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Thanks! Yes, a recent acquisition, and new cornerstone of the collection.

I figured we could use a Lovecraft thread. Here's a real rarity, an original photo of Lovecraft signed by himself. The inscription reads: To Samuel E. Loveman, Esquire with the complements & esteem of H.P. Lovecraft July 1931 Samuel Loveman was a poet and critic from Cleveland who Lovecraft became close friends with. Later, when Loveman, who was Jewish, learned the extent of Lovecraft's anti-semitism, he burned all his letters. Somehow this photo escaped the flames. The photo was taken on July 11, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY. It's part of a series of photos of HPL and Frank Belknap Long taken that day by their friend Wilfred Blanch Talman.

Wow, lovely condition and a very scarce book. And a nice Earle Bergey cover, as well.

A great selection of early Howard Fights! I've been collecting them too, but have only managed six so far. Tough to find.

It's pretty amazing you found those in the wild. Congrats!

That's amazing, Dwight!

Sidney Riesenberg

Wow, wow, wow! What an amazing addition to the collection, Patrice!

Oriental Stories and Magic Carpet are two of my favorite series for both covers and contents. I wish they had continued longer!

Everybody's Magazine June, 1917 The Messiah of the Cylinder by Victor Rousseau Illustrations by Joseph Clement Coll I'm really happy to have this one in this week. This classic early science-fiction story was serialized in the June-September 1917 issues of Everybody's Magazine, and then published immediately in hardcover in October 1917.

128 from that era of Weird Tales

The Quick and the Dead by Vincent Starrett ARKHAM HOUSE, 1965, 2047 COPIES SIGNED BY VINCENT STARRETT I just finished reading Starrett's The Quick and the Dead last night so I thought I'd post it here. It's a very nice collection of 10 stories, 2 of which had appeared in Weird Tales, and 4 from his 1924 collection Coffins for Two. I noticed that the opening sequence of the story Coffins for Two is extremely similar to the opening of Arthur Machen's The Inmost Light. A quick Wikipedia search reveals "Starrett was a major enthusiast of Welsh writer Arthur Machen and was instrumental in bringing Machen's work to an American audience for the first time.", so it's no accident.

I listed a large lot of 63 Rangeland Romances for sale in the Sales Forum. Instant pulp romance collection for someone! https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/484222-huge-lot-of-rangeland-romances-pulps/

Price reduced to $750. Who needs an instant pulp romance collection?

1928 issues of Weird Tales are readily available, except for this particular issue. That tells me that they exist, but they are locked up in collections. Lovecraft has always been heavily collected, so that's no real surprise. Yeah, I bid pretty strongly on that Heritage copy too, but fell a little short. I was trying to upgrade.

First I'll take it wins it. Payment by Venmo, Paypal, Check, Money Order No returns on this lot, sorry. Shipping will be $20 via USPS Media Mail ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here's a huge sampling of Rangeland Romances pulps, 63 issues in all, ranging from 1937 to 1954. Condition ranges from Fair to VG, with most being about Good. The spines, as you can see from the picture, are generally very nice. Most of the condition issues stem from staining and edge brittleness, and a few issue have pencil scribble. Still, this is a great assortment of nice good girl art romance pulp covers, and most of the cover images are bright and clean and very attractive. Asking $895 $750 for the entire lot of 63 issues.

I don't know, but a quick search reveals that Harry was born in 1922 on Long Island, and Chris was married in 1920, had 6 sons, and lived in NJ. So it's possible they're father and son.

Weird Tales October 1925 Cover by Andrew Brosnatch 1st appearance of Jules de Grandin, Seabury Quinn's occult detective who appeared in over 90 stories in Weird Tales between 1925 and 1951.

Amazing Stories February 1927 Cover by Frank R. Paul Classic dinosaur and submarine cover for The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

All America Sports Magazine August 1934 Cover by Chris Schaare Ty Cobb cover Schaare used the famous photo of Ty Cobb stealing third base in 1910 as reference for this 1934 cover.

Spicy Detective Stories September 1934 Cover by Harry Lemon Parkhurst Another great Spicy cover by the underrated Parkhurst.

Astounding Stories February 1934 Cover by Howard V. Brown Wonderful 1930s depiction of astronaut suits!

I had heard that a new TV show, but honestly I wasn't sure how "real" it was. I thought it might just be someone who had the rights making a press release and trying to find backers. But now I see there's very recent news that George Clooney is attached to produce and potentially STAR in the new series. Whoa!

Yes, something like 4,000+ appearances going back to the 1880s. Heritage recently sold his very first appearance in a detective dime novel from back then.