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The Peacock Escritoire by Mark Valentine (Ex Occidente Press, February 2011, $200.00, 236pp, hc, co, cover by Santiago Caruso)
Only available in a boxed set limited to 100 hand numbered copies along with with Shards & Plumes: Journal Notes containing over 70 single pages with “Notes, Unfinished Stories, Journal Entries and more”; three large postcards; an old map of Trebizond; and the Santiago Caruso Portofolio containing 11 amazing illustrations done especially for this edition.
Details taken from online listing.

· The Ka of Astarakhan · Mark Valentine · ss

· The Late Post · Mark Valentine · ss

· A Revelation of Cormorants · Mark Valentine · ss Nightjar Press, 2010

· The Amber Cigarette · Mark Valentine · nv

· Sime in Samarkand · Mark Valentine · ss

· Morpheus House · Mark Valentine · ss Strange Tales Volume III, Tartarus Press, 2009

· The Antioch Imperial · Mark Valentine · ss

· A Certain Power · Mark Valentine · ss

· The Tontine of Thirteen · Mark Valentine · ss

· The Second Master · Mark Valentine · fa The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #17, April 2010

· The Autumn Keeper · Mark Valentine · ss Cinnabar’s Gnosis ed. Dan T. Ghetu, Ex Occidente Press, 2009

· The Days on Castel Rosso · Mark Valentine · ss

· Echoes of Saumur · Mark Valentine · ss

· The Return to Trebizond · Mark Valentine · ss

· The Old Light · Mark Valentine · ss

· About the Stories · Mark Valentine · ms

Romances of the White Day by Mark Valentine, John Howard & Ron Weighell--- see under John Howard.

Secret Europe by Mark Valentine & John Howard--- see under John Howard.

The Seer of Trieste by Mark Valentine (Swan River Press, December 2008, €5.00, 12pp, ph, ss, cover by Meggan Kehrli) [Haunted Histories]
Supposedly the text of a lecture to the Aeolian Club of Lincoln. Limited to 150 hand-numbered copies. Volume six in the series.
Details taken from publisher website.

Aklo, A Volume of the Fantastic ed. Mark Valentine, Roger Dobson & R. B. Russell--- see under Aklo, A Volume of the Fantastic ed. Mark Valentine, Roger Dobson & R. B. Russell, Tartarus Press, 1998.

The Black Veil and Other Tales of Supernatural Sleuths ed. Mark Valentine (Wordsworth Editions, 2008, xiii+256pp, hc, an)

vii · Introduction · Mark Valentine · in

3 · The Warder of the Door [John Bell (The Ghost Exposer)] · L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace · ss Cassell’s Family Magazine July 1897

19 · The Story of Sevens Hall [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine January 1899

31 · The Gateway of the Monster [Thomas Carnacki] · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Idler January 1910

49 · The Red Hand [Dyson] · Arthur Machen · nv Chapman’s Magazine December 1895

75 · The Haunted Woman [Alwyne Sargent & Jack Hargreaves] · Allen Upward · ss The Royal Magazine April 1906

89 · The Ghost with the Club-Foot [Eugène Valmont] · Robert Barr · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 27 1905

115 · The Curious Activities of Basil Thorpenden · Vernon Knowles · nv Two and Two Make Five by Vernon Knowles, Newnes, 1935

139 · The Necromancer [Leslie Vane] · Donald Campbell · nv (r)

155 · Waste Manor [Dr. James Livingstone] · L. Adams Beck · nv The Openers of the Gate by L. Adams Beck, Cosmopolitan, 1930

183 · The House of Fenris · John Cooling · ss

189 · The Prince of Barlocco · Mark Valentine · ss Masques and Citadels: More Tales of the Connoisseur by Mark Valentine, Tartarus Press, 2003

207 · The Legacy of the Viper · C. P. Langeveld · ss (r)

217 · The Sheelagh-na-gig [Jane Bradshawe] · Mary Ann Allen · ss Midnight Never Comes ed. Barbara & Christopher Roden, Ash-Tree Press, 1997, as by Rosemary Pardoe

223 · The Black Veil · A. F. Kidd · ss

233 · Like Clockwork · R. B. Russell · ss

247 · Spirit Solutions · Rosalie Parker · nv

The Far Tower: Stories for W. B. Yeats ed. Mark Valentine (Swan River Press, December 2019, 978-1-78380-030-8, €35.00, xiii+184pp, hc, oa, cover by John Coulthart)
Original anthology of ten stories of magic and myth, folklore and fairy traditions, the occult and the outré, inspired by the rich mystical world of Ireland’s greatest poet, W.B. Yeats. Limited to 400 copies.
Details taken from online listing.

