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John Buchan. The Watcher by the Threshold and The Runagates Club. London: Various publishers, 1902-[... (Total: 2 )
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John Buchan. The Watcher by the Threshold and The Runagates Club. London: Various publishers, 1902-[1928]. First editions. John Buchan. The Watcher by the Threshold and Other Tales. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1902. First edition. Octavo. 200 x 135 mm. [8], 334, [2, publisher's ads] + 32 pages of advertisements dated February 1902. With photocopy of American ending laid in. Bound in blue publisher's cloth stamped in orange and white, spine lettered in white. Corners bumped and rubbed, moderate edgewear, somewhat rubbed, head and foot of spine pushed. Endpapers toned, bookplate of Wyatt Paine to front pastedown, bookseller's notations to front endpapers, scattered foxing throughout, text block edges toned with light staining and foxing. Good.[Together With:] John Buchan. The Runagates Club. London: Hoddard and Stoughton, Limited, 1928. First edition. Octavo. 192 x 130 mm. 331, [1, blank], [4, advertisements] pages. Publisher's light blue cloth ruled in blind and lettered in black, with original illustrated dust jacket. Minor edgewear, head and foot of spine slightly pushed, spine lightly sunned. Bookseller's notation to front free endleaf, rear hinge just starting, top edge of text block lightly dusted. Internally clean and bright. Dust jacket priced 7/6 net on spine; light chipping to bottom edge and along spine, somewhat soiled, small tears at creases along top edge. Very good book with very good dust jacket.
References: Barron, Horror 3-38; Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction, 291 and 294. From the Gary Munson Collection
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2023 February 2 The Gary Munson Collection Showcase Auction #31175 (go to Auction Home page)
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