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London: Nash, 1916 first reprint of the Uniform edition, blue cloth with dark blue titling, light edge rubbing, closed edges some foxing, faint browning to endpapers, light foxing to prelims, fore edges of a few pages a little roughened where opened, but all edges have been machine trimmed by printer, 350pp The author's second collection of supernatural fiction includes "The Willows". See Barron : Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #176. scarce in any edition. reprint. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

London: Eveleigh Nash, 1907. First edition. Offsetting to end papers, some foxing to page edges, foxing to early and later leaves, lesser so throughout text block, lower front corner bumped and rubbing to to edges, a very good copy. (30745). Octavo, pp. [1-9] 10-350 [351-352: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], original black cloth, front stamped in blind and red, spine stamped in gold, publisher's device stamped in blind on rear cover. This book is found with and without publisher's catalogues inserted at rear, this copy bound without a catalogue. Blackwood's second book and his second collection of short fiction, containing "The Willows," one of the most powerful of all supernatural tales; "The Woman's Ghost Story," an early instance of pity replacing fear in a ghostly encounter; "Max Hensig...", about a confrontation with a diabolical murderer in which alcohol plays a quasi-mystical role; and six other stories. See Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-26. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #176.

London: Eveleigh Nash, 1907. First edition. Previous owners neat gift inscription and date to front free end paper, store stamp to front paste-down, some tanning to end papers, rear hinge starting, upper corners gently bumped, mild rubbing to corners and spine ends, small closed tear to base of spine (10 mm), volume slightly leaned. Bright spine lettering, a very good copy. (10157). Octavo, pp. [1-9] 10-350 [351-352: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], original black cloth, front stamped in blind and red, spine stamped in gold, publisher's device stamped in blind on rear cover. This book is found with and without publisher's catalogues inserted at rear, this copy bound without a catalogue. Blackwood's second book and his second collection of short fiction, containing "The Willows," one of the most powerful of all supernatural tales; "The Woman's Ghost Story," an early instance of pity replacing fear in a ghostly encounter; "Max Hensig...", about a confrontation with a diabolical murderer in which… Read More