RARE c.1910 U.K. Edition — The Willows and Other Queer Tales — Algernon Blackwood — Illustrated by Sidney Stanley — Collins’ Clear‑Type Press

RARE c.1910 U.K. Edition — The Willows and Other Queer Tales — Algernon Blackwood — Illustrated by Sidney Stanley — Collins’ Clear‑Type Press

$325.00
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RARE c.1910 U.K. Edition — The Willows and Other Queer Tales — Algernon Blackwood — Illustrated by Sidney Stanley — Collins’ Clear‑Type Press

RARE c.1910 U.K. Edition — The Willows and Other Queer Tales — Algernon Blackwood — Illustrated by Sidney Stanley — Collins’ Clear‑Type Press

$325.00

A very scarce early U.K. edition of The Willows and Other Queer Tales by Algernon Blackwood, published circa 1910 by Collins’ Clear‑Type Press. This edition features the full suite of eerie color‑tinted plates by Sidney Stanley, including the iconic illustration for The Willows — widely regarded as one of the greatest supernatural stories ever written and a major influence on H. P. Lovecraft.

This copy is exceptionally well‑preserved for its age. The maroon cloth boards remain clean and bright, the gilt spine titling and decorative scrollwork are strong and legible, and the endpapers are original and intact. The interior shows clean, lightly aged pages, vivid illustrations, and no missing leaves. Binding remains sound.

A true highlight for collectors of weird fiction, Edwardian supernatural literature, and early illustrated horror.

Features:

• c.1910 U.K. Collins’ Clear‑Type Press edition

• Illustrated with eerie color plates by Sidney Stanley

• Includes The Willows, Ancient Sorceries, The Man Whom the Trees Loved, The Decoy, Dream Trespass, and more, see images

• Strong gilt on spine; decorative scrollwork intact

• Original maroon cloth boards in very good condition

• Clean text block; illustrations bright

• Early printing of one of the most influential horror collections of the era

• A centerpiece volume for any supernatural or weird‑fiction collection

Condition:

Very Good. Boards show mild age toning and a small stain near the upper right front corner. Spine gilt remains strong. Binding tight. Pages clean with expected light age toning. All plates present. No writing or major defects. No bookplates, no ownership marks.

 

 

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