Mortuary cannibalism and, arguably, American horror fiction. A rare early American chapbook story of a woman held captive by her husband, an English merchant in..... Read More about The History of Capt. Thomas Parismas, Containing a Particular Account of the Cruel and Barbarous...
The author’s first novel, young adult fiction, and one which is described as being especially appropriate for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. The storyline explains..... Read More about Vacant Niche, or Land of Gold
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Scarce American fiction, horses being the theme, in an interesting binding. This novelette was written by this Brazilian-born author who studied at Princeton, had a...... Read More about Highboy Rings Down the Curtain. [Limited Edition, Signed
An unusual American binding comprised of the publisher’s Fabri-Ko-Na burlap; a material they also used for their custom curtains, draperies, seat covers, and art pillow..... Read More about The House of the Honeymoon, a Story
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Published after Mandingo and Drum, the continuing story of the plantation, Falconhurst, and the ruthless themes of slave-breeding and slavery in the antebellum South as..... Read More about Master of Falconhurst. [First Edition
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Rare first appearance of Wilkie Collins’ short story “The Girl at the Gate” published in New York in December 1884 before its January 1885 appearance..... Read More about Wilkie Collins:] “The Girl at the Gate (Written for the Christmas Spirit)” [published...
![Autograph of Bracebridge Hemyng, Dime Novelist, Speculative Fiction Author]. Bracebridge Hemyng,...](/pictures/thumb/3728255_1.jpg?v=1591818994)
Autograph inscription by Bracebridge Hemyng (1841–1901), British barrister and author, best known in the United States for the “Jack Harkaway” series of dime novels. Hemyng..... Read More about Autograph of Bracebridge Hemyng, Dime Novelist, Speculative Fiction Author
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Twenty-first title in “Beadle’s Frontier Series” of dime novels first published 1908–1910, but here re-issued by Arthur Westbrook c.1912. The plot involves the Native American..... Read More about The Madman of the Colorado. A Thrilling Legend of the Southwest. [within:] Beadle’s Frontier...
![The Mysterious Assassin; Or, Nick Carter’s Slender Clew [within:] Nick Carter Library. Anon](/pictures/thumb/3727910_1.jpg?v=1541452178)
Here is private detective Nick Carter irritating never-do-wells yet again, this time by foiling an assassin. The startling illustration shows Carter in disguise and his..... Read More about The Mysterious Assassin; Or, Nick Carter’s Slender Clew [within:] Nick Carter Library
Otis Dunn, a Black man, is an ex-F.B.I. agent turned bounty hunter. Manhunter is sold as a “suspenseful story set against the interplay of Southern..... Read More about Otis Dunn Manhunter
Manuscript fair copy of the detective story “Pearls and Canes” by mystery writer William F. Vassall. Set in New York City, the short story recounts..... Read More about Manuscript of William F. Vassall’s 1916 New York City Mystery “Pearls and Canes,” published...
