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. The House on the Borderlands William Hope Hodgson 1946 1st Edition. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The book is in good condition. There is a small bookplate in the front and no signatures or markings of any other kind. There is some light rubbing to the outside boards. There is some yellowing to the endpapers, but the rest of the pages are clean and free of foxing. This is the First edition, printed by Arkham House in 1946. A rare find in any condition.
Seller: The Lion's End, Antiquarian Books, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Hodgson, William Hope. The House On The Borderland And Other Novels. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: black binding
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
HODGSON, William Hope. The House on the Borderland and Other Novels. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Bookplate, tidemark at the top corners of much of the text, a near good copy in a fair dust jacket with chipping and external tape repair. A worn copy. Jacket illustration is by Hannes Bok.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$274.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing, limited to three thousand copies. Slight corner and fore edge bumps and some age darkening to the spine titles. The contents remain clean, unmarked and tightly bound. The dust jacket cover illustration by Hannes Bok remains bright and colorful. The DJ is unclipped ($5.00) and has some light chipping to the edges especially at the spine ends and two 1" closed tears at the front and rear panels. Faint aging to the back of the jacket, still Very Good. A nice copy of a scarce title. Insured international shipping and domestic Priority Mail may require added postage charges.
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Hodgson, William Hope. The House on the Borderland and Other Novels. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Writing on bottom end papers. DJ edgewear, chips and tears. Pages and boards in great shape.
Seller: Ageless Pages, Cottonwood, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The House on the Borderland and Novels by William Hope Hodgson (First Edition) A tight copy with minimal rubbing to the edges and corners. Intact DJ moderate staining to back cover Only 3,000 copies in print. First Edition thus. Originally printed in 1908. This book being a more realistic "cosmic" Horror that was a radical departure from the Gothic novels so prevalent at the time. Highly regarded by writers such as H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith and others.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. Original black cloth, faded to spine, light scuffing to covers, glue offsetting to pastedowns (this is usual for this title), wear to bottom edges. One of 3000 copies. Colorful dust jacket by Hannes Bok. The jacket has the original price intact on front flap, some minor staining to rear panel, but overall near fine. One of the larger books from the Arkham House Press.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
William Hope Hodgson. The House on the Borderland. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1946.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited to 3000cc. Covers shelfworn and spine lightly rubbed. Dust jacket worn and chipped. Owner's stamp on front endpaper.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Large octavo, cloth. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG,' THE GHOST PIRATES, and THE NIGHT LAND, with introductory essay by H. C. Koenig and bibliography by A. Langley Searles. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-88; 3-91; and 3-92. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 744-48; I, pp. 143-45; II, pp. 601-04; and III, pp. 1105-10. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-103; 3-105; 3-106; and 3-110. BOATS and HOUSE in Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. HOUSE is Jones and Newman, Horror: 100 Best Books 29. Endpapers and page edges a bit tanned, corner tips a bit soft, mild wear to head of spine panel, a very good copy in a bright, very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to the head of the spine panel with several closed tears and a touch of rubbing to the corner tips. (21771)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Large octavo, cloth. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG,' THE GHOST PIRATES, and THE NIGHT LAND, with introductory essay by H. C. Koenig and bibliography by A. Langley Searles. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-88; 3-91; and 3-92. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 744-48; I, pp. 143-45; II, pp. 601-04; and III, pp. 1105-10. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-103; 3-105; 3-106; and 3-110. BOATS and HOUSE in Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. HOUSE is Jones and Newman, Horror: 100 Best Books 29. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down, page edges and edges of text block toned, mild rubbing to spine gilt, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with shelf wear and shallow chips to spine ends and corner tips, age toning to the spine panel and edges of the rear panel, ragged scratch to rear panel. (22879)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Large octavo, cloth. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG,' THE GHOST PIRATES, and THE NIGHT LAND, with introductory essay by H. C. Koenig and bibliography by A. Langley Searles. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-88; 3-91; and 3-92. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 744-48; I, pp. 143-45; II, pp. 601-04; and III, pp. 1105-10. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-103; 3-105; 3-106; and 3-110. BOATS and HOUSE in Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. HOUSE is Jones and Newman, Horror: 100 Best Books 29. Small card with printed name affixed to front paste down, toning to text block, some rubbing to edges, rub mark at lower left corner of the base of spine, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with a bright front panel, light shelf wear to the upper spine panel with tiny chips to corners and several tiny tears, mild wear to upper front corner tip, mild age darkening to the spine panel. (24831)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First combined edition: four novels, appearing in the U.S. for the first time. Only a little over 3,000 copies printed. H. P. Lovecraft lists the title novel and other works by Hodgson as among his greatest influences (Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature). Spine lettering somewhat dulled, otherwise would be near fine; in very good or better Hannes Bok-illustrated dust jacket with shallow chipping and short splits to rear flap fold.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
