Arkham House: The First 20 Years 1939-1959 A History and Bibliography
by August Derleth
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1959. Paperback. Very Good. 7" by 5". None. The history of the American publishing house specialising in "weird fiction". A history of the Arkham House publishing house from 1939-1959. Includes a bibliography and addenda. Arkham House publishing house was founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to publish hardcover collections of H. P. Lovecraft's best works, which had previously been published only in pulp magazines. They specialise in "weird fiction" and interesting books. In the original striped paper binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and slight discolouration to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 847T18
- Title
- Arkham House: The First 20 Years 1939-1959 A History and Bibliography
- Author
- August Derleth
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Arkham House
- Place of Publication
- Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- Arkham House Derleth House
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Pulp magazines
- Magazines published primarily in the 20th Century named for the cheaply produced wood pulp paper on which they were printed....