Ayresome Johns (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited to 100 copies for private distribution. A thick 86 page pamphlet with cream wraps and black lettering to covers, 8 1/4" X 5 1/8. An in depth analysis with all original articles and letters reprinted concerning the allegations and denials concerning the great H. Rider Haggard plagiarism debate. London: Ferret Fantasy (1997), 86 pages. Fine.…

1st edition (one of 100 copies). A clean, tidy 86pp stapled paperback. Haggardiana. Used - Very Good. VG stapled paperback.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. [iv], 86 pp., 4to (11.5 x 8.25 in.), clear acetate binding. Printed by xerox or similar method. From the copyright page: "A. E. Waite's essay on Penny Dreadfuls, of which this is a preview printing, was composed in the 1920s and remained unpublished until now. It will form part of the work THE QUEST FOR BLOODS, to be published shortly. This printing is reproduced, somewhat larger and considerably more messy, from the typeset text, which will be subject to further editing before final publication." This is no. 10 of only 10 numbered copies, "signed by the editor." The signature is not clearly decipherable and no editor name is provided for the present work. However, Ayresome Johns (a.k.a. George Locke) was the editor of "The Quest for Bloods" (1997, printed for private circulation), referred to above. He is also known as George Locke, and authored "A Spectrum of Fantasy: The Bibliography and Biography of a Collection of Fantastic Literature" (1980) and other works. Near fine; cover page a little age-toned, small bump to rear cover.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Limited. A fine copy. One of 300 numbered copies. The present copy, as with all in the run, has an original typescript from Cox laid in (some pasted). Please note, we have several copies of this so the ms you receive may be different to the one pictured, some have the ms loose others have it pasted in.…