William Hope Hodgson. THE HOUSE ON THE BORDELAND And Other Novels. Sauk City: Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Fixed end papers with usual tanning, little rubbing to bottom edge of boards, spine gilt remains bright and fresh NEAR FINE in attractive Hannes Bok dust wrapper with little sunning to spine panel
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
HODGSON, William Hope. The House on the Borderland and Other Novels. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Near fine in a modestly rubbed, near fine dustwrapper with a couple of very short tears. The jacket illustration is by Hannes Bok. A very nice copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (First Edition) A firm square copy with strong gilt to spine. Very slight traces of pale discoloration along the edges of the cloth binding. Black offseting to endpaper corners. Owner's name to pastedown. A bright dust jacket with a trace of black offsetting, from the black of the book, to the jacket edges. Original $5.00 price intact on flap. Clear protective cover. 3000 copies printed, stated. Black cloth, gilt lettering. 639 pp.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hodgson, William Hope. The House on the Borderland and Other Novels. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Handsomely bound in finely woven gleaning black cloth and stamped with bright gilt designs and lettering along the spine. Very clean and tight throughout. With a touch of fraying to the tops of the spine ends and wear to the bottom edges. In the striking, colorful dust jacket by Hannes Bok. The jacket has the original price of $5.00 at the top of the inside front flap, and the four colors on the front panel and on the spine are luminous. Several pieces of tape have been applied to the verso to strengthen the top and bottom of the spine ends and two corners. About 1" piece is missing from the top of the rear flap just taking off the first letters of a few lines. Overall,a very solid copy of this important volume with only 3,000 copies printed. William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction and science fiction. Hodgson used his experiences at sea to lend authentic detail to his short horror stories, many of which are set on the ocean, including his series of linked tales forming the "Sargasso Sea Mythos." His novels such as The Night Land and The House on the Borderland feature more cosmic themes, but several of his novels also focus on horrors associated with the sea. Early in his writing career he dedicated effort to poetry, although few of his poems were published during his lifetime. He also attracted some notice as a photographer and achieved some renown as a bodybuilder. He died in World War I at the age of 40. First Edition with matching dates of 1946 on the title and copyright pages and the limited to 3,000 copies statement at the last page.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
HODGSON WILLIAM HOPE. THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND AND OTHER NOVELS. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$579.72 + shipping
Description: (Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House 1946). First US Edition. A name on the front free end-paper, pale offsetting to both end-papers, a touch of wear to the extremities, and a small water-stain to a few of the early pages of the book. Overall a VG copy. The (supplied) D/W is, however, in outstanding fine and bright condition and it would be difficult to find a nicer example. Super D/W artwork by Hannes Bok.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing, one of 3,000 copies. Octavo; black cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 639pp, [1]. Three corners gently tapped (though still sharp), else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $5.00), with a tiny chip at the crown and a few small nicks and tears to extremities; bright, Near Fine example, preserving Bok's colorful illustration. First collected edition of four of Hodgson's novels, the title novel first published in London in 1908, some 31 years after the discovery of his manuscript. The Arkham House edition gathers for the first time 'The House on the Borderland,' 'The Boats of the Glenn Carrig,' 'The Ghost Pirates,' and 'The Night Land.' Bleiler (1978 ed.), p.101.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
William Hope Hodgson. THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First printing of this classic early Arkham House title. A fine hardcover book in a very good, lightly edgeworn dustjacket. The jacket has a tiny chip at the top right corner of its front panel and a couple short closed tears to the top left. The colorful Hannes Bok illustration is not affected. There is a small faint stain on the foot of the spine which has not penetrated to the interior of the book. One of only 3,000 copies published. An important work of fantasy which helped rescue the work of the great British fantasy/horror author William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918). He invented the genre of cosmic horror and was a major influence on the work of H.P. Lovecraft.
