LOVECRAFT, H.P and OTHERS Tales of The Cthulhu Mythos. WI, Sauk City: Arkham House. 1969
8vo. Original black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and illustrated black and red dust jacket; pp. xii, 3-407 [1]; minor browning to front of dust jacket; fine.
First edition, first printing of one of the early publications from America's cult 'Weird Fiction' publishing house.
A beautifully preserved tribute collection of short stories featuring two by H.P Lovecraft and works by August Derlerth, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch (author of the famous Psycho) and more. H.P Lovecraft was responsible for the creation of the Cthulhu Mythos which in turn paved the way for other writers contributions to the Mythos such as Clark Ashton Smith's Ubbo-Sathla.
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