vii · Introduction · Mark Valentine · in

3 · Under the Frenzy of the Fourteenth Moon · Ron Weighell · ss

19 · Daemon Est Deus Inversus · D. P. Watt · ss

37 · The Shiftings · Rosanne Rabinowitz · nv

65 · Hermit for Hire · Caitriona Lally · ss

78 · The Property of the Dead · John Howard · ss

94 · Cast a Cold Eye · Timothy J. Jarvis · ss

103 · The Messiah of Blackhall Place · Derek John · nv

124 · This Crumbling Pageant · Lynda E. Rucker · ss

139 · Shadowy Waters · Reggie Oliver · nv

168 · “The Host of the Air”: Yeats and the Sidhe · Nina Antonia · ss

181 · Notes on Contributors · Mark Valentine · bg

Haunted Pavilions ed. Mark Valentine (Mark Valentine, August 1992, no ISBN, 47pp, ph, oa, cover by C. P. Langeveld)
Original anthology of nine original ghost stories set in the world of cricket. This edition is limited to 111 copies.

1 · Introduction · Mark Valentine · in

3 · What’s in a Name? · David G. Rowlands · ss

8 · The Demonic Bowler · C. P. Langeveld · ss

13 · Playing Gracefully · Lynn M. Cochrane · ss

17 · Eleventh Man Not…? · Jonathan Wood · ss

29 · Night Watchman · Keith Jones · ss

33 · The Holy Game of Cricket · R. B. Russell · ss

36 · The Annual Cricket Match · Pauline E. Dungate · vi

38 · The Green Lady Pavilion · John Gale · ss

43 · Twilight at Little Brydon Cricket Club · Mark Valentine · ss

The Scarlet Soul: Stories for Dorian Gray ed. Mark Valentine (Swan River Press, December 2017, 978-1-78380-019-3, €30.00, xii+208pp, hc, oa, cover by John Coulthart)
Limited to 300 copies.
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Mark Valentine · in

· Love and Death · Reggie Oliver · ss

· This Is How It Will Be · Caitriona Lally · ss

· Every Exquisite Thing · Lynda E. Rucker · ss

· Speck · John Howard · ss

· Doreen · D. P. Watt · ss

· All That Is Solid · Rosanne Rabinowitz · ss

· A Little Chamber Music: Untology in C Minor · Avalon Brantley · ss

· The Yellow Book · Timothy J. Jarvis · ss

· A Labyrinth of Graves · John Gale · ss

· The Anatomy Lesson of Professor Stebbing · Derek John · ss

· Notes on Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Werewolf Pack ed. Mark Valentine (Wordsworth Editions, June 12, 2008, 978-1-84022-087-2, £2.99, 224pp, pb, an)
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Mark Valentine · in

· The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains · Captain Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839

· The White Wolf of Kostopchin · Sir Gilbert Campbell · nv Wild and Weird; or, Remarkable Stories of Russian Life by Sir Gilbert Campbell, Bart., Ward Lock, 1889

· The Other Side · Count Stenbock · ss The Spirit Lamp June 6 1893

· The Terror in the Snow [Addington Peace] · B. Fletcher Robinson · ss The Lady’s Home Magazine August 1904

· A Werewolf of the Campagna · Mrs. Hugh Fraser · ss from Further Reminiscenses of a Diplomatist’s Wife, Hutchinson, 1912

· The White Wolf · Andrew Lang · ss The Grey Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Longmans, Green and Co., 1900

· William and the Werewolf · F. J. Harvey Darton · ss A Wonder Book of Old Romance by Frederick Joseph Harvey Darton, F.A. Stokes Company, 1907

· The Undying Thing · Barry Pain · nv Black & White Christmas 1893

· Gabriel-Ernest · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 29 1909

· The Boy and the Wolf, or The Broken Promise · Andrew Lang · ss The Yellow Fairy Book ed. Andrew Lang, Longman, 1894

· The She-Wolf [Clovis Sangrail] · Saki · ss Metropolitan Magazine August 1912, as by H. H. Munro

· The Thing in the Forest · Bernard Capes · vi The Fabulists by Bernard Capes, Mills & Boon, 1915

· Among the Wolves · Vasile Voiculescu; translated by Ana Cartianu · ss Tales of Fantasy and Magic by Vasile Voiculescu, Minerva Publishing House, 1986
translated from the Romanian (“În mijlocul lupilor”).

