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August Derleth. Three Anthologies, including:... (Total: 3 Items)
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August Derleth. Three Anthologies, including: Sleep No More: Twenty Masterpieces of Horror for the Connoisseur. Edited and with a Foreword by August Derleth. Illustrated by Lee Brown Coye. New York and Toronto, Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. [1944]. Octavo. x, 374 pages. Several full page illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's orange cloth covers with an illustration stamped in black on the front cover and the spine lettered in black. Illustrated dust jacket. Some discolored spots to the covers, slightly sunned spine, some very minor bumping to the corners, some rubbing to the jacket, sunned spine, tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. August William Derleth (1909 - 1971) published this anthology of fantasy and horror stories which includes many works from Weird Tales and other publication: Count Magnus by M. R. James, Johnson Looked Back by Thomas Burke, The Black Druid Frank Belknap Long, The Rats in the Walls by H. P. Lovecraft. [and:] Over the Edge. Edited by August Derleth. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1967. Second impression October 1967. Octavo. 297 pages. Publisher's red boards with the spine lettered in gilt. Yellow dust jacket with maroon and black lettering. Some rubbing to the jacket, slightly sunned spine. Altogether a very good copy. Derleth originally published this anthology with Arkham House in 1964. Some of the works included are: The Shadow in the Attic by H. P. Lovecraft, When the Rains Came Frank Belknap Long, The Patchwork Quilt by August Derleth, and The Stone on the Island J. Ramsey Campbell. [and:] Strange Ports of Call: Selected and with an Introduction by August Derleth. New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, [1948]. First edition. Octavo. 390 pages. Publisher's quarter light green cloth shelf back over black boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Some rubbing to the covers and jacket, sunned spine, some tiny closed tears to the head of the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. The works in this anthology previously appeared in a wide variety of publications, such as Blue Book, Amazing Stories, Weird Tales, Science and Invention, Astounding Stories, Coronet, Thrilling Wonder Stories, The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly, and Planet Stories.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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