Benson E Dward F Rederic (34 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Part V/2nd Printing. 318 pp. Part V issue only! Solidly and tightly bound copy with moderate external, but minimal internal wear and use. Copy with clean text on crisp and bright pages. Smooth covers. Mildly or minimally shelf worn. Moderate discoloration/browning/tanning/foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Moderately creased and slanted spine. Marie Michal (Cover Illustration); Gloria Adelson/Lulu Graphics (Cover Design) (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Part VI/1st Printing. 317 pp. Part VI issue only!! Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Lightly creased spine. Moderate foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Marie Michal (Cover Illustration); Gloria Adelson/Lulu Graphics (Cover Design) (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Part IV. 382 pp. Part IV issue only! Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Front cover and center bent. Marie Michal (Cover Illustration); Gloria Adelson/Lulu Graphics (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 317 pp. Part VI issue only!! A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Lightly creased spine. Some tears on back cover. Marie Michal (Cover Illustration); Gloria Adelson/Lulu Graphics (Cover Design) (illustrator). …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 382 pp. Part IV issue only! Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Creased and slanted spine. Front cover bent. Marie Michal (Cover Illustration); Gloria Adelson/Lulu Graphics (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 318 pp. Part V issue only! Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Lightly warped covers. Marie Michal (Cover Illustration); Gloria Adelson/Lulu Graphics (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 318 pp. Part I issue only! Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Creased and slanted spine. Top right corner of front cover bent. Bottom left corner of back cover bent. Marie Michal (Cover Illustration); Gloria Adelson/Lulu Graphics (Cover Design) (illustrator).…

Octavo, pp. [1-5] 6-208, illustrations, boards. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#134285).

Octavo, boards. First edition, British issue. Mixed collection of twenty-seven stories published between 1896 and 1932, most previously uncollected, grouped by topic -- crank stories, society stories, cruel stories, odd stories, spook stories, etc. Selected with introduction by Jack Adrian. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 67. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#8926). …

Octavo, boards. First edition. Mixed collection of thirty-one stories published between 1894 and 1931, most previously uncollected, grouped by topic -- the further diversions of Amy Bondham, crook stories, sardonic stories, society stories, crank stories, and spook stories. The three spook stories are "By the Sluice," "Atmospherics" and "Boxing Night." Selected with introduction by Jack Adrian. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 67. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#132095).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. 2nd Edition. Second American Edition. 8vo.364, title page dated 1906 , 3 p. adverts to the rear. Original blue cloth with, title and decoration to front panel. Cloth slight dulled, spine rubbed to top and base. Internally clean pages and tight binding. Some dulling and spotting to the edge of the text block.…

Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. Text offset from a later printing of the 1928 Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd. edition with text ending on page [288] rather than page 286. Collects twelve stories. Excellent ghost stories juxtaposing nature mysticism with graphic horrors to striking effect; including classics "The Face," "Naboth's Vineyard," and "And No Bird Sings." A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (#176889). …

First US edition. Bookplate on front pastedown and slight slant to spine, else very good without dust jacket.

Beige hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed with partial ring mark. Offsetting to fep. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 286pp. Early reprint.

Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-8] 9-273 [274-278] [note: first two and last two leaves are blanks used as front and rear free endpapers and paste-downs], original decorated brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First U.S. edition. A satire. One of the society novels, with recurring characters, for which Benson was best-known during his lifetime. A bright, clean, very good copy. (#116952). …

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 600 copies plus a few extras for legal deposit purposes. Second of five projected volumes in the Ash-Tree Press "Collected Spook Stories of E. F. Benson" series. Collects fourteen stories, all first published between 1912 and 1921, with introduction by Jack Adrian. All of the stories appeared in earlier collections of Benson's Fiction: THE ROOM IN THE TOWER (1912), THE COUNTESS OF LOWNDES SQUARE (1920), MORE SPOOK STORIES (1934) and THE FLINT KNIFE: FURTHER SPOOK STORIES (1988). A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#156955).…

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 600 copies plus a few extras for legal deposit purposes. Second of five projected volumes in the Ash-Tree Press "Collected Spook Stories of E. F. Benson" series. Collects fourteen stories, all first published between 1912 and 1921, with introduction by Jack Adrian. All of the stories appeared in earlier collections of Benson's Fiction: THE ROOM IN THE TOWER (1912), THE COUNTESS OF LOWNDES SQUARE (1920), MORE SPOOK STORIES (1934) and THE FLINT KNIFE: FURTHER SPOOK STORIES (1988). A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#156954).…

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 600 copies plus a few extras for legal deposit purposes. First of five projected volumes in the Ash-Tree Press "Collected Spook Stories of E. F. Benson" series. Collects fifteen stories, all first published between 1899 and 1911, with introduction by Jack Adrian. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#156957).…

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 600 copies plus a few extras for legal deposit purposes. First of five volumes in the Ash-Tree Press "Collected Spook Stories of E. F. Benson" series. Collects fifteen stories, all first published between 1899 and 1911, with introduction by Jack Adrian. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#156958).…

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 600 copies plus a few extras for legal deposit purposes. First of five projected volumes in the Ash-Tree Press "Collected Spook Stories of E. F. Benson" series. Collects fifteen stories, all first published between 1899 and 1911, with introduction by Jack Adrian. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#130825).…

Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-2] 3-255 [256: blank], publisher's pictorial brown cloth, front panel stamped in tan, gray, black and white, spine panel stamped in white. First U.S. edition. Murder mystery by an author better known for society comedies and supernatural horror tales. Barzun and Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime 146. Hubin (1994), p. 66. Small stain on rear cover, a very good copy. (#174544).…

Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-6] 7-316 [317-318: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], original decorated dark blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in yellow, top edge stained yellow, yellow coated endpapers. First edition. This novel "features a family curse -- engendering the birth of monsters -- and a protagonist tempted by perversion." - Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, p. 106. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 146. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 68. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01131. Ink mark to front paste-down, a nearly fine copy in very good pictorial dust jacket with a 26 mm closed tear at bottom edge of front panel, several tiny tears at upper edge of front panel, wear to spine ends, small chip at lower spine end, and some general dust soiling. (#156668).…

Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-vi] vii-xiv [xv-xvi] [1] 2-301 [302: blank], original pictorial red cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained red, fore-edge untrimmed, bottom edge rough trimmed, cream endpapers. First U.S. edition. Weird novel of ancient Druidic sorcery set in Cornwall in the 1870s. Benson's last supernatural novel. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-16. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 31. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 68. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01133. A fine copy in very good pictorial dust jacket (priced $2.50 on the front flap) with light wear at spine ends and corner tips. (#171646).…

Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-334 [335-336: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], original gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in dark green. First U.S. edition. One long novel in two parts (continued in COLIN II). A deal with the Devil in Elizabethan times enhances Stanier fortunes materially, but not spiritually over succeeding centuries. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 32. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 143. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 68. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01125. A near fine, bright copy in good four-color pictorial dust jacket (with illustration by A. D. Rahn) with shelf wear at edges, short closed tear and associated shallow V-chip at top edge of front panel, and shallow damp stain along lower edge of rear panel. Overall, a fairly attractive example of this uncommon jacket with bright pictorial front panel. (#8923).…

Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-364 [365: blank] [366-368: ads], original decorated green-white mottled cloth, front and spine panels stamped in tan and black. First U.S. edition. Probable first binding. Also issued in original decorated maroon or brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. "An occultist releases an evil spirit from bondage." - Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), p. 106. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-115. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 138. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 67. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01130. Hint of tanning to spine panel, else a fine, bright copy. (#8929).…

Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-364 [365: blank] [366-368: ads], original decorated brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First U.S. edition. "An occultist releases an evil spirit from bondage." - Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, p. 106. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-115. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 138. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 67. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01130. A bright, nearly fine copy in good printed jacket with wear and shallow chipping along top and bottom edges, tape mends to inner surface along folds, tanned spine panel, and printed price neatly clipped from the spine panel. We believe this is a remainder issue, but the book is rare in any state in dust jacket. (#146507). …

Octavo, pp. [1-12] 13-286 [287: printer's imprint] [288: blank] [note: first two leaves of first signature comprise front paste-down and front free endpaper], original pictorial blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. Collects twelve stories. Excellent ghost stories juxtaposing nature mysticism with graphic horrors to striking effect; including classics "The Face," "Naboth's Vineyard," and "And No Bird Sings." "A competent, well-handled collection." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 145. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 31-2. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-17. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 30-1. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1433-35 (overview of Benson's horror fiction; pp. 1434-35 critiques "The Face"). Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-16. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 67. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01135. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, mild sunning to spine panel, free endpapers just a bit tanned, a very good copy. (#169875).…

Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1-2] 3-311 [312: printer's imprint], publisher's decorated light blue-gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in dark blue, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. A legendary genre rarity, this collection includes a group of four "Spook Stories": "The Case of Frank Hampden," "Mrs. Andrew's Control," "The Ape" (termed "excellent" by Bleiler) and "'Through,'" none of which were reprinted in Benson collections during his lifetime. In addition, the collection includes two criminous tales ("The Countess of Lowndes Square" and "The Blackmailer of Park Lane") and two "Crank Stories" ("The Tragedy of Oliver Bowman" and "Philip's Safety Razor"). Of the three Benson brothers, "Fred made the most lasting impression as a ghost story writer. His work, at its best, is among the finest in the literature, as excellent as [M. R.] James's at times." - Sullivan, ed., The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 30. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 141. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 66. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992). Hubin (1994), p. 66. Spine panel a bit sunned, a clean, tight, very good copy. A rare book seldom found in any condition, this copy is, overall, quite a nice example of this cheaply made book. (#178245).…

Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] vii [viii] 1-338 [339-344: ads] + 32-page undated publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, original burgundy cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear panel, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. The first printing with "Published 1912" on copyright page. Benson's first collection of ghost stories. "By far the best of his four books of ghost stories, this contains seventeen tales, each almost too well-rounded to fault." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 30. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 32. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-17. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 139. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature, p. 81. Penzoldt, The Supernatural in Fiction, p. 257. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-15. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 67. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01134. Contemporary owner's name and address dated 1912 on the front free endpaper. Faint damp marks to front cover, inner rear hinge cracked but holding tight, a very good, quite presentable copy overall. (#170024).…

Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] vii [viii] 1-338 [339-344: ads] + 32-page undated publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, original maroon cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear panel, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. The first printing with "Published 1912" on copyright page. Benson's first collection of ghost stories. "By far the best of his four books of ghost stories, this contains seventeen tales, each almost too well-rounded to fault." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 30. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 32. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-17. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 139. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature, p. 81. Penzoldt, The Supernatural in Fiction, p. 257. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-15. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 67. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01134. Owner's signature on the front free endpaper. Just a hint of fade to cloth on spine panel, gold stamping is bright, a very good, quite presentable copy overall. (#155523).…