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Lovecraft, H.P. and August Derleth. The Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1945.

Price: US$66.66 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: CLEAN very good1945 first edition hardcover. NO jacket.

Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.

H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth. The Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisc., 1945.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Pages yellowed but clean and unmarked. Boards slightly bumped at corners. Dust jacket is in two pieces, with edgewear, losses at head and tail of spine, and overall yellowing. Original price of 42.50 has not beel clipped form dust jacket.

Seller: Foliobooks, Madison, WI, U.S.A.

August Derleth. 1945 Books from Arkham House Catalog - H.P.Lovecraft - Robert Bloch. Arkham House, 1945.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1945 Books from Arkham House catalog/booklet (20 pages)- Arkham House was entering its seventh year of existence. Some of the books listed include THE OPENER OF THE WAY by Robert Block, THE LURKER AT THE THRESHOLD by H.P.Lovecraft & August Derleth, LOST WORLDS by Clark Ashton Smith, and many others. Measures W4 x H5 3/4 inches. Light rubbing/scuffing on covers with tips creased. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-15Drw#15) rareviewbooks

Seller: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.

Lovecraft, H. P. & Derleth, August. THE LURKER AT THE THRESHOLD. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1945.

Price: US$149.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Unused bookplate in front otherwise book is near fine. Dust jacket corners rubbed. Date stamped on rear of dj 3 times. Size: 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" Tall

Seller: Artis Books & Antiques, Calumet, MI, U.S.A.

Lovecraft, H.P. & August Derleth. The Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1945.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: Sauk City: Arkham House:, 1945. First edition, Hardcover, Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket, 196 pp. Cover artwork by: Ronald Clyne A clean, straight and tight copy with a dusty head in a jacket with modest edgewear and toning to extremities. First edition, Hardcover, Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket,

Seller: Ziesings, Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.

Lovecraft, H.P.; Derleth, August. The Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, 1945.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 196p. Produced in wartime format. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Tightly bound with secure hinges. Dark blue cloth boards are clean with pointed corners. Jacket is unclipped with light wear to edges and corners, spine ends are mildly chipped.

Seller: Chamblin Bookmine, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.

Lovecraft, H. P.; Derleth, August. The Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, 1945.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: FIRST EDITION. Sauk City: Arkham House, 1945. Good+ in Good dust jacket. Dampstain to spine, navy cloth dye bled to spine panel a bit. Jacket worn at edges, darkened, price intact. Clean text. File under horror.

Seller: Singing Saw Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Lovecraft, H.P. and August Derleth. Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1945.

Price: US$152.17 + shipping

Description: the stain is 1/4" x 2" outer margin, does not in anyway get near any text 2inches of outer edge of pages stained, name on fly, v.g worn dj

Seller: Ken Saunders, Stirling, ON, Canada

H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth. The Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1945.

Price: US$225.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, first printing with date to title page. Book is fine aside from odd bump to edge of block, jacket is near fine with a few very discreet flaws, presenting as fine in mylar. Small octavo 196 pages, black boards, pictorial jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.

Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Lovecraft, H. {Howard] P. [Phillips], and August Derleth. The Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1945.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Stated Limitation Of 3000 Copies, 3041 Printed Per Chalker. 196 Pp. Black Cloth. First Edition. A Fine Copy, No Wear At All, Slight Bumping At Ends Of Spine. Inscribed On Title Page To A Sf Fan " For ------- A Long [Indecipherable To Me] August Derleth." Dj Lightly Worn At Corners, Small And Narrow Rub At Center Of Spine, But Entire Top Half Of Rear Flap Has Been Neatly Excised.

Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

LOVECRAFT, H.[oward] P.[hillips], & DERLETH, August.. The lurker at the threshold.. Arkham House,, Sauk City, WI:, 1945.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: 8vo. [4], 196, [2] pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering & decoration on spine (very slight interior toning as usual), w/ d.j. cover art by Ronald Clyne, NF/NF copy. First edition, 1 of 3000 copies (3041), of this second title in the Arkham House "Novels of Terror and Fantasy," and based on short fragments of Cthulhu & Dunwich horror about the "Great Old Ones." Scarce in such exceptional nearly unread condition.

Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.

H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth. The Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, 1945.

Price: US$270.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Inscribed by Derleth on ffep. First Edition. 3000 copies printed [3041 per Jaffery]. Navy cloth boards stamped gold on spine (little bit of rubbing to gold). Head of spine shows some pushing. Ex-libris bookplate on front pastedown (and handwritten number in upper corner). Dust jacket shows light wear at spine ends and corners; short closed tear to bottom edge of rear panel; not price clipped ($2.50). DJ in archival sleeve. 196 pp. 7.5 x 5.25 inches. Jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne. A clean copy.

Seller: Boyd Used & Rare Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

H. P. Lovecraft & August Derleth. The Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, 1945.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: 1945 - Hardcover with Dust jacket. First edition. 1 of 3,000 printed. Book is in Fine condition with very light wear to bottom edges. Binding is tight and pages lay flat. Pages are off white with light discoloration to edges due to age. Dust jacket is in Very Good condition with light wear to edges, rubbing to covers and small areas of loss to spine head and tail and corner folds. Archival protection. AL SKU-220283 Rare

Seller: Clovis Book Barn, Clovis, CA, U.S.A.

Lovecraft, H.P. & Derleth, August. The Lurker at the Threshold. Arkham House, 1945.

Price: US$307.40 + shipping

Description: THE LURKER AT THE THRESHOLD, Arkham House, 1945, first edition, lower fore edge corner tips bumped. else near fine in like pictorial dust-wrapper. 1/3,041 copies.

Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.

Lovecraft. H.P. and Derleth, August.. The Lurker at the Threshold.. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1945.

Price: US$435.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Limited Edition, 3000cc. A lovely Fine copy in black cloth, in a Fine brown and green dustwrapper, price-clipped. 196pp. A fantasy fiction left unfinished by Lovecraft, and finished by August Derleth, the publisher of Arkham House. No flaws. Q11662

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

Lovecraft, H[oward] P[hillips] and August Derleth. THE LURKER AT THE THRESHOLD. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1945.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. 3041 copies printed. Signed inscription by Derleth on the front free endpaper: For John Wasso / with the most eerie regards / Sincerely / August Derleth." A Cthulhu mythos novel written by Derleth based on Lovecraft notes and fragments. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with 14 mm closed tear at top edge of front panel. A lovely copy. (#162619)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

Lovecraft, H. P. & Derleth, August.. The Lurker At the Threshold.. Arkham House, SAUK CITY, 1945.

Price: US$675.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition. 3000 copies printed. INSCRIBED by August Derleth on front end-paper. (196pp. ) (5 1/4" X 7 1/2") Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (Inscribee's address sticker above inscription on front end-paper. Trace of faint foxing at edges. A few short tears at folds in jacket. ) Jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne. ; 5 1/4" X 7 1/2"; 196 pages

Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.