Eleusinia
1. First Issue. as by A Former Member of H. C. S. Hereford: Joseph Jones, 1881. (Only recorded copy is in the Yale University Library).
The Anatomy of Tobacco
2a. First Issue. Covent Garden: George Redway, MDCCCLXXXIV. Cream colored boards, lettered in red with gray endpapers.
2b. First American Issue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. With a new introduction.
2c. British Revised Edition. London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. With the new introduction, bound American sheets.
The Heptameron
3a. First Issue. London: Privately Printed at the Dryden Press, 1886. Gray boards with cream paper spine lettered in black and red. Pp 390-92 misbound.
3b. First Trade Issue, First State. Covent Garden: George Redway, 1887. As: The Fortunate Lovers. Blue cloth lettered and decorated in gold, green, red and brown.
3c. First Trade Issue, Second State. Covent Garden: George Redway, 1887. As: The Fortunate Lovers. Blue cloth without decoration.
3d. First American Issue. New York: Scribner and Welford, 1887.
3e. Reprint. London & New York: George Routledge and E. P. Dutton, 1905.
3f. American Reprint. New York: E. P. Dutton n.d. [1905.] Bound sheets from 3e with tipped in title, variants printed “Printed in Great Britain” and Stamped “Made in Great Britain” precedence unknown.
3g. British Reprint. London; George Routledge, n.d. [1911.]
3h. American Reprint Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Limited to 2000 numbered copies.
3i. American Reprint Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925.
3j. American Reprint Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929.
3k. American Subscription Edition. Philadelphia, George Barrie, n.d. Two series identical except for numbering first series 1000 copies, second series 100 copies. Issued in two volumes with etchings by Leopold Flameng.
3l. British Reprint. London: Elek, (1959).
Don Quijote De La Mancha
4. First Issue. Covent Garden: George Redway, n.d. [1887.] Pamphlet issued without wraps.
The Chronicle of Clemendy
5a. First Issue. London: Carbonnek, mdccclxxxviij. Blue boards with parchment spine. Limited to 250 numbered copies.
5b. First American Issue. New York: Carbonnek [Boni & Liveright], 1923. Limited to 1050 signed and numbered copies.
5c. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1925. A simultaneous issue in large paper 8 3/4 X 5 5/8″ limited to 100 signed and numbered copies and small paper trade issue at 7 3/8 X 4 3/4″.
5d. American Trade Issue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Mcmxxvi. Bound Secker sheets with variants of plain and green patterned endpapers, precedence unknown.
5e. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1927. Volume 28 in the New Adelphi Library.
Thesaurus Incantus
6a. First Issue. London: Thomas Marvell, n.d. [1888.] Simultaneous issue of 7 9/16 X 4 7/8″ blue wraps trade edition with 9 7/8 X 7 1/2 large paper edition limited to 50 copies.
The Way to Attain
7a. First Issue. London: The Dryden Press, n.d.[1889] Found unbound and in printer’s wraps, notably mulberry colored as in Yale University’s copy. Differs slightly from 7b and preceded it.
7b. Second Issue. London: Carbonnek, MDCCCXC. Blue boards with parchment spine lettered in gilt.
7c. Large Paper Issue. London: Carbonnek, MDCCCXC. 50 copies signed and numbered.
7d. First American Issue. New York: Carbonnek [Boni & Liveright], 1923. Limited to 1050 signed and numbered copies.
The Great God Pan
8a. First British Issue. London & Boston: John Lane and Roberts Bros., 1894. Volume V of the Keynote Series. Dark blue cloth, lettered in gray and gilt.
8b. First American Issue. Boston: Roberts Bros., 1894. May have preceded 8a though unproven and not generally accepted as the First Issue.
8c. Second British Issue. London: John Lane/Bodley Head, 1895. States “Second Edition”.
8d. British Reprint Edition. London: Grant Richards, (1913). In Wraps.
8e. British Reprint Edition. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Kent, (1916). Omits “Inmost Light”, and has an introduction unique to this issue.
8f. British Reprint Edition. London: Grant Richards, (1921).
8g. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1926. Volume 24 in the New Adelphi Library.
8h. American Armed Forces Edition. New York: Editions for the Armed Forces, n.d. [1943.]
8i. First French Edition. as Le Grand Dieu Pan. Paris: George Cres et Cie, 1901. Translated by P. J. Toulet. French reprints 1918, 1920, 1938 and 1963.
The Three Imposters
9a. First British Issue. London & Boston: John Lane and Roberts Bros., 1895. Volume XIX of the Keynote Series. Dark blue cloth, lettered in gray and gilt.
9b. First American Issue. Boston: Roberts Bros., 1895. Bound in both green and blue cloth precedence not established.
9c. American Reprint Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Mcmxxiii. Reprints are stated on the verso.
9d. First Canadian Issue. Toronto: Macmillan, 1923.
9e. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1926. Volume 15 in the New Adelphi Library. First state is 7 1/2 X 4 1/2″. Second State is 6 13/16 X 4 1/2″.
