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MARGINALIA...Collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1944. Octavo, illustrated by Virgil Finlay, cloth. First edition. 2035 copies printed. Revisions, articles, fragments and essays. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1042. Joshi I-A-19.
MEDUSA: A PORTRAIT.
[New York: Tom Collins, 1975.]. printed wrappers, sewn. First edition. Limited to 526 copies of which 500 numbered copies were for sale. Satirical poem first printed under the pseudonym Theobaldus Senectissimus in THE GALLOMO for Tuesday, 29 November 1921. Afterword by Tom Collins. Printed for Tom Collins by Ronald Gordon at The Oliphant Press, New York, in 1975.
"The Nameless City," in FANCIFUL TALES...
[West Warwick, RI: Necronomicon Press, 1977]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Later edition. One of 750 numbered copies. Facsimile of the Fall 1936 (volume 1, number 1) issue of this amateur magazine. The second appearance of this short story by Lovecraft. 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. Donald A. Wollheim who edited and co-published the original in 1936 contributes a brief preface to this new edition.
THE OUTSIDER AND OTHERS ... Collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1939. Large octavo, pp. [ivi] vii [viii-x] xii-xiv [1-2] 3-553 [554: blank] [555: colophon] [556-558: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original black cloth, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. 1268 copies printed. The first collection of Lovecraft's writings and the first Arkham House book. "...his works remain one of the most remarkable literary products of their day and an enormously influential contribution to the genre, their influence extending not only to Lovecraft's many correspondents but to such significant modern writers as Ramsey Campbell and Brian Lumley." - Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-132. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-680. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-132. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1040. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 43. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-162. See Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 2-61. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 97-101 and III, pp. 1284-88. Joshi I-A-15.
SELECTED LETTERS 1925-1929 [Volume 2].
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House: Publishers, 1968. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Edited by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei.
SELECTED LETTERS 1925-1929 [Volume 2].
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House: Publishers, 1968. Octavo, cloth. First edition, first printing. Edited by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei.
SELECTED LETTERS 1929-1931 [Volume 3].
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House: Publishers, 1971. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Edited by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei.
SELECTED LETTERS 1929-1931 [Volume 3].
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House: Publishers, 1971. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Edited by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei.
SELECTED LETTERS 1929-1931 [Volume 3].
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House: Publishers, 1971. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Edited by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei.
THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH ...
Everett, Pennsylvania: Visionary Publishing Co., 1936. Octavo, pp. [1-16: blank] [1-12] 13-158 [159-176: blank] [note: first and last leaves are used as front and rear paste-downs], illustrations by Frank A. Utpatel, original black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in silver. First edition. An early copy with four leaves in signature 3 reversed and bound out of sequence: 69-72; 45-68; 41-44. As these books were bound by hand, this is probably a binding error, not a printing error. Of two known bindings, this copy has title on front panel stamped in upper and lower case letters. Lovecraft's first published book, preceded by THE SHUNNED HOUSE (1928) that was printed, but not circulated beyond a tiny circle of Lovecraft's friends. Publisher William H. Crawford has stated that approximately 400 copies were printed, of which about 200 were bound, the remainder destroyed at a later date. Binding and typography were wretched and a handful of the earliest copies had corrections in Lovecraft's hand. The errata leaf and printed dust jacket, prepared after publication according to Crawford, accompany this copy. The errata leaf has numerous additions in Lovecraft's hand. The dust jacket is Currey's variant 2 (no priority established) with lettering in silver and yellow-green illustration. "A fine story of supernatural adventure and discovery, despite the unfortunate surprise ending which does much to spoil what went on before." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1039. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 272. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1624-26. In 333. See Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-132. See Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-160. Bleiler (1978), p. 127. Reginald 09259. Joshi I-A-11.
THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH.
Everett, Pennsylvania: Visionary Publishing Co., 1936. Octavo, pp. [1-12: blank] [1-12] 13-158 [159-172: blank], illustrations by Frank A. Utpatel, original black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in silver. First edition. Of two known bindings, this copy has title on front panel stamped in upper and lower case letters. Lovecraft's first published book, preceded by THE SHUNNED HOUSE (1928) that was printed, but not circulated beyond a tiny circle of Lovecraft's friends. Publisher William H. Crawford has stated that approximately 400 copies were printed, of which about 200 were bound, the remainder destroyed at a later date. Binding and typography were wretched and a handful of the earliest copies had corrections in Lovecraft's hand. The errata leaf and printed dust jacket, prepared after publication according to Crawford, accompany this copy. The dust jacket is Currey's variant 3 (no priority established) with lettering in silver and no illustration. "A fine story of supernatural adventure and discovery, despite the unfortunate surprise ending which does much to spoil what went on before." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1039. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 272. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1624-26. In 333. See Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-132. See Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-160. Bleiler (1978), p. 127. Reginald 09259. Joshi I-A-11.
