Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Derleth, August. Boy's Way. Stanton and Lee, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1947.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Unused pristine copy purchased directly from author, bound in light blue cloth with dark blue titles and illustrations on front and back covers and spine. DJ, protected im mylar, is price-clipped, with 1/4" closed tear on bottom back panel. Over 50 poems describing1930's-40's rural childhood, by Arkham House founder August Derleth. Each is illustrated by two pages of B&W drawings by Clare Victor "Dwig" Dwiggins. 109 pages.
Seller: AFTER WORDS OF ANN ARBOR, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$138.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. xvi, 418, [1] pp. First edition; ex-library copy. As issued, in publisher's cloth with dust jacket. Board edges are rubbed; all the expected library markings are present; dust jacket is in fairly good condition with limited edgewear, but there is a spine label; price intact. Not an ideal copy, but still, a relatively early Arkham House title.
Seller: Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA, Conshohocken, PA, U.S.A.
Derleth, August (Ed.). Dark Of the Moon. Arkham House, 1947.
Price: US$168.29 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Dust jacket shows minor wear and rubbing, pages are clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
August Derleth. Dark of the Moon (Facsimile Jacket). Arkham House, Sauk City, 1947.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine copy, but with a facsimile jacket. From the Library of Richard Manney with his bookplate on front end paper. Richard was one of the most famous book collectors of the 20th century who was known for the best examples on the market. A selection of his library was sold at Sothebys in 1991, amassing a total of over $3.9m which was the first multimilliondollar library assembled in the 1980s to come up for auction. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: Rare Collections, Brighton East, VIC, Australia
Price: US$199.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black cloth gilt. Limited to 2500 copies. Inscribed to ffep "Sincerely, August Derleth." DJ front cover is glued to front pastedown. Slight corner/edge wear, very small tear mid spine. Few poems have some underlining/notes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 418 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Derleth, August (editor). Dark of the Moon. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1947.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Sauk City: Arkham House:, 1947. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Good dust jacket, 416 pp. First state dust jacket with $3.00 price. Publisher's original errata slip laid in. A remarkably clean, straight and tight copy with one small (about one-sixteenth-inch ink spot on front free endpaper in a complete jacket with small piece of aging clear tape to upped edge of spine panel and with one-half inch chip ti lower edge of spine panel and with light wear to folds. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Good dust jacket,
Seller: Ziesings, Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.
Derleth, August ( Editor ). DARK OF THE MOON. Arkham House, 1947.
Price: US$249.40 + shipping
Description: DARK OF THE MOON, Arkham House, 1947, first edition, short closed tear at the head of the spine, else a bright vg+ copy in a vg first state pictorial dust-wrapper with a closed tear to the upper margin of the front dust-wrapper panel, some tanning to the rear dust-wrapper panel and some wear and tear with some minor chipping to the head of the dust-wrapper spine. 1/2,634 copies.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Derleth, August (Ed.). Dark Of the Moon. Arkham House, 1947.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good dust jacket. Wrapped in archival mylar. First Edition, Arkham House, 1947. 1 of 2500 copies. Tight binding. Clear text. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
Seller: SatelliteBooks, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Presentation copy with signed inscription by Derleth to Joe Wrzos on the front free endpaper. Errata slip laid in. 2634 copies printed. "The single most vital volume in any collection of supernatural verse. Lengthy, rich, and representative; 64 poets, 210 poems . A milestone volume . an influence upon the emerging Small Press poets (late 1960s-1980s)." - Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 6-15. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 8-48. Cloth lightly worn at upper spine end, a very good copy in good first state dust jacket (printed in green and black and priced "$3.00" on front flap) with wear along top and bottom edges, tanning to spine panel, and 70 mm closed tear along front spine fold. (#174000)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
August Derleth. Dark of the Moon by August Derleth (First Edition). Arkham House, Wisconsin, 1947.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dark of the Moon by August Derleth (First Edition) A tight copy with light wear along the edges. Tanning along the text-block. Moderate wear along the edges. Tape to the corners. Loss to the upper-edge of the spine. Jacket in clear protective cover. Not price-clipped. First Edition, colophon on full title page. Poems of fantasy and the macabre.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre by August Derleth (First Edition) Tight copy. Minor bumping to corners. Mild edgewear. Stamp of previous owner to front paste down. Gilt faded. Relatively bright dustjacket. Minor edgewear. Four-inch tear to back cover. Clear protective cover. Not price-clipped. First Edition. $3.00 price on DJ. This copy, with green lettering, is rarer than the second version of the dustjacket, which had orange and white lettering. Black cloth covers. Gilt to spine.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
August Derleth (ed). Dark of the Moon. Arkham House, 1947.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fantasy & Macabre Poetry collection. 2500 copies published. Fine in Near Fine jacket; thisis the finest copy I've ever handled.
