August Derleth   The Arkham Collector, Vol. 1    Arkham House    1967-1971

August Derleth, editor. The Arkham Collector, Vol. 1. Sauk City: Arkham House, 1967-1971. First edition. Complete run of all ten pamphlets (Summer 1967 to Summer 1971) bound together by the publisher [676 copies issued as such]. Octavo. 348pp (includes index). Bound in publisher’s black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. No dust jacket, as issued. Last two issues printed on slightly darker paper.

An eclectic collection of poetry and short prose works by fantasy authors, such as Clark Ashton Smith, William Hope Hodgson, Lin Carter, and Donald Wandrei. Includes other special features, such as H.P. Lovecraft’s ex-wife Sonia Davis’s “Memories of Lovecraft” and excerpts from Lovecraft’s last letter. This is the complete run of The Arkham Collector, as no more issues were published.

Endpapers lightly browned around edges, else a near fine copy.

CDK-00391A  

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