THE SHUNNED HOUSE ...
Athol, Mass. Published by Paul Cook The Recluse Press, 1928. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-58 [59] [60: blank], cloth. First edition. 300 copies printed of which this is one of 100 bound in black cloth and distributed by Arkham House in 1961. Lovecraft's first book of fiction. 300 copies were printed but the book was not published. A few copies were circulated among members of the tiny Lovecraft circle prior to August Derleth's acquisition of approximately 150 useable sets of sheets from Robert Barlow, Lovecraft's literary executor. Derleth distributed about 50 sets of sheets prior to 1961 when 100 were bound in the black cloth uniform with other Arkham House bindings. The cancel copyright notice is Currey state A (bold face; no priority established). Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1037. Joshi I-A-5.
THE SHUNNED HOUSE.
Athol, Mass. Published by Paul Cook The Recluse Press, 1928. Octavo, unbound sheets. First edition. This is Lovecraft's first book of fiction. 300 copies were printed but the book was not published. A few copies were circulated among members of the tiny Lovecraft circle prior to August Derleth's acquisition of approximately 150 useable sets of sheets from Robert Barlow, Lovecraft's literary executor. The original 1928 Cook copyright statement is not canceled with an Arkham House copyright label (one of a tiny handful thus). This is one of about fifty sets of unbound sheets Derleth distributed prior to 1961 before binding 100 copies in the black cloth uniform with other Arkham House bindings. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1037. Joshi I-A-5.
THE SHUNNED HOUSE.
Athol, Mass. Published by Paul Cook The Recluse Press, 1928. Octavo. Unbound sheets. First edition. This is Lovecraft's first book of fiction. 300 copies were printed but the book was not published. A few copies were circulated among members of the tiny Lovecraft circle prior to August Derleth's acquisition of approximately 150 useable sets of sheets from Robert Barlow, Lovecraft's literary executor. Arkham House copyright sticker pasted over W. Paul Cook copyright notice (cancel notice with books and magazines in boldface). This is one of about fifty sets of unbound sheets Derleth distributed prior to 1961 before binding 100 copies in the black cloth uniform with other Arkham House bindings. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1037. Joshi I-A-5.
SOMETHING ABOUT CATS AND OTHER PIECES.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1949. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Miscellaneous writings, poems, essays and stories that Lovecraft contributed to by other writers. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1047. Joshi I-A-25-a.
SOMETHING ABOUT CATS AND OTHER PIECES.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1949. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Miscellaneous writings, poems, essays and stories that Lovecraft contributed to by other writers. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1047. Joshi I-A-25-a.
SOMETHING ABOUT CATS AND OTHER PIECES.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1949. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Miscellaneous writings, poems, essays and stories that Lovecraft contributed to by other writers. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1047. Joshi I-A-25-a.
SUPERNATURAL HORROR IN LITERATURE ... Preface by S. T. Joshi. Art by Divers Hands. The Illustrated Edition.
[Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Montilla Publications, 1992.]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers, stapled. Later edition. Limited to 500 copies. A critical survey of horror fiction (emphasis on British and American literature) by the most important twentieth-century American supernatural fiction writer.
UNCOLLECTED PROSE AND POETRY with UNCOLLECTED PROSE AND POETRY VOLUME 2 with UNCOLLECTED PROSE AND POETRY VOLUME 3 (3 volumes) edited by S. T. Joshi and Marc A. Michaud.
[West Warwick, RI: Necronomican Press, 1978, 1980, 1982]. Octavo, 3 volumes, pictorial wrappers, stapled. First editions. Includes poetry, non-fiction and short fiction.
UNCOLLECTED PROSE AND POETRY. Edited by S. T. Joshi and Marc A. Michaud.
[West Warwick, RI: Necronomican Press, 1978. Octavo, pictorial wrappers, stapled. First edition. Includes poetry, non-fiction and short fiction.
THE CHALLENGE FROM BEYOND.
[West Warwick, Rhode Island]: Necronomicon Press, [1990]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. New edition. In 1935 Fantasy Magazine asked 5 weird fiction writers and 5 science fiction writers to write two collaborative stories around the title The Challenge From Beyond. Presented here is both versions. (Necronomincon Press previously published this in an illustrated edition in 1978).
SHAPES IN THE FIRE.
[Leyburn, North Yorkshire]: Tartarus Press, [2000]. Octavo, cloth. First printing of this new edition. Limited to 300 numbered copies. With ten-page introduction by Brian Stableford. Contains two of his best weird tales, "Vaila" (later revised as "The House of Sounds") and "Xelucha." "One of the landmark books of the genre." – Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1467. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-89. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 196.