date Published: 1925
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. A Very Good copy in blue cloth with paper spine label, in a Good dust jacket and shallow chipping. At the head of the spine, the chipping removes the "The" and the "hi" of "Shining". The book was apparently printed for the U.S. export market, as the sheets are Secker but the spine label and dust jacket are Knopf, and the jacket is priced $2.50. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Martin Secker, London
Date Published: 1925
Description: Good/no d.j. 188, Blue cloth w/ gilt title at spine. Cloth worn at spine edges & corners, Browning & foxing eps & edges. Surfacewear, boards bowed. read more
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