This reference work covers the supernatural and speculative fiction
published by Arkham House Publishers, Inc., of Sauk City,
Wisconsin. In 1937, promising Wisconsin writer August Derleth
decided to publish a collection of the stories of his recently
deceased friend, H. P. Lovecraft. After two years of failed
attempts, Derleth and another Lovecraft fan, Donald Wandrei,
published the collection themselves under the name of Arkham. In
the years that followed, Arkham House published the works of many
of the foremost American and British writers of weird fiction,
including Basil Copper, Lord Dunsany, Robert E. Howard, and Robert
Bloch. Arkham published Ray Bradbury's first book, Dark Carnival,
in 1947. The work begins with a history of the house and biography
of August Derleth; it also includes a chapter on H. P. Lovecraft's
connection to Arkham. The main body of the text consists of
chronologically listed descriptions and current values of the more
than 230 titles published by Arkham House and its two imprints,
Mycroft & Moran and Stanton & Lee. These entries detail
editions, reprints, special points, restoration, care, buying and
selling, investment, and future trends. Other features include
alphabetical indeces of titles and authors, lists of scarcity and
value ranking, a list of annual stock lists and catalogs, and a
bibliography of reference literature. The book is illustrated
throughout with dust jacket reproductions and photographs.
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