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
William Hope Hodgson. The House on the Borderland and Other Stories. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover, Arkham 1st edition, 1946. 639 pages. First thus omnibus edition, collecting four novels by Hodgson. The lovely Hannes Bok cover plus the fact that this was never reprinted by the publisher, makes this a key title for Arkham collectors and for fans of the weird supernatural in general. A Very Good dust jacket, with bright vibrant colors intact, and no fading to the spine as is sometimes seen. The front flap is not clipped, and shows the original $5.00 price. Some crinkling and one tiny chip to the head of the spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition. Full bound black boards, with slightly faded gilt lettering and designs to the spine. Endpapers are somewhat browned, particularly along the hinges, perhaps from the binders glue. From the dust jacket flap: ?THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND And Other Novels by William Hope Hodgson - The four bizarre novels by the late William Hope Hodgson, though more than three decades old, are here printed for the first time in America ? from that weird adventure tale of the sea, THE BOATS OF THE ?GLEN CARRIG,? to the prolix, stylistically difficult, but wonderfully imaginative THE NIGHT LAND, here printed in its entirety and not in the curtailed version which appeared subsequent to its first publication in England in 1912. This omnibus collection takes its title from what is perhaps the best of the four novels, despite its lack of form; but all four of the novels merit the attention of the discerning reader in the genre of the weird and fantastic. Primarily the romanticist, Hodgson could not overcome a strong predilection for the weird. THE NIGHT LAND is as much a fantasy as it is a romance, a fantasy of the world millions of years in the future. A thread of romance creeps into even THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, which is surely one of the most unforgettable weird-scientific novels ever written. Indeed, only THE GHOST PIRATES lacks the customary romantic element, and perhaps because of this, it stands out as the most consecutive narrative of the four."
Seller: Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA, Sykesville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$675.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Xi, 639 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt. First Edition. 1/3024 Copies. Rare Variant Dust Jacket With Yellow Color Printed Off-Register, About 1" To Right, Leaving Some Areas White On Front Panel And A 1" Thick Yellow Vertical Stripe At Left Of Front Flap. The Mis-Register Printing Is Likely A First Issue, Corrected In Later Printings. Book Is Solid, Gilt Is Brilliant With A Little Rubbing To Gilt Design At Bottom Of Spine Panel, A Few Pinpoint Frays On Bottom Edges, Shallow Bumping To Spine Ends. Dust Jacket Priced $5.00, Slightly Taller Than The Book, Light Wear Along Edges With Two 1/8" Deep X 1/4" Long Chips At Top Of Spine And A Few Other Tiny Losses, 3/16" Tears At Upper Tips, Slight Browning To Spine Panel, Light Browning To Edges Of White Rear Panel And Flaps. No Marks Or Stains.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Large octavo, cloth. First combined edition. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG,' THE GHOST PIRATES, and THE NIGHT LAND, with introductory essay by H. C. Koenig and bibliography by A. Langley Searles. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-88; 3-91; and 3-92. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 744-48; I, pp. 143-45; II, pp. 601-04; and III, pp. 1105-10. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-103; 3-105; 3-106; and 3-110. BOATS and HOUSE in Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. HOUSE is Jones and Newman, Horror: 100 Best Books 29. Tiny nick in cloth at lower edge of the front cover, edges of text paper lightly tanned, a nearly fine copy in fine four-color dust jacket (designed by Hannes Bok) priced $5.00 on the front flap. A nice copy. (#172561)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Hodgson, William Hope. The House on the Borderland. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing. Near Fine, in a Near fine dust jacket with price intact. Light bump to bottom edge of upper board, light rubbing to gilt stamping on spine, small spot of wear to cloth at rear board. Light tape ghosts to free end papers. The dust jacket shows light crimping and rubbing at corners and spine ends, and off-setting to the yellow print. Small (likely archival) tape repairs to ends of jacket at verso. A striking copy.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
HODGSON, William Hope. The House on the Borderland and Other Novels. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a very lightly rubbed, fine dustwrapper with a couple of tiny tears, but which is exceptionally bright and fresh. The jacket illustration is by Hannes Bok. A lovely copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hodgson, William Hope. The House on the Borderland. Arkham House, Sauk City. WI, 1946.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo., (xi)639pp. SharpFirst Edition, one of 3014 copies printed. Square, tight and clean throughout save for some light off-setting to gutters. Small bump to the top front tip and a tiny one to the crown. Still very well preserved. Gorgeous unclipped, ($5.00), dust-jacket by Hannes Bok has trivial wear to spine ends. Fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases and none of the toning to the flaps and spine so prevalent in this jacket. About as nice a jacket as I have seen. A beautiful collectable copy at a terrific price. (Jaffery, p.28).
