H. P. LOVECRAFT - The Shunned House - 1ST ED ARKHAM Start Price USD 14,000.00 Current Price USD 14,000.00 Time Left 23 days 14 hours 39 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 02, 2008 End Time Saturday, January 31, 2009 Location Exeter, New Hampshire See more about 'H. P. LOVECRAFT - The Shunned House - 1ST ED ARKHAM' Description New Arrivals All Auctions Rare Book Auctions Original Poster Auctions Title: The Shunned House. Author: LOVECRAFT, H.P. Athol, Massachusetts: W. Paul Cook - The Recluse Press, 1928. First edition, Unbound sheets. First edition printing of Lovecraft's first book. This is one of approximately 50 sets of unbound sheets, from a total print run of approximately 300 sets of sheets. The convoluted publishing history of this most famous Lovecraft work is described in detail by Roy A. Squires in Jaffery's "Horrors and Unpleasantries," #62. By 1961, Arkham House had acquired 150 sets and bound 100 of them, leaving 50 unbound sets available for sale as sheets only. This is one of those sets and contains the Arkham House copyright paste-over label, with book titles printed in bold, as described by Squires. From the Arkham House copyright notice: "Though the sheets of this story were printed and marked for copyright in 1928, the story was neither bound nor circulated at that time. A few copies were bound, put under copyright, and circulated by R.H. Barlow in 1936, but the first wide publication of the story was in the magazine, Weird Tales, in the following year. The story was originally set up and printed by the late W. Paul Cook, publisher of The Recluse." The extreme edges (not the faces) of the pages have tiny brown spots, else the sheets are completely clean and unmarked. Housed in a specially made oatmeal cloth clamshell case. An extremely rare and unique Lovecraft work (and Arkham House title), in its original state and highly collectible. Bloody Rare Books specializes in horror, science fiction, fantasy and crime and sells fine, first edition, signed and collectible books. We are a member of the IOBA, ABA and NEIBA. Bloody Rare Posters specializes in authentic and original movie posters and screenplays in horror, science fiction, fantasy and crime. Our posters are rare and genuine theater-used materials for films which had a U.S. theatrical release from the 1950's through today. We also carry foreign movie posters, including Belgian, Japanese, Polish, Czech and more. We do not sell reproductions. For inquiries please contact us at info@bloodyrare.com or by phone at 1-603-580-1209. A note about our books: All books listed as first editions are first printings, unless otherwise noted. All books are guaranteed to be as described in their listing or they may be returned for a full refund, postage included, within 7 days of receipt, provided they are received back in the same condition. All books are preserved and sold in archival dust jacket protectors and are packaged securely for shipment. Our highest grade for book condition is "fine." Please see our Book Collecting FAQ for additional information on condition guidelines and information on book collecting. A note about our posters: All posters are guaranteed originals and were issued for the original theatrical release of the film, unless otherwise noted. All posters noted as folded have been previously unfolded and preserved in mylar sleeves against acid-free board (and, in most cases, will be rolled and tubed for shipment). All posters are guaranteed to be as described in their listing or they may be returned for a full refund, postage included, within 7 days of receipt, provided they are received back in the same condition. All posters are packaged securely and shipped in sturdy boxes, flat packs or tubes, as the case may be. Our highest grade for poster condition is “mint”. Please see our Movie Poster FAQ for additional information on poster conditions and sizes. Condition grading: All photos displayed are of the actual item for sale. For additional photos or information on the condition of this item, please email us at info@bloodyrare.com. You can read more about our condition grading guidelines in our Book Collecting FAQs and Movie Posters FAQs. Returns: Customer satisfaction is extremely important to us and we are not satisfied unless you are. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned for a full refund, postage included, provided they are received back in the same condition within 7 days of receipt. We also require that you notify us of your intention to return the item within 48 hours of receiving it. All return shipments must be shipped insured, and in the original packaging (if possible). Bloody Rare Books, LLC. – P.O. Box 395 – Exeter, NH 03833-0395 Place a Bid!