Description: LOVECRAFT, H.P. HPL. Belleville, New Jersey: Corwin F. Stickney, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Limited to 25 copies. Stickney printed only 25 copies which he gave to away to anyone who paid 25 cents and subscribed to his periodical - Amateur Correspondent, to which Lovecraft had contributed. Small octavo, 12 leaves, printed on rectos only. Bound in printed stiff paper wrappers in imitation of leatherette. Tiny ownership blindstamp of “R. Hodgkins - Los Angeles”. Fine. Contains the first book appearance of Virgil Finlay’s classic black & white illustration of H.P Lovecraft as an 18th century gentleman. It contains eight Lovecraft spooky poems including “In a Sequestered Churchyard Where Poe Once Walked”, “The Dweller”, “Night Haunts”, etc. (See Pavlat and Evans, Fanzine Index (1965), p. 53. Also, Joshi - H. P. Lovecraft: A Comprehensive Bibliography, I-A-12 for documentation.
Price: 2450 USD
Location: Santa Barbara, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: Belleville, NJ
Language: English
Illustrator: Virgil Finlay
Special Attributes: 1 of Only 25 Copies Issued, 1st Book Appearance of Virgil Finlay's HPL Illustration, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, Small Octavo, 12 Leaves
Author: H.P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Corwin F. Stickney
Topic: Horror
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1937
