Camden, NJ: Personal Arts Company, 1927-1928. First Edition. Octavo, Volume 1 No. 1 to Volume 1. No. 5, comprising a complete run. In Very Good condition. Bound in quarter black leather-textured cloth with yellow titling to spine. Boards covered in blue cloth. Boards have a slight bow to them, with the front board slightly separated from the text block. All five issues are untrimmed, all covers and pages are intact in very good condition. Pages are very supple, with light toning and light bumping at corners. Top edge of text block stained red. No. 1's front cover is separated from the pulp as part of the front board separation. No. 2's front cover has a tear repaired by white tape. No. 3's front cover has a small edge of soiling at top and has an owners stamp in the border of the second table of contents page. No. 4's front cover has a fold across the upper right, the rear cover has a 3" x 1/4" piece torn out of the edge and an owners purple stamp on the first page. No. 5 is missing the rear cover. Tales of Magic and Mystery was edited by famed magician and then future author of The Shadow, Walter Gibson. Containing a mixture of articles about both magic and fantasy/mystery, it only lasted the 5 issues. Magic articles included ones about famed magician/escape artist Harry Houdini. The title is mostly famous for the first publication of H. P. Lovecraft's "Cool Air" in the March 1928 issue, a story that was initially rejected by Weird Tales. It also published short stories by pulp writer Frank Owen (like Lovecraft, a frequent contributor to Weird Tales), and by science fiction writer Miriam Allen deFord. Howard Thurston and Walter Gibson authored many of the articles, and all issues were illustrated by Earle Bergey. MA Consignment. More

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1963 - 1975. Octavos, Seven Volumes. In Good condition, with Good minus condition dust jackets. Dust jackets have moderate sunning to spines, light age toning overall, and light plus wear to edges. Prices unclipped. Boards have light wear to bottom edges. Text blocks show light shelf wear to bottom edges, and the ex libris of a former owner appears on the front paste down of all volumes. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, xiii, 261 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine bright pink with black lettering. Exterior has very light wear. Boards have extremely light wear. Text block has minimal wear. Illustrated. First edition, first printing. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column X. More