Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. One of only 4,978 copies printed. "Lovecraft had now attained a peak of intellectual maturity as evinced through his profound letters to E. Hoffmann Price on the aesthetics of literature, his blazing debate with Robert E. Howard on civilization versus barbarism, or his trenchant commentary to Clark Ashton Smith on the art of weird fantasy." Edited by August Derleth and James Turner. Octavo: xxxii, 424 p. with a frontispiece and 10 illustrations. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some light fading along the spine.

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Bookseller: Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 76653
Title: SELECTED LETTERS IV: 1932-1934
Author: Lovecraft, H.P
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near fine
Jacket Condition: Near fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0870540351
ISBN 13: 9780870540356
Publisher: Arkham House
Place of Publication: Sauk City, Wisconsin
Date Published: 1976
Keywords: Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Weird Tales, Horror, Supernatural, Macabre

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