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AL AZIF (THE NECRONOMICON) by Abdul Alhazred.
Philadelphia: Owlswick Press, 1973. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 348 numbered copies. A facsimile of reputed Duriac manuscript. A celebrated hoax with humorous introduction by L. Sprague de Camp.
FANCIFUL TALES.
Oakman, Alabama: A Shepherd–Wollheim Publication, 1936. Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers, stapled. First edition. The only issue published. This copy signed by editor Wollheim. The second appearance of "The Nameless City," a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Joshi I-B-i-37. Also includes "Solomon Kane's Homecoming" by Robert E. Howard and "The Man from Dark Valley" by August Derleth as well as fiction by Donald A. Wollheim, David H. Keller and others. [Reference: Pavlat and Evans, Fanzine Index (1965), p. 29].
SHUDDERS: A COLLECTION OF UNEASY TALES.
London: Philip Allan, [1932]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-254 [255-256: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original tan cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Formerly, H. P. Lovecraft's copy with his signature and "Providence, R. I." on the front free endpaper and his bookplate affixed to the front paste-down. Collects eleven stories, several original to this collection, by H. R. Wakefield, Tod Robbins, Elliott O'Donnell, Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd"), and others. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1475. Bleiler (1978), p. 8. Reginald 13049].
H. P. LOVECRAFT HIS LIFE, HIS WORK.
[West Warwick, RI]: Necronomicon Press, 1979. Octavo, pictorial wrappers, stapled. First edition. Biographical essay by Faig and a chronology of Lovecraft's life.
A LOVECRAFT RETROSPECTIVE: ARTISTS INSPIRED BY H. P. LOVECRAFT.
[Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2008]. Folio, 12.5 x 16", cloth. First edition. Massive art book with color and black and white with works that have been directly or indirectly illustrated the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. The selections are from over eighty years of material, pulps, books, paperbacks, movies, fanzines and more. Artists include H. R. Giger, Michael Whelan, Lee Brown Coye, Virgil Finlay, Gahan Wilson, Hannes Bok, Frank Utpatel, and many others. Introduction by Harlan Ellison, foreword by director Stuart Gordon and afterword by Thomas Ligotti.
H.P.L.: MEMOIRS, CRITIQUES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES.
North Tonawanda, New York: SSR Publications, 1955. Wrappers. First edition. 1/200 copies. The majority of this material in this volume was issued simultaneously as Volumes VI & VII of the LOVECRAFT COLLECTORS LIBRARY. Additions include Lin Carter's essay "HPL: THE HISTORY" & the full version of the introduction "THE RESEARCH OF A BIBLIO." Joshi III-C-27. "A landmark in Lovecraft bibliography..." "The foundation for all subsequent work in the field." - Joshi III-B-35.
A WINTER WISH AND OTHER POEMS.
[Chapel Hill, N.C.]: Whispers Press, 1977. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Trade edition. [Reference: Joshi I-A-82].
THE PARENTS OF HOWARD PHILLIPS LOVECRAFT.
[West Warwick, RI]: Necronomicon Press, [1990]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers, stapled. First edition. Essay written for the centennial of Lovecraft's birth.
LOVECRAFT REMEMBERED.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House Publishers, 1998. Octavo, cloth. First edition. "An exhaustive and well-nigh definitive collection of memoirs of Lovecraft by friends, correspondents, and acquaintances. Virtually all the memoirs contained in previous Arkham House volumes of Lovecraft miscellany have been reprinted, along with numerous other memoirs published in fan and amateur magazines and other sources." - Joshi, Arkham 189.
LOVECRAFT REMEMBERED.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House Publishers, 1998. Octavo, cloth. First edition. "An exhaustive and well-nigh definitive collection of memoirs of Lovecraft by friends, correspondents, and acquaintances. Virtually all the memoirs contained in previous Arkham House volumes of Lovecraft miscellany have been reprinted, along with numerous other memoirs published in fan and amateur magazines and other sources." - Joshi, Arkham 189.
H.P.L.: A MEMOIR.
New York: Ben Abramson Publisher, 1945. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-8] 9-122 [123: list of books by Derleth] [124-126: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], cloth. First edition. A standard Lovecraft memoir. "... contains material unavailable elsewhere ..." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature, p. 408.
SOME NOTES ON H. P. LOVECRAFT.
[Sauk City, Wisconsin]: Arkham House: Publishers, 1959. Small octavo, printed wrappers, stapled. First edition. Includes information on unfinished manuscripts, work habits as well as the text of four letters from Lovecraft to Derleth.
