Stoker, Bram. The Mystery of the Sea: A Novel. Doubleday, Page and Co., New York, 1902.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Olive green cloth, decorated in dark green, lettered in green. Decently preserved copy, with cloth a bit darkened by age and an area of soiling along upper front joint, purely cosmetic. Light shelf wear. Spine panel toned to brownish. Lacks front flyleaf, otherwise intact internally, with firm binding. Rear hinge paper partly split, hinge itself absolutely firm and intact. Text block edges somewhat dulled by age. viii,[2],3-498 pp. Lesser-known supernatural fiction by the author of "Dracula." This first U.S. edtion preceded the first British edition (by Heinemann). A solid copy with relatively minor defects. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.

Stoker, Bram. Mystery of the Sea. Doubleday Page 1902, 1902.

Price: US$225.00 + shipping

Description: Hardback first edition lacking dustjacket. Green cloth has faded a bit on the spine but lettering is still clear and readable. Light wear and soiling to covers but lettering and designs still clear and readable. Previous owner's name on front endpaper and small letter N stamped there. Hinges had cracked but have been repaired, leaving them solid but showing wear. Still a solid copy of a scarce edition.

Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.

Stoker, Bram. The Mystery Of The Sea. NY; Doubleday, Page & Co.; Pub. March 1902;, 1902.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st ed (precedes U.K. ed); A mystery novel involving a castle, secret passages & a cypher created by Francis Bacon; A VG , tight copy in decor. green cloth covers with title & author in gilt, decorated in black with black border containing cypher design related to story with gold borders & gold spine decorated with gilt title and black design; The green patina on the covers is attractive contrasted with the gold surrounding it but probably due to some chemical reaction although it does not appear faded in any other way. A nice clean, unmarked copy.

Seller: Walt Barrie Rare Books, gleneden beach, OR, U.S.A.

STOKER, BRAM.. THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA. A NOVEL.. Doubleday, Page & Co., 1902., New York, 1902.

Price: US$375.00 + shipping

Description: First U. S. edition. The U. K. edition preceeds, being published earlier in the same year. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown sheet, cloth lightly sunned on the spine with printing devises and gold gilt spine titles bright, else a near fine, internally clean copy of the author's fourth mystery title.

Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.

Stoker, Bram. THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA .. William Heinemann, London, 1902.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix-x [xi-xii] [1-2] 3-498 [499: list of Stoker books] [500: blank] + [32]-page undated publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, original pictorial dark blue cloth, front panel stamped in gold and light green, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's windmill device stamped in blind on rear panel. First British edition, first impression. The U.S. edition published by Doubleday, Page preceded the Heinemann edition by several months. Ingenious mystery solved by decoding a cipher devised by Francis Bacon. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1547. Bleiler (1978), p. 187. Reginald 13732. Dalby 13c. Cloth lightly rubbed at edges, top edge of text block dusty, preliminary leaves tanned, title leaf foxed, a very good copy. A nice copy overall. The U.S. edition is more easily found than its British counterpart. (#162980)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

Bram Stoker. THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA SIGNED. Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1902.

Price: US$4938.95 + shipping

Description: Good+ in boards. Both hinges repaired. Spine crown/heel chipped. ; Personalized by Bram Stoker on FEP. ; Signed by Author.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.

Stoker, Bram. THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA: A NOVEL .. Doubleday, New York, 1902.

Price: US$6000.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] [1-2] 3-498 [499-500: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original decorated olive green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and black, rear panel stamped in black. First edition, first printing. Presentation copy with signed inscription by Stoker dated 22 March 1902, a week prior to publication date (29 March 1902) on front free endpaper: "My dear Elizabeth (Newbery?) / with love & greetings / Bram Stoker / 22.3.02." The Doubleday, Page edition preceded the British Heinemann edition by several months. Ingenious romantic adventure novel "set in Cruden Bay, involving a gun battle at sea, a castle with secret passages, and coded writing based on a cipher described by Francis Bacon." - Dalby, p. 38. "I found the story admirable. It has not the fearsomeness of 'DRACULA' but it is beautifully handled and the girl very admirable indeed . I've done a bit in cryptograms myself, but that knocks me out!" - Arthur Conan Doyle. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1547. Bleiler (1978), p. 187. Reginald 13732. Dalby 13a. Spine panel lightly sunned (as is usually the case), page edges a bit tanned, else a bright, very good copy. A very nice copy. (#155536)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.