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Bishop, Zealia. THE CURSE OF YIG. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1953.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Sauk City, WI:Arkham House. 1953. 1st edition, limited to 1200 copies. 175pp. Illustrated with 2 plates. Hardcover with dust jacket. End-pages slightly age toned, with light soiling to top page edges, but otherwise a very good, clean copy. No previous owners marks or signatures. Dust jacket slightly rubbed with light wear to edges, still in very good, clean condition. Not price clipped. *Three short stories and two memoirs, of Lovecraft and Derleth.
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
Bishop, Zealia. THE CURSE OF YIG. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1953.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. 1217 copies printed. Collects three stories, largely revised by H. P. Lovecraft, and profiles of Lovecraft and August Derleth. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-24. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 171. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-20. Lower corners bumped, a nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with light shelf wear to lower corner tips and mild rubbing to the front flap and spine folds, mild shelf wear to spine ends. (22739)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Zealia Bishop. The Curse of Yig by Zealia Bishop (First Edition). Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1953.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Curse of Yig by Zealia Bishop (First Edition) Tight copy. Minor edgewear and bumping to bottom corners. Previous owner's stamp to front pastedown. Minor edgewear. Several small, isolated creases. Clear protective cover. Not price-clipped. First edition. 1217 copies printed. 175 pages. Original $3.00 price point. This was the first of three stories Bishop wrote inspired directly by Lovecraft. Black cloth board covers with gilt.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Zealia Bishop. The Curse of Yig by Zealia Bishop. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1953.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Curse of Yig by Zealia Bishop Firm, square copy. Mild tanning to edges of text block. Sharp Jacket. Mild edgewear. Clear protective cover. 1,200 Copies Printed. "THE CURSE OF YIG" collects the three Zealia Bishop tales that HPL extensively revised & rewrote, the others being, THE MOUND, and MEDUSA'S COIL.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Curse of Yig by Zealia Bishop (First Edition) H.P. Lovecraft Firm, square copy Bright cloth. Mild offset tanning to endpapers. A sharp bright dust jacket. Original $3.00 price intact. Clear protective cover. Stated 1,200 copies printed. Three of these tales were extensively revised & rewritten by H. P. Lovecraft. Includes profiles by the author of both Lovecraft and Derleth.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Bishop, Zealia. THE CURSE OF YIG. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1953.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. 1217 copies printed. Collects three stories, largely revised by H. P. Lovecraft, and profiles of Lovecraft and August Derleth. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-24. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 171. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-20. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing, a touch of shelf wear to spine ends and a tiny closed tear with crease to base of front panel. (17315)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bishop, Zealia B.. THE CURSE OF YIG. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1953.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. 1217 copies printed. Collects three stories, largely revised by H. P. Lovecraft, and profiles of Lovecraft and August Derleth. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-24. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 171. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-20. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with mild rubbing, a touch of wear to spine ends and a tiny closed tear with associated crease at lower edge of front panel. (#154989)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Bishop, Zealia. THE CURSE OF YIG. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1953.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. Signed by Bishop on the front free endpaper. 1217 copies printed. Collects three stories, largely revised by H. P. Lovecraft, and profiles of Lovecraft and August Derleth. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-24. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 171. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-20. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. This book is rarely found signed or inscribed by Bishop. (15582)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bishop, Zealia B.. THE CURSE OF YIG. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1953.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed by Bishop on the front free endpaper. 1217 copies printed. Collects three stories, largely revised by H. P. Lovecraft, and profiles of Lovecraft and August Derleth. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-24. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 171. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-20. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. This book is rarely found signed or inscribed by Bishop. (#154976)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.