Questionable Shapes by Howells W D (22 results)
- Softcover
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.Books Puddle
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Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
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£ 16.93
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, with undated ads (BAL 9752; Bleiler Supernatural Fiction 865). Spine slightly toned, spine leans forward slightly, smudge and 1/2 inch ink mark on page base.8. 1903 Hard Cover. 219, [5] pp. Frontispiece and three plates. Three stories by the editor of Atl…antic Monthly, who was nicknamed The Dean of American Letters. His best known work is The Rise of Silas Lapham. Includes: His Apparition; The Angel of the Lord; Though One Rose from the Dead.
Published by Harper & Brothers
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.Glands of Destiny First Edition Books
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£ 13.86
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903.First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in gilt-stamped red cloth-covered boards, as issued. A previous owners name and the date "Feb 3, 1904" are rubber stamped on the FFEP. Corners bumped. Not remainder marked. Not book club edition. Not ex-library.
More imagesPublished by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Graver & Pen Rare Books, Midland, MI, U.S.A.Graver & Pen Rare Books
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£ 23.10
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Former owner book plate to paste down end paper.
Published by Harper & Bros, New York, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.Monroe Street Books
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£ 23.10
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. None. 219 pages. Previous owners bookplate on inside front cover. Light circular stain on front cover. Black fountain pen splatter spots (quite small) at bottom of spine. Clean, tight copy. Record # 607736.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Red cloth gilt titles. Frontispiece tissue and single illustration loose and laid in, dampstain on top corners of pages, cloth rubbed, a good only copy.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.MARK POST, BOOKSELLER
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. First Edition, First printing. NEAR-FINE - CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH VERY MINOR WEAR. NO WRITING OR MARKS.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York / London, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller[6], 219, [7 (advertisements)] pp. 4 inserted plates. 7-1/2" x 5" Slight lean with light wear & light smudge to spine. A VG+ copy. Red cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to front board and spine. Gilt signature facsimile to front board 1st Edition (BAL 9752; Bleirer, Revised, p. 104; Reginald 07501).
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.Monroe Street Books
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£ 26.95
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. None. 219 pages, frontis in b&w. Red cloth, gilt lettering to front and spine. Previous owner's signature stamp on front fly leaf, light wear to edges and spine. Clean, tight copy. Record # 607717.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.Monroe Street Books
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£ 26.95
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. None. 219 pages, frontis in b&w. Red cloth, gilt lettering to front and spine. Previous owner's signature and bookplate on front end-papers, light wear to edges and slightly darkened spine. Clean, tight copy. Record # 607718.
Published by Harpers, 1903
- First Edition
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979
Contact seller4-star sellerFirst Edition. QUESTIONABLE SHAPES, Harpers, 1903, first edition light spine soil but a tight vg copy.
- Softcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United KingdomMajestic Books
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£ 6.33
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Condition: New. Print on Demand.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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£ 34.65
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Red cloth gilt titles. Some rubbing and worn edges else very good.
Published by Harper & Brothers, NY & London, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. Octavo, cloth. Three stories which introduce the psychologist Wanhope and the dinner club he belongs to in which he explains to the members ghost stories scientifically. [Reference: Clareson: Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s #432, Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-96, Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Liter…ature #865]. A very good copy, some marks to front boards. (444).
Published by Harper, USA, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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£ 6.94
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: VG-. No DW. 1st Edition.
- Softcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: Biblios, frankfurt am main, HESSE, GermanyBiblios
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£ 6.93
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Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York and London, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
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£ 34.65
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, original red cloth over boards, gilt lettering, black and white plates. Three supernatural tales; Bleiler, #865. Very Good, light shelf wear.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-5] 6-219 [220: blank] [221-224: ads] [225-226: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], four inserted plates, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. Three supernatural novellas; "His Apparition," "The Angel of the Lord," and "Though One Rose from the Dead." These s…tories introduce the psychologist Wanhope, who explains scientifically the ghost stories told by members of his dinner club. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 1-101. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-96. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 865. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 432. Bleiler (1978), p. 104. Reginald 07501. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 H-936. BAL 9752]. Private owner's bookplate affixed to the front paste-down, previous owner's stamp just below and also to rear paste-down. Some mild rubbing to cloth, spine a bit dull, a very good or somewhat better copy. (17388).
- Softcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United KingdomTHE SAINT BOOKSTORE
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£ 13.64
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Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Published by New York: Harper & Brothers, 1903., 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, CanadaDavid Mason Books (ABAC)
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Add to basketHardcover. First edition, variant binding. (presumably for the Tabard Inn Library.) 8vo., orig. maroon/wine cloth, 219, (4)pp.ads. A very good copy. BAL 9752.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-5] 6-219 [220: blank] [221-224: ads] [225-226: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], four inserted plates, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition. Three supernatural novellas; "His Apparition," "The Angel of the Lord," and "Though One Rose from the Dead." These s…tories introduce the psychologist Wanhope, who explains scientifically the ghost stories told by members of his dinner club. "For the connoisseur of ghost stories, 'His Apparition' is a sophisticated gem, being not so much about ghosts as about the telling of ghost stories, exploiting some of the conventions and turning others upside down."- Robert Eldridge. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 1-101. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-96. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 865. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 432. Bleiler (1978), p. 104. Reginald 07501. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 H-936. BAL 9752. Faint damp stain on front cover, top edge of text block dusty, a bright, tight, very good copy. (#75296).
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- Print on Demand
Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, IndiaGyan Books Pvt. Ltd.
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£ 55.75
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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine l…ends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1903. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 250, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 250 250.
