Arkham House, 1939
First Edition, First Printing Stunning near fine/fine crisp clean book with vibrant boards with a beautiful near fine first printing dust jacket. The first collection of Lovecraft’s writings and the first Arkham House book. Accompanied by a lovely clamshell case.
The book is in bright, crisp condition with navy cloth and gilt titles to the spine. The book has clean cloth, still retaining the original sheen, and the boards have sharp corners (two very slightly pushed), and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with no bookstore stamps, no bookplates, no owner names, and no inscriptions. The internal pages are clean, crisp, bright, and flat with no marks, no stains, no handling marks, no writing, no bent pages, no stains, and no foxing. Stunning clean, bright book internally appearing as unread!
The original first edition dust jacket has benefited from very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator and as such presents in near fine condition. The jacket is bright and still retains the strong vibrant colors. The jacket has no rips, no chips, no stains and no foxing. Please see the many detailed images. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $5.00. Please see the detailed images.
Rare and desirable in this condition with the original dust jacket. The book is accompanied by a lovely clamshell. Presents beautifully on the shelf, in addition to making a wonderful investment.
