The Collected Jorkens, Night Shade Books Set, 1st Editions.

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The definitive collection of all six Jorkens published books.  The entertaining clubman weaves his magical stories whilst keeping himself amply supplied with whiskey.  Each volume features special forewords by Arthur C. Clarke, Edward Plunkett (Lord Dunsany), T.E.D Klein, and Michael Dirda.  S.T. Joshi edits each volume and supplies in depth and entertaining introductions.  This is a very special set of books and some of Lord Dunsany's best stories, in very nice condition.

...The talk had veered round to runes and curses and witches, one bleak December evening, where a few of us sat warm in easy chairs round the cheery fire of the Billiards Club.

"Do you believe in witches?" one of us said to Jorkens.

"It isn't what I believe in that matters so much," said Jorkens; "only what I have seen"...

A truly wonderful collection of Lord Dunsany's early tales, filled with exotic lands and magical beings.  The book features six wildly magnificent Sidney Sime illustrations.  This copy is in particularly nice condition, this binding not often found this clean and bright.  Published by Luce and Company, 1916; First U.S. Edition.

"...he came to the risky seas of Shiroora Shan and saw them pounding to gravel the wreckage of fallen stars, saw them and heard their roar, those shipless seas that between earth and the fairies' homes heave beneath some hug wind that is none of our four..."

 Linweave Limited Edition featuring Lord Dunsany's story "A City of Wonder." 1934.  A very lovely and unique book; deluxe printing and lavishly illustrated book used to market and spotlight the Linweave line of papers, a really nice production with a nice treatment of a Lord Dunsany story.   Includes material by Masefield, Conrad Aiken and others. In very nice conditions, uncommon.