9f. American Reprint Edition. New York; Alfred A. Knopf, (1927). Borzoi Pocket Books #44. Reprinted New York; Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.
Hieroglyphics
10a. First Issue. London: Grant Richards, (1902). Note, a few proof copies exist dated 1901.
10b. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1910.
10c. British Revised Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1912. First state is brown cloth, second state is blue.
10d. First American Issue. New York: Mitchell Kennerley, MCMXIII. Rebinds of Secker’s 1912 sheets with Kennerley initial signature.
10e. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1923.
10f. American Reprint Edition. New York; Alfred A. Knopf, MCMXXIII
10g. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1926. Volume 19 in the New Adelphi Library. First state is 7 1/2 X 4 1/2″. Second State is 6 13/16 X 4 1/2″.
10h. British Reprint Edition. London: Unicorn Press, 1960.
The House of Hidden Light
11a. as by Filius Aquarum [Machen] & Elias Artista [A. E. Waite]. n.p.: Privately Printed, MDCCCCIIII. Unbound privately distributed by the Society of the Golden Dawn to its members.
The House of Souls
12a. First Issue, First States. London: Grant Richards, 1906. Gray cloth lettered in gilt and black with a green cloth variant with “E. Grant Richards” on the spine priority unestablished with gray preferred.
12b. First Issue, Second States. London: Grant Richards, 1906. Advertising for The Three Imposters omitted on page 515 with “E. Grant Richards” on the spine; and with “Grant Richards” on the spine priority unestablished .
12c. First American Issue. Boston: Dana Estes,1906. Uses Richards’ sheets from both states.
12d. American Reprint Edition. New York; Albert and Charles Boni, 1915.
12e. American Reprint Edition. New York; Frank Shay, 1917.
12f. American Reprint Edition. New York; Alfred A. Knopf, Mcmxxii. Reprints are stated on the verso.
12g. British Reprint Editions. London: Grant Richards, 1923, 1936, 1947.
12h. American Reprint Edition. New York; Alfred A. Knopf, (1928). Borzoi Pocket Books #59.
Dr. Stiggens
13a. First Issue. Westminster: Francis Griffith, 1906
13b. First American Issue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925.
The Hill of Dreams
14a. First Issue, First State. London: Grant Richards, 1907. Dark red cloth lettered in gilt.
14b. Colonial Issue (stated). London: Grant Richards, 1907. In wraps.
14c. First Issue, Second State. London: Grant Richards, 1907. Dark red cloth lettered in gilt.
20 page E. Grant Richards catalogue added following text. Reprints in light red [3rd], Green [fourth], gray and blue without priority.
14d. First American Issue. Boston: Dana Estes,1906. Uses Richards’ sheets from first state.
14e. American Reprint Edition. New York; Albert and Charles Boni, 1915.
14f. American Reprint Edition. New York; Frank Shay, 1917.
14g. British Limited Edition. London: Martin Secker, n.d.[1922.] Limited to 150 signed and numbered copies. Reprinted unsigned as a trade edition.
14h. American Reprint Edition. New York; Alfred A. Knopf, Mcmxxiii. Reprints are stated on the verso.
14i. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1927. Volume 32 in the New Adelphi Library. First state is 7 1/2 X 4 1/2″. Second State is 6 13/16 X 4 1/2″.
The Angels of Mons
15a. First Issue. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton and Kent, 1915. Blue boards lettered in dark blue.
15b. Second Issue. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton and Kent, 1915. Red leather lettered in gilt adding stories “The Little Nations” and “The Men from Troy”.
15c. First American Issue. New York: G. P. Putnam’s, 1915.
The Great Return
16a. First Issue, First State. London: Ward, Faith Press, 1915. Cream boards lettered in red with red topstain. [Note: advertisements have been found for 250 signed copies from the First Edition Bookshop, London, but no copies are recorded. Was it a special edition and thus the first issue or signed Faith Press issues?]
16b. First Issue Second State. London: Ward, Faith Press, 1915. Lacks topstain.
The Terror
17a. First Issue. London: Duckworth, (1917). Blue boards lettered in dark blue.
17b. First American Issue. New York: Robert McBride, 1917.
War and the Christian Faith
18a. First Issue. London: Skeffington and Son, 1918. Gray-brown boards lettered in black.
The Secret Glory
19a. First Issue. London: Martin Secker, n.d. [1922.] Black cloth lettered in gilt with green topstain. Reprints change spine typeface with no topstain (March, 1922), July, 1922 carries “Third Impression” on the title page, and was issued with a blue topstain and without topstain, priority unestablished.
19b. First American Issue. New York; Alfred A. Knopf, Mcmxxii. For second and third issues, part of the Knopf run was augmented by sheets from Secker’s third impression and are dated 1922 and 1923, stating “Printed in Great Britain”.
19c. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1928. Volume 39 in the New Adelphi Library. First state is 7 1/2 X 4 1/2″. Second State is 6 13/16 X 4 1/2″.
Far Off Things
20a. First Issue. London: Martin Secker, 1922. Bound in blue cloth limited to 100 signed and numbered copies.
