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comicjack · April 8

Not a pulp, but I think this will be of interest here.

For Sale: The Outsider and Others by H.P. Lovecraft

The Outsider and Others is the 1st Arkham House book and H.P. Lovecraft's 1st book of collected stories. It is, of course, a cornerstone book for both H.P. Lovecraft and Arkham House collections. It was published in 1939 and limited to just 1,268 copies.

This copy was owned by fan John Malone, who in a letter in the Eyrie had nearly deduced that Hazel Heald's story Out of the Aeons was really mostly by H.P. Lovecracft: “How does Hazel Heald do it? ‘Out of the Eons’ was like a masterpiece by H. P. Lovecraft. Hardly any of the horror was pictured, most of it was suggested, until the climax, when the revelation came!"

The book is in very good condition. The spine gilt is intact but lightly worn. Inside front and rear boards have small signature and stamps from former owner John Malone. The dust jacket is in Fair condition. It is original and complete, but has some wear, creases, and tape repairs.

$5,000

Pat Calhoun · March 4

On 3/4/2024 at 2:21 PM, Pat Calhoun said:

I don't own one (or the Amazing) but I'd far prefer a Aug 1928 WT: re space opera it features the first half of 'Crashing Suns' by Edmond Hamilton, the first story in his 'Interstellar Patrol' series. As the title implies, Hamilton's yarn goes far beyond a little space chase. REH too (Solomon Kane!), and the first sale for a young Tennessee Williams...

It's funny how hugely important sci-fi works are overshadowed by other things in both those issues.

I have copy of the Aug 1928 Weird Tales signed by Tennessee Williams.

OtherEric · March 4

On 3/2/2024 at 12:18 PM, OtherEric said:

The bedsheet issues of Amazing Stories were all factory trimmed, as far as I know. The very few I have:

The previous owner knew what was really important about this issue, the first appearance of The Skylark of Space series.

Surfing Alien · February 26

Here's a real rarity, a copy of The Fourth Book of Jorkens (Arkham House, 1948) signed by Lord Dunsany. He may have only signed a few copies. He lived in Ireland, and the Arkham House edition was actually a reprint of the UK edition that had been published in 1947, so it's unlikely many copies of this new US edition made it to him. This copy was inscribed (with Dunsany's typical quill pen) to Herman C. Koenig, a friend of Lovecraft and member of the Kalem Club.

comicjack · February 23

Here's a real interesting book I just bought, Ecstasy, by Donald Wandrei (weird fiction writer, friend of Lovecraft's, co-founder of Arkham House). It's his first book and was published in 1928 by W. Paul Cook (Recluse Press) in an edition of 300 copies. This is Don's personal copy and has his ownership signature inside.

What really makes this copy special, however, are the heavy edits and re-writes Don made in it. I asked myself "Why would he edit the text after the book had been published?" The only reasonable answer I could come up with was he was preparing the texts for re-publication. So I pulled my copy of Wandrei's Arkham House poetry collection, Poems for Midnight (1964), off the shelf and compared the texts. Bingo! The edits made in the 1928 book match the texts in the 1964 book. In all, there are 8 heavily revised poems in Don's copy of Ecstasy, all of which appear in the same form in Poems for Midnight.

I asked a friend of mine who is a noted expert in the Wandrei brother about this, and he was surprised by the discovery. He had never compared the texts in the two editions before.

Here's a comparison of the 1928 edition with edits in red pencil and the final 1964 edition from Arkham House.

jimjum12 · February 23

On 2/23/2024 at 4:29 PM, Book Guy said:

Great piece! I don't think it is one either, but there is a reasonable chance and worth investigating. I am going to try and post on the Arkham Facebook forum again. The 'possible' sculpt doesn't belong to me BTW, but to a friend.

Collecting the Lovecraft Circle, Weird Tales, and Arkham House

This Facebook group was created by me. It's a private group so you'll have to join to post. But it's a really good group.

OtherEric · February 23

On 2/22/2024 at 8:10 PM, Book Guy said:

A little off the subject post, but of interest to Arkham House Collectors.

The greenish sculpture below is possibly (though not likely) a Clark Ashton Smith Sculpture. I tried to post pictures and details on an Arkham House Facebook page, but they did not go through probably because I'm not a member. Perhaps someone on these boards can point somebody who might be expert in the subject to this post.

Why might it be a CAS Sculpt? Well it came into a Thrift Store in North Oakland many years ago on the same street and nearby to where noted HPL Circle member and close friend of CAS George Haas lived for many years. George was known as 'Ji Eich' to the other HPL circle members and corresponded with many. He was a close friend with CAS and collected his Art and had quite a number of Smith's sculptures. The theme of the piece is in Smith's wheelhouse. The main problem is the signature on the base. CAS had two known signatures 'CAS' and 'KA' with the 'K' reversed. Perhaps there is a third signature variant I am unaware of? Probably not, but the close proximity of where this turned up to where Haas lived, the general overall 'look' of a Smith piece and the intriguing signature make me wonder. There is a book about Haas which I have, though can't get to at the moment. If somebody has one, they might look through the pictures and let me know if the green sculpt shows up. Thanks in advance.

The dark sculpture of the little guy with a helmet/hat is a genuine CAS sculpture for comparison, It once belonged to George Haas and is signed my Smith in the usual 'KA' manner.

Any help is appreciated.

