Monkey's Paw by Jacobs, First Edition (8 results)

Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Eighteen stories. Trade paperback format. A fine copy. There was no hardbound issue of this book. (#176897).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First published on July 1, 1998 in an edition of three hundred copies. This is copy number 126. Black lettering & Monkey illustration on orange cloth covered boards. 4to, 101pp. Frontispiece & Pg. 97 illustrations not present.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Very Good. Jacobs was a popular writer of fiction at the turn of the century, with occasional supernatural stories, which remain powerful today. First edition containing 12 stories, notably the first appearance of "The Monkey's Paw", considered on of the modern horror classic. VG or better book, some general wear, ownership name on front flyleaf dated 1902. Small stain at bottom of page for first few pages, otherwise generally clean. Provenance - From the Gary Munson Collection.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Maurice Greiffenhagen. (illustrator). 1st Edition. 300 pages. + 12 full page plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Original illustrated cloth with titles in gilt on spine and black outline on cover, uncut edges, some mild spotting here and there and on endpapers, WITH loosely inserted a short note on "Beechcroft, Berkhampstead" embossed headed paper "Dear Miss Pruitt, With much pleasure, yours. WW Jacobs. 26th Aug 1901? A lovely copy of this scarce 1st edition. NOTE * This collection of 12 tales contains the 1st printing of the classic horror story "The Monkeys Paw" (even had an edition of the Simpson's in on the tale). As well as 11 other macabre tales and tales of humour. Ref: Bleiler 896. NCBEL IV, p.621. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. 300 pp. 12 full page B&W plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen including the frontis which still has tissue guard present. No reprint statement to the copyright page. Original illustrated red cloth with titles in gilt on spine and black decoration on cover, uncut edges, clean pages, Signed letter on headed paper from Jacobs to a correspondent laid in loosely, the book itself is not signed. A collection of 12 stories including the first printing of the classic horror tale "The Monkeys Paw" A clean tight copy with some light rubbing, small owners bookplate to front endpage. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. James F. Sullivan(Interior Artist) Maurice Greiffenhausen(Interior Artist) (illustrator). First Edition. The Lady of the Barge by W.W. Jacobs (First) Hubin Listed Signed Monkey's Paw Leaned, rubbed dust-soiled cloth, front and back inner joints just starting. No dust jacket present. First British edition. Twelve short stories includes the first appearance of 'The Monkey's Paw', widely acclaimed as one of the finest short horror stories ever written. The story has been filmed and televised numerous times, including being adapted as the Simpsons Halloween special. 12 illustration plates. Publisher's red pictorial cloth, spine stamped gilt and black, cover stamped black. A Hubin listed Mystery. BOOK.

First edition, first issue. "French's Acting Edition." Vincent Massey's copy with his bookplate on the verso of the upper wrapper. Sm.8vo., orig. printed wrappers, 35pp. Chipping along the spine but o/w a better than very good but not quite near fine copy of a delicate item. Lamerton D6.

First Edition. First edition. Illustrated by M. Greiffenhagen and J. Sullivan with 12 plates including the frontispiece. Listed in Hubin and containing the first book publication of the famous 'Monkey's Paw'. Some foxing throughout. All plates present (though one is detached). Covers fresh and other than the foxing and bruising to spine ends this is a VG copy, with no inscriptions.