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Derleth, August. SOME NOTES ON H. P. LOVECRAFT. Arkham House Publishers, 1959.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (Arkham House Publishers). (1959). 1st edition. 42pp. Signed by Author in purple ink on title page. Softcover. Covers lightly soiled with yapped edges lightly worn. Internally a very good, clean copy, free of previous owners marks or signatures with just the Author's signature to title page. *"Being an examination of certain myths, together with an explanation about unfinished manuscripts left by Lovecraft and some comments on the writing habits, as well as the Barlow journal of Lovecraft's visit to Florida in 1934, with four letters by Lovecraft.".copyright page
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Small octavo, printed wrappers, stapled. Inscribed and signed on the title page by Derleth. Includes information on unfinished manuscripts, work habits as well as the text of four letters from Lovecraft to Derleth. Joshi III-C-7.
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
August Derleth. Some Notes on H.P. Lovecraft. Arkham House, 1959.
Price: US$170.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Soft cover, stapled wraps. 42 pp. This is one of only1044 copies and is SIGNED "Sincerely, August Derleth" in ink on title page. An examination of certain myths, together with an explanation about unfinished manuscripts left by Lovecraft and some comments on the writing habits, as well as the Barlow journal of Lovecraft's visit to Florida in 1934, and four letters by Lovecraft. Slight rusting on staples, mild bending on corners (due to the green cover overlapping the booklet's interior pages by about 1/8"). In mylar protective sleeve. A near fine autographed copy.
Seller: JAC Books, Cortland, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Softcover with stiff paper wraps, black and red vertical stripes, with black lettering. Original price of $1 printed on the cover & Arkham House logo on the back. A bit faded but quite good condition. 54 pages. First (and only) edition. Signed on the title page "Sincerely August Derleth" in purple ink. A limited edition of 815 copies, not all of which were sold. Arkham House was founded for the sole purpose of preserving the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. They expanded to print other writers, though. Derleth was an accomplished and prolific writer himself. Please email to request photos.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Sauk City: Arkham House: Publishers. 1959. First Edition. Softcover. This copy has been inscribed and signed by August Derleth. 1 of 735 copies thus, of 815 total copies. Printed/decorated wrappers about 4.75" x 7", saddle-stapled, 54 pages. Very good + to Near Fine copy with light toning to spine, and minor rubbing to covers whbx 2E
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Center-stapled 6x9 inches 16 pages clean and unmarked, with the very lightest of age darkening to the front cover; privately printed in an edition of 500 copies, this copy is personally inscribed and signed on the title page, to his friend and fellow writer, publisher of Arkham House, as follows: "To August Derleth with all best wishes and regards, Lin Carter May, 1960"
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, decorated boards. 815 copies printed of which this is one of 80 hardbound copies. Inscribed and signed by Derleth on the title page. Darkening to paste downs from glue degradation, some spotting to covers, else a fine copy. (30904)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); black cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [11],12-240pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, the month after publication, to August Derleth: "For August Derleth With continued friendship and wood wishes from Ray Bradbury 2/17/59." Spine ends gently nudged, boards slightly splayed, with some light staining to covers; internally fresh; Very Good+. In the dustjacket, designed by Joseph Mugnaini; unclipped (priced $3.75), gently spine-sunned, with some light foxing on verso; Near Fine. Bradbury's fifth collection of short fiction, gathering 22 stories, including "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit," "The Day It Rained Forever," and "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed," et al. A key association copy, inscribed to author and Arkham House publisher August Derleth (1909-1971), who solicited and published Bradbury's first book, Dark Carnival, in 1947. By 1944, Bradbury was immersed in books and anthologies recommended by Derleth, who had been following the younger author's career in Weird Tales with great interest. "Derleth had come to appreciate the unique perspective and style that Bradbury brought to the pages of Weird Tales, and in early 1945 he drew Bradbury into his circle of authors by giving him the green light to develop his own story collection for Arkham House. This arrangement also provided Bradbury with opportunities to appear in anthologies that Derleth edited for other publishers in New York.Although Derleth did not ask for the role, he became a de facto advisor for Bradbury through the middle 1940s" (Eller, Johnathan R. Becoming Ray Bradbury, pp.116-117). Bleiler (The Guide to Supernatural Fiction) 260.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.