Birkin Charles Editor (23 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 528 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat large book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: The Unsettled Dust by Robert Aickman; How He Left the Hotel by Louisa Baldwin; Whessoe by Nugent Barker; The Shuttered Room by E. F. Benson; An Inhabitant of Carcosa by Ambrose Bierce; Is There Anybody There by Charles Birkin; The Whisperers by Algernon Blackwood; Curfew by L. M. Boston; I'm Sure It Was No. 31 by A. M. Burrage; The Guide by Ramsey Campbell; The Limping Ghost by R. Chetwynd-Hayes; Mrs Zant and the Ghost by Wilkie Collins; The House by the Tarn by Basil Copper; In Kropfsberg Keep by Ralph A. Cram; The Ghost in All the Rooms by Daniel Defoe; The Bagman's Uncle by Charles Dickens; The Bully of Brocas Court by Arthur Conan Doyle; In the Confessional by Amelia B. Edwards; The Tune in Dan's Cafe by Shamus Frazer; Beyond the Bourne by John S. Glasby; The Valley of Lost Children by William Hope Hodgson; The Sand Walker by Fergus Hume; The Real Right Thing by Henry James; The Haunted Dolls' House by M. R. James; The Wall Painting by Roger Johnson; They by Rudyard Kipling; The Last Laugh by D. H. Lawrence; Robin's Rath by Margery Lawrence; The Dream by J. Sheridan Le Fanu; The Sundial by R. H. Malden; The Fifteenth Man by Richard Marsh; Brenner's Boy by John Metcalfe; Uncle Abraham's Romance by Edith Nesbit; What Was It by Fitz-James O'Brien; The Next Room by Vincent O'Sullivan; The Footstep of the Aventine by Roger Pater; William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe; Courage by Forrest Reid; The Last of Squire Ennismore by Mrs J. H. Riddell; The Garside Fell Disaster by L. T. C. Rolt; The Tears of Saint Agathe by David G. Rowlands; and The Soul of Laploshka by Saki. Size: 8vo. Book. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Book has light rubbing to covers, modest wear to edges and corners, previous owner's stamp on bottom textblock. otherwise in very good condition, strong binding, unmarked pages; an overall sturdy copy with sharp text.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Lightly rubbed on the corners with some rubbing on the front cover, a crease on the front hinge and minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Justin Todd. This anthology contains: I, Mars by Ray Bradbury; Girl from Mars by Robert Bloch; Eight O'Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson; Heresies of teh Huge God by Brian W. Aldiss; The Head-Hunters by Ralph Williams; The Animators by Sydney J. Bounds; The Night of the Seventh Finger by Robert Preslie; No More for Mary by Charles Birkin; Invasion of Privacy by Bob Shaw; The Ruum by Arthur Porges; The First Days of May by Claude Veillot; Specialist by Robert Sheckley; No Morning AFtger by Arthur C. Clarke; and Shipwreck by R.Chetwynd-Hayes. Justin Todd; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. First Thus. Eleven different pieces are presented in these 159 pages. Shamuz Frazer writes the one quoted below, and another. The editor contributes a story, and R.Anthony does the title piece. Read more about : Custance's dormitory, fetters, John Bassett, nightmares, show-pace, Kiyohime, cyclops, and Regular Fellar. UNillustrated - tho' three ghoulish characters in a crypt appear on the cover. Tight in binding. No names nor tears. Light eadge wear. Almost collectible ! QUote (p. 136) : " I keep to the highways at this season. But even in the Strand, among the neon lights, one runs into those little grim corteges out of their ratholes in the river fog : the cork blackened faces, the trundling soap-box trolley, with its stiff ._._._. . " Size: 12mo. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition Paperback. binding tight, no markings, crease on slanted spine, C3 1.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. LIMITED Ed. #312/450. DJ in Clear, ARCHIVAL MYLAR WRAP. NO remainder mark. | SHIPS AIRMAIL INTERNATIONALLY.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. 254 pp. This is the true first edition, first printing (first impression) with "First Impression of this Collection, 1932" a fair copy staining, rubbing and fading to the original boards, new front end page, pages are clean with some staining at the spine to the blank front and rear pages. Uncommon in any condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: 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. Condition: 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. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original beige cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6. The second volume in the 'Creeps' series, Shudders collects eleven "uneasy" horror stories by Birkin (under his own name and pseudonymous), H.R. Wakefield, Tod Robbins, Elliott O'Donnell and others. Minor toning to text block; cloth with issue to foot of lower cover, otherwise very good; jacket rather worn at edges with some loss, marking to spine. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6. This anthology, fourth in Allan's 'Creeps' series, offers nine atmospheric horror stories, including Birkin's own 'Angela', blending psychological dread and grisly twists. Minor spotting and toning to text block; cloth very good; jacket a little creased and rubbed. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6. The original anthology from the famous 'Creeps' series, featuring stories by Elliott O'Donnell and others. Owner's ink-stamp to front pastedown; cloth a little bumped, small section of darkening at head of spine; jacket with some edge wear, mottling and wear to spine. Jacket artwork by Philip Simmonds. (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: 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). …

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).…