I have one CAS sculpture, but it's a cast one, not carved. Still, it has the "KA" on the bottom with the backwards "K". I have never seen "KAYS" before. I really don't know if yours is by CAS or not. It is similar to his sculpts, but feels different to me. Hm, interesting.

jimjum12 · February 23

On 2/10/2024 at 10:49 AM, jimjum12 said:

And to think, there's probably someone out there who owns the ENTIRE Arkham House catalogue GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

comicjack · July 31, 2023

I will be there, Terry. Wouldn't miss it!

Todd

Hibou · May 15, 2023

On 5/13/2023 at 8:05 PM, Hibou said:

In terms of the 1938 issues of Weird Tales, is there one issue that's more coveted or rare among WT collectors?

The June 1938 cover by Brundage for Suicide Chapel is definitely higher demand than other 1938 issues. And the covers for Jan and Aug would be 2nd and 3rd.

As for story content, the overall quality is pretty good, but nothing really jumps out as a key. There are lots of Lovecraft and Howard pieces, mostly reprints, and some good CA Smith, Wellman, and Bloch contributions.

I don't think any 1938 is more rare than another. It's really just those three covers I mentioned that have stronger demand.

OtherEric · March 21, 2023

Thanks guys! I just got it back, reframed with museum glass, and it looks great.

Randall Dowling · March 21, 2023

Speaking of The Outsider, here are two lovely association copies, Robert Bloch's and Clark Ashton Smith's. Bloch's copy has both Bloch's bookplate and Lovecraft's bookplate, which Lovecraft had sent to Bloch in 1933. Smith's is signed and dated by him.

The Voord · February 11, 2023

Hannes Bok

Ten Detective Aces, 1945 (I think)
Hannes Bok original art for, I believe, a Ten Detective Aces story from 1945. I've just never tracked it down.
14.5" x 16.5"
Professionally framed and matted, with museum glass
$4000

The Voord · February 11, 2023

Lee Brown Coye

An early Coye illustration of a pirate or buccaneer, done the same year, 1944, he began illustrating weird fiction. Early works by Coye are scarce due to multiple studio fires. Colgate University's collection of his works is mostly smoke and water damaged. This is possibly a published book or pulp illustration but I've been unable to find its source. It was published in some Coye retrospective art books.

13" x 18.5" framed
Professionally framed and matted, with museum glass
$3000

The Voord · February 11, 2023

Lyman Anderson

Original pulp interior illustration by Lyman Anderson for Underworld, September 1933.

Unframed, 7.5" x 9.5"

$1500

KCOComics · February 11, 2023

John Drew

Original cover art (oil painting) for Gang World, May 1934. Unsigned, but it appears to be by John Drew who did most other covers for that title the same year.

24" x 24"
Framed
Pulp included
$8500

comicnoir · February 11, 2023

Bernie Wrightson

Pen illustration of Solomon Kane, the Robert E. Howard Puritan hero, by comics legend Bernie Wrightson. Undated, but probably from the early 1970s.
Professionally framed and matted, and under museum glass
Image about 8" x 10", frame about 17.5" by 20.5"
$7000

The Voord · February 11, 2023

Hannes Bok

"Scream Test for Homicide" by Emil Petaja
Ten Detective Aces, November 1944
Original art by Hannes Bok for this detective story by Emil Petaja. Petaja was a friend of Bok's, and a fanboy who corresponded with H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and even travelled to meet Clark Ashton Smith before becoming a professional writer himself.
14.5" x 16.5"
Professionally framed and matted, with museum glass
Pulp included
$3500

The Voord · February 11, 2023

Leo Morey

Dinosaurs! Time travel! Pulp interior illustration for the Isaac Asimov story "A Statue for Father" from Satellite Science Fiction, February 1959.
9.5" x 10", unframed
$1750

aardvark88 · February 11, 2023

J. Allen St. John

Own a piece of art by one of the great pulp and book artists of all time. Pencil illustration probably made on St. John's trip to Morocco in 1918. Unknown if it was published.

12" x 16", unframed

~~$4500~~ SOLD

adamstrange · February 11, 2023

Virgil Finlay

Original cover art for Fantastic Universe Science Fiction, September 1958. Incredibly bright and clean.
18" x 20"
Professionally framed and matted, with museum glass
$30,000

February 11, 2023

Loooongtime member, very occasional seller. Listing some pulp-related original art today.

Payment by wire transfer, cashier's check, personal check (delay for clearing), Zelle.

Shipping will be exact amount.

jimjum12 · January 6, 2023

Congrats, that's a good one. Quinn was highly regarded by Weird Tales readers and he contributed more stories to WT than anyone else. Most of his stories were about Jules de Grandin, his occult detective character. Grab a copy of Phantom Fighter, the Mycroft & Moran book (an Arkham House in disguise), for a good sampling of 10 Jules de Grandin stories hand-picked (and revised) by Quinn in 1966.

Randall Dowling · December 10, 2022

Me too. When I bought it I wasn't sure I was going to keep it. Now it's hanging above my fireplace.

FoggyNelson · December 4, 2022

I don't know much about this 1944 landscape watercolor by Lee Brown Coye. There's no information on the piece other than the signature and date, and the painting appears to be a completely unknown work by Coye.

The image reminds me of Lovecraft's story, The Colour Out of Space, with the lonely farmhouse, what looks like "blasted heath", and the vibrant vegetation. It's certainly a stretch to say it illustrates that story. But on the other hand, Coye did begin to illustrate Lovecraft stories the same year this was painted (1944). Regardless of its true subject, I love it.

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Not a pulp, but I think this will be of interest here.

For Sale: The Outsider and Others by H.P. Lovecraft