Robert Aickman, Signed (23 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Stephen Fabian, Frank Utpatel (illustrator). Whispers Press, Vol.3 No.2, August 1977. Stapled journal. CONDITION: Near Fine. Covers in VG condition, no surface, edge or corner wear; only flaws is some light smudging along edges and spine. 68 pages; bright, clean and unmarked. No bent corners. Signed by editor Schiff. Contains the story UNDERTOW by Karl Edward Wagner. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First edition (& 1st printing). 400 pages with index. LIMITED EDITION: 500 numbered copies signed by R. B. Russell. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. This copy has been inscribed and signed and dated by the editor [Alan Ryan] on the title page. Collects 32 stories in 621 pages. VG copy [spine cocked/curved, creasing and a scratch to the upper right corner of the front cover, text paper tanned as usual clphE.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. New York: Arbor House 1987. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. This copy has been dated in the year of issue ["11/13/87 / Philcon"], inscribed and signed by editor Peter D. Pautz on the front free endpaper. Collects 14 stories. 304 pages. Fine copy in Fine jacket. clphE.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1ST. Outstanding Copy - Signed Slipcased Edition. Signed By All Of The Contributors On The Special Signature Pages. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Purple cloth with gilt to spine. Original dust jacket, unclipped, with sterling 3.90 net to flap. First edition. Inscribed and signed by author dated 1976. Slight toning to jacket. A few ghosts of scoring in chapter three. Otherwise a very clean copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. London, Gollancz, 1977. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A fine copy. An important association copy, inscribed by the author to Ann Pym and Mary George. Pym and George were two of Aickman's closest friends, particularly in later life. A number of the stories from this collection were written at Pym and George's, whose house Aickman would use - this is mentioned in the inscription too. A lovely association. Aickman dedicated Cold Hand in Mine to George and Pym. The present copy comes from the estate of Ann Pym. Gathers together seven short stories. His sixth collection, three stories herein previously published in anthologies. A little bumping to the spine tips. [11115, Hyraxia Books]. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. London, Collins, 1964. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. Inscribed by the author to Mary George. George (and Mary Pym) were two of Aickman's closest friends, particularly in later life. Aickman wrote some of his fiction at Pym and George's. A lovely association. Aickman dedicated Cold Hand in Mine to George and Pym. The present copy comes from the estate of Ann Pym. Review slip laid in, so certainly one of the earlier copies to be signed. A little edgewear and some toning to the rear. [11116, Hyraxia Books]. Signed by Author(s).

Second Tartarus Press Edition, Revised. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperbound). 425 pp., Appendix, Bibliography, Notes. Printed lithographically on 120gsm acid-free paper, and bound by Antony Rowe. Signed by the Author (Russell) on the title page. A very fine copy in pictorial wrappers and dust jacket, as issued. New Revised Paperback Edition. First issued in 2022 as ROBERT AICKMAN: AN ATTEMPTED BIOGRAPHY. Robert Aickman (1914-1981) is remembered today as the author of fascinating 'strange stories', and also as one of the saviours of Britain's inland waterways. In Aickman's mind these two apparently different interests were allied; he was an idealist and a Romantic who sought the 'world elsewhere' of Shakespeare's Coriolanus, because the modern world was not for him. Aickman believed that an alternative realm could exist in life and the creative arts, and he sought to offer this in his fiction, and to build a Utopia through the restoration of Britain's inland waterways. Aickman wrote two volumes of autobiography, The Attempted Rescue and The River Runs Uphill, and both are full of colourful personal details. However, his own versions of events cannot always be relied upon. In this first full biography of Robert Aickman, R.B. Russell disentangles and examines the myths that have surrounded Aickman and his life. What is revealed is a man of vision and various talents. Determined to realise his ambitions, he often made enemies, but he also had a great capacity for love and friendship. Robert Aickman's life and attitudes were far from conventional, but his legacy in literature and on the inland waterways of Britain is far-reaching.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Browns Mills: Stuart David Schiff. 1977 First Edition. Softcover. This copy has been signed by editor/publisher Stuart David Schiff at the top of the contents page. Magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.5"], saddle stapled, 68+ pages, illustrated by various artists. Very good with scattered stress creasing to the spine with foxing to the front cover along the spine edge and to the upper left corner. whb3.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Browns Mills: Stuart David Schiff. 1977. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. This copy has been signed by editor/publisher Stuart David Schiff at the top of the contents page. Magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.5"], saddle stapled, 68+ pages, illustrated by various artists. Very good copy with foxing to portions of the front cover, very scattered light wear. 150E.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Browns Mills: Stuart David Schiff. 1977 First Edition. Softcover. This copy has been signed by editor/publisher Stuart David Schiff at the top of the contents page. Magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.5"], saddle stapled, 68+ pages, illustrated by various artists. Very good with scattered stress creasing to the spine with foxing to the front cover along the spine edge and to the upper left corner.bx25.