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Hodgson, William Hope. The House on the Borderland. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$913.68 + shipping
Description: THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, Arkham House, 1946, first edition, near fine in very fine full color Hannes Bok pictorial dust-wrapper save for a short closed tear at the upper right margin of the front dust-wrapper panel. Collects the title novel along with THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG', THE GHOST PIRATES & THE NIGHT LAND along with a bibliography of the authors works. 1/3,000 copies.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
William Hope Hodgson. The House on The Borderland And Other Novels. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$945.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first issue of this compilation of four novels from William Hope Hodgson and edited by August Derleth. Includes: "The Boats of the 'Glen Carring,'" "The House on the Borderland," "The Ghost Pirates," "The Night Land," a brief introductory essay by H. C. Koenig, and a bibliography by A. Langley Searles. In original and colorfully illustrated jacket, designed by Hannes Bok. The jacket is unclipped ($5.00), with minor creasing at a few edges, and in a protective sheet. Black cloth over boards with gilded lettering and designs on the spine. One corner gently bumped, otherwise very fine. Solid and square. Minor toning to edges and pages, otherwise very clean and clear. Pages:(12) 639 (1) Dimensions:9¼ x 6½ x 1â .
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (First Edition) Sharp copy except for slight bumping to the top left back cover corner. Bright sharp dust jacket. 1/4" tear to the top of the spine near the front cover hinge. First American edition, with no statement of printing or edition. Omnibus. 3000 copies printed, stated. Contents: William Hope Hodgson, Master of the Weird and Fantastic, by H.C. Koenig; The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"; The House on the Borderland; The Ghost Pirates; The Night Land; Bibliography by A.L. Searles.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$966.20 + shipping
Description: First collected edition, first printing. The volume comprises four of Hodgson's novels, none of which had previously been published in the US in book form: The House on the Borderland, The Boats of the "Glen Carrig", The Ghost Pirates, and The Night Land. Hodgson is considered "one of the most important formative influences in modern tales of supernatural horror" (Bleiler). Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction 815. Octavo. Original black cloth, title and decoration to spine gilt. With dust jacket designed by Hannes Bok. An excellent, bright copy in the jacket with a little rubbing and a couple of nicks to extremities.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$966.20 + shipping
Description: [Strange tales] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xii; 639; [1], colophon. Publisher's black cloth covers with gilt titles to spine, pastel-hued pictorial dust-wrapper priced at $5.00. Text block slightly toned, jacket bright and fresh with some minor edgewear; near fine. Not merely containing the House On The Borderland, which the word 'seminal' only begins to describe, but also The Night Land (which makes the vision of Lovecraft look cramped and unambitious by comparison) in convoy with The Ghost Pirates and The Boats Of Glen Carrig, tales packed to the top-sails with giant octopods, Sargasso weed and ghostly ships that pass in the night. Hyperbole aside (I believe that's also a place invented by Robert E. Howard), William Hope Hodgson has to rate as one of the best and most underrated writers of the weird and bizarre. His short but eventful life contained much in the way of adventure and invention, and the greater part of that leaps from his tales like the spray from a following sea.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Large octavo, jacket by Hannes Bok, cloth. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF THE 'GLEN CARRIG,' THE GHOST PIRATES, and THE NIGHT LAND, with introductory essay by H. C. Koenig and bibliography by A. Langley Searles. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-88; 3-91; and 3-92. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 744-48; I, pp. 143-45; II, pp. 601-04; and III, pp. 1105-10. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-103; 3-105; 3-106; and 3-110. BOATS and HOUSE in Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. HOUSE is Jones and Newman, Horror: 100 Best Books 29. Toning to text block, a fine copy in a fine, sharp dust jacket. (28919)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.