SOME NOTES ON H.P. LOVECRAFT.
[Sauk City, Wisconsin]: Arkham House: Publishers, 1959. Small octavo, printed wrappers, stapled. First edition. Includes information on unfinished manuscripts, work habits as well as the text of four letters from Lovecraft to Derleth. [Reference: Joshi III-C-7].
SOME NOTES ON H.P. LOVECRAFT.
[Sauk City, Wisconsin]: Arkham House: Publishers, 1959. Small octavo, printed wrappers, stapled. First edition. Inscribed and signed on the title page by Derleth. Includes information on unfinished manuscripts, work habits as well as the text of four letters from Lovecraft to Derleth. [Reference: Joshi III-C-7].
THE NECRONOMICON.
Jersey: Neville Spearman, [1978]. Octavo, boards. First edition. A mixture of fact and spoof regarding Lovecraft, magic and the mythical NECRONOMICON. Critical introduction by Colin Wilson, essays by L. Sprague de Camp, Angela Carter and others.
H.P. LOVECRAFT: A LIFE.
[West Warwick, R.I.]: Necronomicon Press, [1996]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed by Joshi on the front free endpaper. The definitive biography.
H.P. LOVECRAFT: A LIFE.
[West Warwick, R.I.]: Necronomicon Press, [1996]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition, trade paperback issue. The definitive biography.
H.P. LOVECRAFT: A LIFE.
[West Warwick, R.I.]: Necronomicon Press, [1996]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition, trade paperback issue. The definitive biography.
HOWARD PHILLIPS LOVECRAFT: DREAMER ON THE NIGHTSIDE.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1975. Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix [x] xi-xiv [1-2] 3-237 [238: limitation statement], cloth. First edition. 4991 copies printed. Very personal memoir by a close friend and member of the original Lovecraft circle. "Of all Lovecraft's chroniclers, the one who probably knew him best was Frank Belknap Long. Long's affectionate 'portrait of HPL' includes a wealth of anecdotal material and reconstructed conversations with Lovecraft, but it makes no pretense at formal biography." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 8-63. [Reference: Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 7-42].
HOWARD PHILLIPS LOVECRAFT: DREAMER ON THE NIGHTSIDE.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1975. Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix [x] xi-xiv [1-2] 3-237 [238: limitation statement], cloth. First edition. 4991 copies printed. Very personal memoir by a close friend and member of the original Lovecraft circle. "Of all Lovecraft's chroniclers, the one who probably knew him best was Frank Belknap Long. Long's affectionate 'portrait of HPL' includes a wealth of anecdotal material and reconstructed conversations with Lovecraft, but it makes no pretense at formal biography." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 8-63. [Reference: Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 7-42].
HOWARD PHILLIPS LOVECRAFT: DREAMER ON THE NIGHTSIDE.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1975. Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix [x] xi-xiv [1-2] 3-237 [238: limitation statement], cloth. First edition. Very personal memoir by a close friend and member of the original Lovecraft circle. "Of all Lovecraft's chroniclers, the one who probably knew him best was Frank Belknap Long. Long's affectionate 'portrait of HPL' includes a wealth of anecdotal material and reconstructed conversations with Lovecraft, but it makes no pretense at formal biography." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 8-63. 4991 copies printed. [Reference: Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 7-42].
3 TALES OF HORROR.
[Sauk City, Wisconsin]: Arkham House, [1967]. Octavo, illustrated by Lee Brown Coye, cloth. First printing of this collection. 1522 copies printed. Collects three of Lovecraft's best stories; “The Colour Out of Space,” “The Dunwich Horror,” and “The Thing On the Doorstep,” with fifteen plates of full-page black and white illustrations by Lee Brown Coye. [Reference: Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-112. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-101. Joshi I-C-50].
THE LURKER AT THE THRESHOLD.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1945. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A Cthulhu mythos novel written by Derleth based on Lovecraft notes and fragments.
THE DARK BROTHERHOOD AND OTHER PIECES.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1966. Octavo, illustrations by Frank Utpatel, cloth. First edition. 3460 copies printed. [Reference: Bleiler: Guide to Supernatural Literature #1057. Joshi I-A-43-a].
THE DARK BROTHERHOOD AND OTHER PIECES.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1966. Octavo, illustrations by Frank Utpatel, cloth. First edition. 3460 copies printed. [Reference: Bleiler: Guide to Supernatural Literature #1057. Joshi I-A-43-a].