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Arthur Machen. The Shining Pyramid. Martin Secker, UK-2nd Imp., 1925.
Price: US$20.79 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: pp 188 prelim end edge foxing
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Machen, Arthur. The Shining Pyramid. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1925.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Machen, Arthur. The Shining Pyramid. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. Later revised edition, U.S. issue, bound up from sheets printed in the U.K. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-9 [1-012] 13-188 [189] [190: printer's imprint] [191-192: blank]. Original light yellow cloth with printed paper label on spine, top edge stained gray, other edges rough-trimmed, patterned endpapers. Spine label faded to white (from the original purple, a defect nearly inevitable in copies without dust jackets), else a very good copy with unusually clean binding cloth. #1738. $25. Of the eight stories and sketches gathered here, five were present in the volume of the same title published by Covici-McGee in 1923, whereas three ("The Happy Children," "The Secret of the Sangraal" and "The Happy Children") were not: of these three, the first had previously appeared in an anthology, the second -- in a shorter form -- in The Glorious Mystery, as had the third (with a different title). Machen's introductions (to the general collection and to "The Secret of the Sangraal") were written for this edition. Goldstone & Sweetser 31c. The title story was written in the 1890s and strikes the same theme as the material published that decade in The Great God Pan and The Three Impostors for which he is best remembered. Reginald 09468 (citing U.K. issue from Martin Secker).
Seller: Robert Eldridge, Bookseller, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
MACHEN Arthur.. The Shining Pyramid.. 1925, 1925.
Price: US$33.46 + shipping
Description: London: Martin Secker 1925. 8vo. Orig. cloth. (190pp.). Slightly foxed. 1st English edition.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Arthur Machen. The Shining Pyramid. Martin Secker, 1925.
Price: US$96.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Martin Secker, 1925. First British edition, second impression. Hardcover. 189pp. Publisher deep-blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, some spotting to spine which is also sunned, boards lightly-marked, some internal foxing, text clean. A very good copy. Contents- The Shining Pyramid- Out of The Earth- The Happy Children- The Secret of Sangraal- The Mystic Speech- In Convertendo - The Martyr - Education and The Uneducated
Seller: Hill of Dust Books, Leeds, United Kingdom
Arthur Machen. The Shining Pyramid. Martin Secker, London, 1925.
Price: US$224.57 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first trade edition of this collection of short stories and articles by author and mystic Arthur Machen. The first trade edition of this work, published in February 1925. A signed limited edition preceded this, and was published in December 1924.In the remnants of the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This work collects eight short stories and articles, some of which had previously appeared in print.Machen is remembered for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Light spotting to fore edge of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper lacking the front wrap, and majority of back strip. Retaining the rear wrap and front and rear flyleaf, with each portion detached from the others. Dust wrapper lightly age toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Machen, Arthur. THE SHINING PYRAMID. Martin Secker, London, 1925.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-9 [10-12] 13-188 [189] [190: printer's imprint] [191-192: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original blue cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First British edition. One of 250 numbered large paper copies signed by Machen. Published in December 1924, preceding the British trade issue published in February 1925. Collects eight short stories and articles. A story and two articles, one revised and expanded for this edition, are collected here for the first time under this title, the remainder appeared earlier in the 1923 Covici-McGee edition. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural fiction 1080. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-158 (citing the U.S. edition). Reginald 09468. Goldstone and Sweetser 31a. Just a hint of rubbing to spine ends and corner tips, else a fine copy. The dust jacket it not present. (#170222)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Machen, Arthur. THE SHINING PYRAMID. Martin Secker, London, 1925.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-9 [10-12] 13-188 [189] [190: printer's imprint] [191-192: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original blue cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. One of 250 numbered large paper copies signed by Machen. Laid into this copy is a small photograph of Machen. Published in December 1924, preceding the British trade issue published in February 1925. Collects eight short stories and articles. A story and two articles, one revised and expanded for this edition, are collected here for the first time under this title, the remainder appeared earlier in the 1923 Covici-McGee edition. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural fiction 1080. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-158 (citing the U.S. edition). Reginald 09468. Goldstone and Sweetser 31a. Slight wear to the spine ends, a nearly fine copy without the dust jacket. (23961)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
MACHEN, Arthur. The Shining Pyramid. Martin Secker, 1925.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. 8vo. Four page introduction by Machen. Original gilt stamped blue cloth. Dust jacket (unclipped, price is on spine). Very good-fine. 190 pages. No signatures or bookplates. No. 2 of 250 copies on large paper. Printed by The London and Norwich Press, Norwich.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Machen, Arthur. THE SHINING PYRAMID. Martin Secker, 1925.
Price: US$574.20 + shipping
Description: THE SHINING PYRAMID, Martin Secker, 1925, first edition, vg+ in near vg dust-wrapper with some light chipping at spine extremities and upper flap folds. 1/250 copies specially bound and SIGNED by the author. Most uncommon in dust-wrapper.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Machen, Arthur. The Shining Pyramid; Signed edition of 250 copies. Martin Secker, London, 1925.
Price: US$628.80 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: An exceptional copy of this work by Arthur Machen. In a near fine dustwrapper and with the red cloth bright and clean. This is Number 132 of just 250 copies signed by Machen. Overall bright and clean with no marking. Arthur Machen was the pen-name of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, a Welsh author and mystic of the late nineteenth early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. 189pp.
Seller: Rickaro Books BA PBFA, Wakefield, United Kingdom