1 vols. 8vo. First edition. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. The dedication copy, inscribed on the flyleaf, "For my dear dedicatees in love and gratitude RObert Aickman January 1976" The printed dedication reads For Mary George and Ann Pym who lent me a beautifu lapartment without which this book could in no wise have taken form" George and Pym were close friends of Aickman's in the later part of his life. Violet cloth. Fine copy in fine dust.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the photo-illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the corners, the upper board with a small glue? mark to the centre, the cloth otherwise bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete wih the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£7.95 net to the lower front flap). Inscribed by the Roald Dahl in black ink on the front endpaper "To Lesley / Love / Roald / Dec. 1983". A collection of 14 ghost stories chosen by Roald Dahl out from the 749 supernatural tales he read at the British Museum whilst working to develop an American television programme that would feature dramatisations of some of the stories. A pilot written by Dahl based on E. F. Benson's 'The Hanging of Alfred Wadham' was filmed but never released due to concerns that it would offend the American Catholic Church. The stories include 'W.S.' by L. P. Hartley (1952); 'Harry' by Rosemary Timperley (1955), 'The Corner Shop' by Lady Cynthia Asquith (1926); 'In the Tube' by E. F. Benson (1922); 'Christmas Meeting' by Rosemary Timperley (1952); 'Elias and the Draug' by Jonas Lie (1902); 'Playmates' by A. M. Burrage (1927); 'Ringing the Changes' by Robert Aickman (1955); 'The Telephone' by Mary Treadgold (1955); 'The Ghost of a Hand' by Sheridan Le Fanu (1863); 'The Sweeper' by A. M. Burrage (1931); 'Afterward' by Edith Wharton (1910); 'On the Brighton Road' by Richard Barham Middleton (1912); 'The Upper Berth' by Francis Marion Crawford (1885). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£4.75 net to the lower front flap). Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "with love and gratitude to / Mary and Ann; / all but one of these stories / having been written in their house / Robert / Robert Aickman / September 1977". A collection of seven supernatural weird tales. The recipients were close friends and neighbours of the author and the future dedicatees of his 1975 story collection 'Cold Hand In Mine'. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original textured brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with the publisher's compliments slip loosely laid in, are clean throughout. Complete with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper that is darkened to the rear panel and otherwise without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (18s net to the lower front flap). Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front free endpaper "For Mary George / with love and best wishes / Robert Aickman / November 1964". The author's first solo collection of supernatural tales. The recipient was a close friend and neighbour of the author and the future joint dedicatee of his 1975 story collection 'Cold Hand In Mine'. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. John Kenn Mortensen (illustrator). 1st Edition. One of 300 numbered sets signed by S. T. Joshi (introduction) and illustrator John Kenn Mortensen. Two volumes. Bound in cloth with dust jacket in a slipcase. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed and inscribed in 1976 by the author on the front flyleaf. Purple cloth book has some softening to the spine and corners, with some light spotting to the upper edge. Collects eight stories including the prize winning "Pages from a Young Girl's Journal". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed and inscribed in 1977 by the author on the front flyleaf. Black cloth book has bumping to the bottom spine. Jacket has some offsetting to the pastedowns. Seven tales. Signed by Author(s).

John Kenn Mortensen (illustrator). 1st edition. 2 Vols, HC in dust jackets in slipcase. 350 Printing. Collects 48 stories edited and with an introduction by S. T. Joshi. Illustrations by John Kenn Mortensen and an essay by T. E. D. Klein. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Joshi and Mortensen, along with a facsimile signature from Aickman. Fine copies in fine dust jackets and a fine slipcase.

Octavo, boards. First edition. A presentation copy with signed inscription by Aickman on the front free endpaper: "For Marian Pratt / from Robert Aickman / February 1968." This comic novel is Aickman's first solo book, preceded by WE ARE FOR THE DARK (1951), a short story collection in collaboration with Elizabeth Jane Howard. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with tiny chips from upper and lower spine corners and fore-edge corner tips accompanied by a fine proof jacket with extensive copy describing the book on the flaps and rear panel not present on the jacket accompanying the published book. A superb copy of a scarce book. (#162987).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo. 256pp. This is a true first UK edition, first printing (first impression) with 1968 and no statement of reprint on the copyright page. A very good plus clean copy, with light spotting to top of text block, in a very good dust jacket that is price clipped with rubbing to the extremities, small nick to one corner, a slight tape shadow to inner front flap. Inscribed to the front end page [ a moving present to Jill, with Love from Robert ] also signed in full and dated [ Robert Aickman August 1977 ]. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Unbound UK Galley Proofs. Signed and inscribed by the author. Pages toned with a few small tears. 65 sheets printed on rectos only. Scarce signed proof of this collection of seven stories. Signed by Author(s).