Seller: DreamHaven Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Original black cloth, near fine, no bookplates, no writing, very slight offsetting to rear pastedown, abolutely no offsetting to gutters at front or rear. First state dust jacket, original price of $3.00 on front flap, some wear to corners, and spine ends, else a nice collectible copy. One of only 2500 copies printed.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$315.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 418 Pp. 2634 Copies Printed. First Edition. Grey Dust Jacket Lettered In Green, Priced $3.00. Generically Inscribed By August Derleth. A Clean, Solid Copy, Trace Of Wear At Corners. Book Has Very Faint Traces Of Old Dampness Around Base Of Spine. Dj Is First Issue, Green Lettering On Grey-Blue Background, 22 Titles On Rear Panel Ending With 7 Titles "Coming In 1947", Not Price-Clipped, Slight Wear With Minuscule Losses At Corners, Slight Browning To Spine., Book And Dj Show Dampstaining On Reverse Around Base Of Spine, Also Surface Deterioration Of Paper Around Base Of Spine With A Loss Of About 1/2" X 1/8" Of Paper Of Dj; Most Or All Of These First Issue Jackets Were Dampstained, And Many Or Most Were Later Replaced With Second Issue Jackets.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$316.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 7.75 x 5.25", black cloth, 418pp, covers a little rubbed, extremities bumped, pp toned else a decent copy in a rubbed, extremity-worn and lightly soiled dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 2500 COPIES.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
August Derleth. Dark of the Moon by August Derleth. Arkham House, WI, 1947.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Dark of the Moon by August Derleth Black hardcover, crisp and exceptional. Owner's bookplate on the FFEP Photo illustrated dj, near fine with subtlest shelf wear. Fine/ Very Good Plus. 2634 copies printed. "The single most vital volume in any collection of supernatural verse. Lengthy, rich, and representative; 64 poets, 210 poems . A milestone volume . an influence upon the emerging Small Press poets (late 1960s-1980s)." - Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 6- 15.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. Signed inscription by Derleth to Robert Briney on the front free endpaper. 2634 copies printed. "The single most vital volume in any collection of supernatural verse. Lengthy, rich, and representative; 64 poets, 210 poems . A milestone volume . an influence upon the emerging Small Press poets (late 1960s-1980s)." - Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 6-15. Private owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down (hidden by front flap). Spine ends a little bumped, some darkening to text block, a very good copy in a very good first state dust jacket (printed in green and black and priced "$3.00" on front flap) with the corners and spine ends rubbed with mild shelf wear, slight loss to upper right front corner and base of spine panel, spine fold rubbed. Errata slip laid in at copyright page. (14652)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
DERLETH,AUGUST. DARK OF THE MOON. ARKHAM HOUSE, 1947.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: HARDBACK BOOK IN NEAR FINE CONDITION,UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET [$3.00] IS VERY GOOD TO NEAR FINE CONDITION,LIMITED 2500 COPIES,SIGNED-SINCERELY, AUGUST DERLETH
Seller: Bingo Books 2, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii-xiii [xiv-xv] xvi [1-3] 4-418 [419: colophon] [420: blank], original black cloth, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Signed inscription by Derleth to Robert Edward Briney on the front free endpaper. 2634 copies printed. "The single most vital volume in any collection of supernatural verse. Lengthy, rich, and representative; 64 poets, 210 poems . A milestone volume . an influence upon the emerging Small Press poets (late 1960s-1980s)." - Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 6-15. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 8-48. Briney's bookplate affixed to front paste-down (hidden under front flap). Spine ends a little bumped, some age-darkening to text block, a very good copy in very good first state dust jacket (printed in green and black and priced "$3.00" on front flap) with rubbing spine ends and corner tips, mild shelf wear with shallow loss at upper right front corner and lower spine end, and rubbing along front spine fold. (#138519)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
August Derleth (Editor). Dark of the Moon. Arkham House, 1947.
Price: US$575.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition/First Printing in a later state dust jacket with a $3.50 price to the front flap; A Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with only mild rubbing to the folds and edges. SIGNED and inscribed by August Derleth (editor) to the front free paper. A pristine copy of this collection of macabre poetry from various authors including Lovecraft, Poe, Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, etc, It would be difficult to find a nicer copy of this title, particularly signed by August Derleth. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Errata slip tipped onto copyright page. 2634 copies printed. "The single most vital volume in any collection of supernatural verse. Lengthy, rich, and representative; 64 poets, 210 poems . A milestone volume . an influence upon the emerging Small Press poets (late 1960s-1980s)." - Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 6-15. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 8-48. Two very faint, very partial tape ghosts near the fore-edges of each free endpaper, a fine copy in fine first state dust jacket (printed in green and black and priced "$3.00" on front flap). A lovely copy. (#162658)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Dark Carnival. Arkham House, Sauck City, WI, 1947.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 313pp. Black cloth boards, gilt titles on spine. Binding tight, spine straight, corners square. Pages evenly age toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows some wear at spine ends, and some rubbing to front panel. Small, closed tear at lower front corner of back panel. Dust jacket is intact, not price clipped. Jacket in mylar sleeve. Bradbury's first collection of stories, edited by August Derleth and issued in a run of only 3112 copies. Bradbury didn't authorize a reprint edition of the book for years, due to the fact many of the stories appeared in other books over the years. Finally, in 2001, he gave the go-ahead to an edition from Gauntlet Press, and provided an introductory essay.
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.