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J. Ramsey Campbell. The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants. Arkham, 1964.
Price: US$49.95 + shipping
Description: 207 p. A collection of fantasy and horror short stories by British author J. Ramsey Campbell, who dropped the initial from his name in subsequent publications. It was released in 1964 by Arkham House in an edition of 2, 009 copies and was the author's first book. The stories are part of the Cthulhu Mythos. Campbell had originally written his introduction to be included in the book The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces under the title "Cthulhu in Britain". However, Arkham's editor, August Derleth, decided to use it here. The contents were reprinted with some of Campbell's later Lovecraftian work in his 1985 collection Cold Print. Very good. No dust jacket. light shelfwear, First Printing no jacket, some fading to spine, po bookplate First edition. Limited edition of 2, 000.
Seller: West With The Night, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Campbell, J. Ramsey. The Inhabitant of the Lake & Less Welcome Tenants. Arkham House, 1964.
Price: US$124.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A near fine copy with previous owner's inked info to verso of front fly leaf being only noted fault. Mylar protected jacket VG with price intact and toning to left side of rear panel and inexplicable triangular chip to upper left of same rear panel. A wonderful copy.
Seller: Abyssbooks, Crestone, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Description: Sauk City: Arkham House:, 1964. First edition, Hardcover, Near Fine in Nery Good / Near Fine dust jacket, 207 pp. Cover artwork by: Frank Utpatel One of 2,000 copies produced. A clean, straight and tight copy with very slight push to tips in a complete jacket lightly chipped at upper and lower edges of spine panel, verso of head of spine panel reinforced with aging clear tape, light wear at folds and with one-quarter inch closed tear to bottom of front panel. First edition, Hardcover, Near Fine in Nery Good / Near Fine dust jacket,
Seller: Ziesings, Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Publishers cloth over boards clean and crisp a near fine copy. Illustrated dust jacket with just a hint of soiling at top outer edge still near fine. Presents about as new in new protective mylar. A beautiful copy. Priced to go. Campbells first book published by August Derleth when Campbell was only 18 years old. ?the first collection of weird fiction by the author. A key title? [-Nielson 79]. Citations: Tymn Horror Lit: 4-60. First edition. 2000 copies stated. 2009 actually printed.
Seller: Dark Parks Books & Collectibles, Fallon, NV, U.S.A.
Campbell, J. Ramsey. The Inhabitant of the Lake. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1964.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Small octavo. 207pp. Black boards in dust jacket. Jacket by Frank Utpatel. Limited to 2000 copies. Map endpapers. Campbell's first book. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$155.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1964. First Edition, First Printing of only 2009 copies, black cloth Hardcover with DJ, xii + 207 pp. Campbell's first book containing 11 early horror tales, often in the Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos vein. Perfect endpapers contain map of the stories' setting: a Cthulhu-haunted region of England. Mild dust soiling on edges of text block, mild toning on spine and near DJ edges. Otherwise this book is as new: square, tight, unread; fine unclipped DJ ($4.00 price). An excellent copy and very collectible.
Seller: JAC Books, Cortland, NY, U.S.A.
J. Ramsey Campbell. The Inhabitant of the Lake. Arkham House, 1964.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Collection. author's first book. Fine in jacket.
Seller: DreamHaven Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Black cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. Limited 1/2000 copies. xii, 207 pages; jacket by Frank Utpatel, illustrated endpapers. The author's first book, published by Derleth when Campbell was only 18 years old. The stories are accepted as legitimate additions to the Cthulhu Mythos. An exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy in like clipped jacket. Size: Small Octavo
Seller: Books & Bidders Antiquarian Booksellers, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$188.48 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Gilt lettered black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Ink name to half title o/w a near fine copy.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Southern Maryland Books, Waldorf, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$209.00 + shipping
Description: Black boards, gilt spine. xii,207 pp. First edition. Map illustrated endpapers by Frank Utpatel, created from a map provided by Campbell. A fine copy, in the beautifully illustrated dust jacket by Utpatel; jacket is only lightly sunned at the spine. First book by the eighteen-year-old Campbell, and the youngest author to date in Arkham House's history. Campbell is credited with making a significant contribution to Cthulhu lore, and with adding additional geography to the Mythos by setting his tales in the Severn Valley of the United Kingdom, rather than in the Arkham country of Massachusetts. JOSHI Eighty Years of Arkham House 73.
Seller: Second Wind Books, LLC, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Very little to no wear. Quite clean. 'The late H. P. Lovecraft would have been fulsome in his praise of the work of this young disciple, who has made in these stories a distinct contribution to the Cthulhu Mythos.' Limited First Edition, one of 2000 copies. 207 pages.
Seller: Companion Books, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Price: US$320.69 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: This is a US first edition hardcover of this title published by Arkham House in 1964 AND SIGNED BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL WITH AN INSCRIPTION TO PAUL - "MY FIRST BABY!" The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped - it states $4.00. The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page confirms the first edition state.
Seller: Books for Collectors, Lancashire, United Kingdom
J. Ramsey Campbell. The Inhabitant of the Lake & Less Welcome Tenants SIGNED. Arkham House, 1964.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Collection of Horror stories. Author's first book. SIGNED/inscribed "All the Best Dave. " Fine in jacket.
Seller: DreamHaven Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$417.44 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: dsmbooks, liverpool, United Kingdom
Campbell, J. Ramsey.. THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAKE.. ARKHAM HOUSE., SAUK CITY, 1964.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: INSCRIBED by Ramsey Campbell to the noted collector of vampire literature Bongo Wolf on the title page- "To Bongo Wolf- My first strivings- All the best, Ramsey Campbell." About fine in a Nf. dj. (Barely discernable one-inch razor cut at head of front cover. Couple tiny nicks at crest of spine on dj.) One of only 2000 copies. The author's FIRST book.; Signed by Author
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.