ref. 22073120 Adelaide Road Chalk Farm London NW3. 8 July 1920. 2pp 12mo. In fair condition on aged and worn paper. Folded once. In what is a quite unusual and somewhat flirtatious response to a fan letter he thanks her for her 'kind letter about my books' adding: 'it is pleasing to know that they cheer you when things go wrong; and I trust that the next time you get lost you will have one with you to cheer your solitary way.' He continues: 'It is evident that if they have this agreeable effect on you that though there may be some difference in our ages there can be very little in our spirits; & I should be charmed if next time you are in London you would come to see me – in the morning.' He explains that he writes in the morning and is 'always grateful to any one who interrupts me and prevents me from injuring my constitution by industrious excess' For the recipient Barbara Kaye Barbara Kenrick Gowing 1908-1998 writer bookseller and wife of Percy Muir see her obituary by Nicolas Barker in the Independent 12 March 1998. 120 Adelaide Road, Chalk Farm, London NW3. 8 July 1920. unknown

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Reino Unido120,00 GBP≈ 143,32 €

JACOBS W.W.MareMagnum

The Lady of the Barge. [Illustrated by M. Greiffenhagen and J. Sullivan]. [Third Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY

19038vo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 11 plates, some faint browning to endpapers, small contemporary signature on blank preliminary verso; original terracotta cloth, upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in black, backstrip lettered in gilt and blocked in black, uncut, a near fine copy. Published a year after the first edition. This classic collection of twelve short stories includes the first appearance of 'The Monkey's Paw', widely acclaimed as one of the finest short horror stories ever written. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Bleiler 896; NCBEL IV, p.621 (recording the first edition).

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Reino Unido147,85 €

Berseaux, abbé :Livre Rare Book

Science (La) Sacrée. Point de vue extrinsèque. T. I- Préparation biblique ou tout homme raisonnable doit être un homme religieux. T. II- Démonstration biblique ou tout homme religieux doit être chrétien. T. III- Démonstration ecclésiastique ou tout chrétien doit être catholique.

ref. 3757Nancy, Vagner, 1863 - 1864 ; trois tomes in-12 ; demie-basane havane, dos à nerfs ornés de fleurons dorés, titre et tomaison dorés (relire de l'époque) ; 439 pp. ; 448 pp. ; 447 pp., (1) p. d'errata.

Librairie Ancienne Clagahé · Saint Symphorien d’Ozon, Francia150,00 €

Berseaux, abbé :Livre Rare Book

Sept (Les) Sacrements considérés aux points de vue philosophique, moral, social, traditionnel, liturgique et polémique. (Science sacrée point de vue pratique).

1864ref. 3744Nancy, Vagner, 1864 ; trois tomes in-12 ; demie-basane havane, dos à nerfs, ornés de fleurons dorés, titre et tomaison dorés (reliure de l'époque) ; 455 pp. ; 463 pp. ; 384 pp.

Librairie Ancienne Clagahé · Saint Symphorien d’Ozon, Francia150,00 €

Bézian FrédéricLivre Rare Book

Totentanz : la danse des morts

1986ref. qi1975Magic Strip Cargo de nuit album cartonné 1986 In-4 (22 x 30 cm), album cartonné, 112 pages, planches en noir, dédicace de Bézian en regard de la page de titre ; plis aux coiffes et coins un peu tachés, quelques marques d'usage aux plats, bel état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.

Abraxas-Libris · Bécherel, Francia150,00 €

HOMELivre Rare Book

LES LUMIERES ET LES OMBRE DU SPIRITUALISME

1883ref. PHO-197

Librairie Voyage et Exploration · Cerny, Francia150,00 €

Jose Lopez de EzquerraMareMagnum

LUCERNA MYSTICA PRO DIRECTORIBUS ANIMARUM QUAE OMNIA PRORSUS DIFFICILIA & OBSCURA QUE IN DIRIGENDIS SPIRITIBUS

1745In 8. Dim. 23,5x17 cm. Pp. (20)+.282+(2). Bella edizione del 1745 di questa opera spirituale di Jose Lopez de Ezquerra ad uso dei direttori di anime. L'opera è in un volume ed è completa. All'interno cinque trattati: Spiritualità dell'anima, Anima razionale, Abitudini naturali e sovrannaturali, Grazie (Apparizione dei dannati, Visioni, Spirito divino e diabolico ecc..), Favori soprannaturali (Visioni, Lacrime soprannaturali, Estasi, Morte mistica, Pratica di istruzioni dei direttori per l'elevazione dei corpi ecc.. Alla fine via purgativa, illuminativa e unitiva. Antiche note manoscritte. Tagli marmorizzati. In buone condizioni. Copertina in piena pergamena coeva con titolo manoscritto al dorso in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni. All'interno le pagine si presentano in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. Beautiful edition of 1745 of this spiritual work by Jose Lopez de Ezquerra for the usage of directors of souls. The work is in one volume and it is complete. Inside five treates: Spirituality of soul, Rational soul, Natural and supernatural customs, Graces (Apparition of damned people, Visions, Divine and diabolic soul ecc..), Supernatural (Visions, Supernatural tears, Ectasis, Mystic death, Practicle of instructions of directors for elevation of bodies etc.. At the end purgative, illuminative and unitive life. Marbled external edges of pages. In good conditions. Full parchment coeval cover with manuscripted title in the spine in good general conditions slightly worn in the edges and spine. Binding in good conditions. Inside pages are in very good conditions with occasional foxings.

Libreria Sephora · Italia150,00 €

[Bindings] [Supernatural Fiction] Crawford, F MarionBiblio.com

The Witch of Prague; Saracinesca; The Heart of Rome; and 6 Other Novels Uniformly Bound

1906ref. 7776London: Macmillan and Co.; William Blackwood and Sons 1906. Reprints. 9 volumes 8vos various paginations uniformly bound in 1/2 green polished calf over green cloth boards red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt t.e.g. Bookplate of H.P. Lazenby in front of each spines heavily toned and rubbed at joints and corners. All clean and sound internally and very good. An attractively bound set of novels from the prolific American writer who spent much of his life in Italy and India. This set includes The Witch of Prague which Bleiler describes in his Guide to Supernatural Fiction as "a long occult romance with semiallegorical elements" which tells the tale of a wanderer who is bewitched by a clairvoyant and hypnotic young woman while searching for his lost lover. Other titles in this set are: The Three Fates; Taquisara; A Tale of a Lonely Parish; Zoroaster; Corleone; The Three Fates; Saracinesca; Doctor Claudius; and The Heart of Rome. . Macmillan and Co.; William Blackwood and Sons unknown

Peruse the Stacks · Estados Unidos175,00 US$≈ 156,35 €

[Supernatural Fiction] Bousfield, H T WBiblio.com

Vinegar and Cream

1941ref. 1765London: John Murray 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Very nice first edition of this scarce short story collection which includes several supernatural tales. Yellow boards show light soiling. Jacket has mild tanning to spine and some shallow chipping to head of spine. John Murray hardcover