20b. First Trade Edition. London: Martin Secker, (1922). Bound in green cloth with green top stain.
20c. First American Issue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, MCMXXII.
20d. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1926. Volume 2 in the New Adelphi Library. First state is 7 1/2 X 4 1/2″. Second State is 6 13/16 X 4 1/2″.
Things Near and Far
21a. First Issue. London: Martin Secker, (1923). Bound in green cloth with green top stain.
21b. Limited Large Paper Edition. London: Martin Secker, (1922). Limited to 100 signed and numbered copies.
21c. First American Issue. New York; Alfred A. Knopf, Mcmxxiii.
21d. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1926. Volume 8 in the New Adelphi Library. First state is 7 1/2 X 4 1/2″. Second State is 6 13/16 X 4 1/2″.
The Grande Trouvaille
22a. First Issue. London: First Edition Bookshop, 1923. Limited to 250 signed and numbered copies.
The Shining Pyramid
Note: substantially different from 31 enough so to consider it a different title rather than a different issue.
23a. First Issue. Chicago: Covici-McGee, 1923. Limited to 875 copies. Note: substantially different from 31 enough so to consider it a different title rather than a different issue.
The Collector’s Craft
24a. First Issue. London: First Edition Bookshop, 1923. Limited to 250 numbered copies.
Strange Roads
25a. First Issue. London: Classic Press, 1923. First issue has gilt top and marbled lavender end papers. Second is bound in dark green simulated alligator cloth. The third is light green with pink end papers, and the fourth has olive end papers.
25b. Limited Edition. London: Classic Press, 1924. Limited to 300 signed and numbered copies.
Dog and Duck
26a. First Issue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Yellow cloth with purple paper labels.
26b. First Canadian Issue. Toronto: Macmillan, 1924.
26c. First British Issue. London: Jonathan Cape, (1924). Limited to 900 numbered copies of which 150 were signed
26d. British Reprint Edition. London: Jonathan Cape, (1926). The Traveler’s Library No. 15.
The London Adventure
27a. First Issue. London: Martin Secker, (1924). Limited to 200 signed and numbered copies.
27b. First Trade Issue. London: Martin Secker, (1924). Red cloth with red top stain.
27c. First American Issue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924.
27d. British Reprint Edition. London: Martin Secker, 1928. Volume 45 in the New Adelphi Library. First state is 7 1/2 X 4 1/2″. Second State is 6 13/16 X 4 1/2″.
The Glorious Mystery
28a. First Issue. Chicago: Covici-McGee, 1924. Blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt.
Precious Balms
29a. First Issue. London: Spurr & Swift, 1924. Green cloth with paper labels. Limited to 265 signed and numbered copies.
Ornaments in Jade
30a. First Issue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Black cloth with paper labels limited to 1000 signed and numbered copies.
The Shining Pyramid
Note: substantially different from 23 enough so to consider it a different title rather than a different issue.
31a. First Issue. London: Martin Secker, 1925. Blue cloth lettered in gilt, limited to 250 signed and numbered copies.
31b. First Trade Issue. London: Martin Secker, 1925. Blue cloth lettered in gilt. Second issue is stated.
31c. First American Issue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925.
31d. American Variant. London: Martin Secker, 1925, on title page in gray cloth with Knopf paper labels, sheets from Secker’s second trade issue.
Preface to Casanova’s Escape
32a. First Issue. n.p.: Casanova Society, MCMXXV. Limited to 25 copies.
The Canning Wonder
33a. First Issue: London: Chatto and Windus, MCMXXV. Simultaneous issue, limited edition orange boards with vellum spine limited to 130 signed and numbered copies; Trade issue in red cloth lettered in gilt.
33b. First American Issue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.
Dreads and Drolls
34a. First Issue. London: Martin Secker, MCMXXVI. Blue boards with vellum spine, limited to 100 signed and numbered copies.
34b. First Trade Issue. London: Martin Secker, MCMXXVI. Green cloth lettered in gilt.
34c. First American Issue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Mcmxxvii. Secker sheets.
Notes and Queries
35a. First Issue. London: Spurr and Swift, 1926. Green cloth with a paper label, limited to 265 signed and numbered copies.
Tom O’Bedlam and His Song
36a. First Issue. Westport, CT: Apellicon Press, 1930. Limited to 200 signed copies.
A Few Letters from Arthur Machen
37a. First Issue. Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, 1932. Limited to 170 copies.
The Green Round
38a. First Issue. London: Ernest Benn, (1933). Red Cloth lettered in black.
38b. First American Issue. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1968. In black cloth.
The Cosy Room
39a. First Issue. London: Rich and Cowan, (1936). Orange cloth lettered in Green.
The Children of the Pool
40a. First Issue. London: Hutchinson, n.d. [1936.] Green cloth lettered in gilt. Second and third impressions stated.
Bridles and Spurs
41a. First Issue. Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, 1951. Green boards with a gray buckram spine.
The Secret Glory Chapters Five and Six
42a. First Issue. Lewes: Tartarus Press, 1991. Limited to 250 copies.