· The Shadow of the Wolf [Sherlock Holmes] · Ron Weighell · ss Northern Musgraves, 1992

· The Clay Party · Steve Duffy · nv

· The Tale Untold · Gail-Nina Anderson · ss

· Loup-Garou · R. B. Russell · ss

Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling ed. Monica L. Valentinelli & Jaym Gates--- see under Jaym Gates.

Karl the Viking Volume 1: The Sword of Eingar ed. Rob van Bavel, Steve Holland & Meerten Welleman (Don Lawrence Collection, October 2008, 978-9-088-86032-4, 130pp, hc, an, cover by Don Lawrence)

5 · Foreword · Steve Holland · fw

6 · The Karl the Viking Saga Part 1—A Legend Is Born · Steve Holland · ar

17 · The Sword of Eingar · Ken Mennell · cs Lion October 29 1960 - February 11 1961; illustrated by Don Lawrence

51 · The Long Voyage to Oxaca · Ted Cowan · cs Lion February 18 1961 - July 22 1961; illustrated by Don Lawrence

99 · Selgor the Wolf · Ted Cowan · cs Lion July 29 1961 - November 11 1961; illustrated by Don Lawrence

Karl the Viking Volume 2: The Powers of Helvud ed. Rob van Bavel, Steve Holland & Meerten Welleman (Don Lawrence Collection, October 2008, 978-9-088-86034-8, 130pp, hc, an, cover by Don Lawrence)

5 · The Karl the Viking Saga Part 2—The Dream Team · Steve Holland · ar

13 · The History of Lion · Steve Holland · ar

17 · The False God · Ted Cowan · cs Lion November 18 1961 - March 24 1962; illustrated by Don Lawrence

57 · The Powers of Helvud · Ted Cowan · cs Lion March 31 1962 - July 28 1962; illustrated by Don Lawrence

95 · El Sarid the Merciless · Ted Cowan · cs Lion August 4 1962 - December 1 1962; illustrated by Don Lawrence

Karl the Viking Volume 3: Island of the Monsters ed. Rob van Bavel, Steve Holland & Meerten Welleman (Don Lawrence Collection, October 2008, 978-9-088-86036-2, 130pp, hc, an, cover by Don Lawrence)

5 · The Karl the Viking Saga Part 3—New Opponents · Steve Holland · ar

9 · Gefion One-Eye · Ted Cowan · cs Lion December 8 1962 - January 12 1963; illustrated by Don Lawrence

23 · Island of the Monsters · Ted Cowan · cs Lion January 19 1963 - April 20 1963; illustrated by Don Lawrence

53 · The Magician of the Swamp · Ted Cowan · cs Lion April 27 1963 - August 10 1963; illustrated by Don Lawrence

87 · The Fallen Meteorite · Ted Cowan · cs Lion August 17 1963 - November 16 1963; illustrated by C. E. Drury

116 · The Curse of the Claw · [uncredited] · cs Lion Annual 1963, 1962; illustrated by Ruggero Giovannini

126 · The Swamp of Fear · [uncredited] · cs Lion Annual 1966, 1965

Karl the Viking Volume 4: The Quest of the Long Ships ed. Rob van Bavel, Steve Holland & Meerten Welleman (Don Lawrence Collection, October 2008, 978-9-088-86038-6, 130pp, hc, an, cover by Don Lawrence & Jorg de Vos)

5 · The Karl the Viking Saga Part 4—New Horizons · Steve Holland · ar

9 · The Fortress of Death · Ted Cowan · cs Lion November 23 1963 - February 29 1964; illustrated by Don Lawrence

41 · The Voyage of the Sea Raiders · Ted Cowan · cs Lion March 7 1964 - June 6 1964; illustrated by Don Lawrence

71 · The Quest of the Long Ships · [uncredited] · cs Lion June 13 1964 - September 29 1964; illustrated by Don Lawrence

105 · The Monster of the Swamp · [uncredited] · cs Lion Annual 1964, 1963

115 · The Ghost of the Timeless Sea · Michael Moorcock · cs Lion Annual 1965, 1964; illustrated by Don Lawrence

124 · The Hammer of Thor · [uncredited] · cs Lion Annual 1969, 1968; illustrated by Robert Forrest

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