August Derleth Author (22 results)

Published by Pinnacle.; 1st Printing edition (January 1, 1975) 1975
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 0523006500. Mass market Paperback. First Pinnacle Books Printing from July 1975 as stated on the copyright page Very Good to Near Fine condition. Collectors grade copy with bright covers and just the slightest spine bow. No Signature.

Published by Pinnacle; First Thus edition (January 1, 1961) 1961
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 0523006292. Mass market Paperback. First Printing from May 1975 as stated on the copyright page. Very Good to Near Fine condition. Collectors grade copy with bright covers and just the slightest spine bow. No Signature.

Published by Pinnacle; 1st edition (1975) 1975
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 0523006292. Mass Market Paperback First from May 1975 Printing as stated on the copyright page. Very Good to Near Fine condition. Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. Solar Pons Book #5. No Signature.

Published by Pinnacle.; First Paperback Printing edition (1975) 1975
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 0523006500. Mass market Paperback. First Printing. Small previous owners name on the first page in, Otherwise a Tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good to Near Fine condition. No Signature.

The Dunwich Horror and Others
Lovecraft, H. P. (author), August Derleth and S. T. Joshi (eds.), Robert Bloch (introduction by)
Published by Sauk City, WI: Arkham House Publishers, Inc. 1984 [1963] 1984
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st edition. VG+, lacking dw. 8vo, xxvi+438pp, black cloth with spine stamped in gold. Stated Corrected Ninth Printing (ca. 1984) of this classic Arkham House Lovecraft collection first published in 1963. Solid copy with the ownership signature of a noted scholar of the arcane on front… flyleaf (no other markings). Not Signed.
Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce,NY
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Arkham House Publishers 1963
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Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. EXTREMELY RARE AND SCARCE IN THIS FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING WITH A DUST JACKET FIRST STATE EDITION WITH THE PRICE OF $5.00 THAT IS NOT CLIPPED, this is an Ex-Library from most likely an University Or an Academic library because the only markings I can…see on the inside the book are like this.64-07335 with no stickers or any other markings on the dust jacket, there are some serial numbers stamps on the contents table pages and the last page(no other markings but these) pages clean and crisp except for a few lightly stained fingerprints on the first pages, covers clean, no highlighting or underlining. Also there is an SS marking on the spine portion of the dust jacket and on the green leather like covers portion of the spine. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Thank you for your interest. We ship the same day or the next business day. z2.
Country Places in Brown & White Illustrated Dustjacket with Plant on Front, SIGNED BY DERLETH AND UTPATEL. Poetry of the Beautiful Wisconsin Countryside.
By August Derleth, with Wood-Engravings Illustrations By Frank Utpatel, SIGNED & Inscribed on Golden Rod Endpapers By Author & Illustrator
Published by Prairie Press Iowa 1965
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- First Edition
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Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1965, 1st Edition, VG+/VG-, Cvr nice condition light wear, 12mo; 46 pages. DJ light rub, wear, FOX, scuffing, 8.5 x 5", Decorated paper-covered green boards, quarter-cloth spine with gilt-stamped lettering on Spine Cvr. Signed by Author.
More imagesPublished by Arkham House Publishers 1970
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near As New, First edition first printing, inside is like New, pages clean and crisp, covers clean with a lightly aged dust jacket but intact with no rips or tears, no highlighting or underlining. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Than…k you for your interest. We ship the same day or the next business day. OR9.
More imagesSELECTED LETTERS H.P. LOVECRAFT 1929-1931
Lovecraft, H.P. [Author]; Derleth, August [Editor]; Wandrei, Donald [Editor]
Published by Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin 1971
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- First Edition
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Limited Edition 1/2,500. Small octavo, 451 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus condition dust jacket. Spine is white with black scrawl pattern, green and black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$10.00" on front flap, and has mild shelving wear along extremities, mild chip…ping to fore corners, moderate general soiling, and a 0.5 in tear along spine head. Boards have mild bumping to fore corners, mild mildew staining along covers, and moderate shelving wear along spine head and tail. Text block has mild age toning, mild scuffing and a small brown stain along head edge pp. 143-318. Shelved in Scifi Criticism. 1389990. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
More imagesPublished by Arkham House Publishers 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Olimpianbooks, Avon Lake, OH, U.S.A.Olimpianbooks
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Looks Like New except for 8 pages that are highlighted towards the end of the book. 1965 FIRST EDITION(please see pictures), $12.95 price publisher's tiny sticker on the inside flap of the dust jacket, the dust jacket is not price clipped, pages clean and cr…isp, covers clean, the rest of the pages are with no highlighting or underlining. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Thank you for your interest. We ship the same day or the next business day. z2.
Evening in Spring in Color Dustjacket of Girl Walking Across Street to Meet Guy Under Trees
August Derleth, SIGNED By Author & Inscribed in Green Ink On Blank Endpapers with FOX Stain, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped
Published by Stanton & Lee , Sauk City Wisc. 1945
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Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1945, 1st edition, Dates Match on Title & copyright page, VG-/GOOD+, Interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, DJ Small Triangular Chip Top Left edge but titles & Illustration INTACT, DJ tiny chips Tears Wear extremities, 308 pgs, DJ spine top edge chip out removing…word Evening, Black cloth with Gold gilt Decoration on front & Lettered in Green Cover lite Wear & tiny corner Ding, Gold gilt decoration on spine cvr. Signed by Author.
Shadow of Night,
August Derleth, SIGNED & Inscribed By Author in Ink on Blank Endpapers , ( Presentation Copy )
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. HardBack NODustJacket,1943, 1st Edition with A on Copyright pg, Dates match on title & copyright pg, NF+/GOOD, NOJACKET, 8vo; 354 pages; Cvr some shelf and edgewear, spine creased & slightly faded spine yet Titles Bright, light Wear Extremities, Interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, Gol…d Gilt front Cvr light Scuff, Octavo (8vo). Signed by Author.
Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce,NY 1964
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, April 1964, 4th Printing, DJ light rub, wear & Tiny Mended Tears Extremities, Blue cloth lettered Black on Spine, Interior nice tight Clean, Light Wear FoX,F-/NF+, AS-IS, Light Sun Spine DJ. Signed by Author.
More imagesTHE MILL CREEK IRREGULARS: SPECIAL DETECTIVES, Series#2, in Color DJ of Yellow & B/W of 2 boys viewing Farm with Binoculars ,Steve Grendon with his big ideas & his imagination & Sim Jones with his good old horse sense team up once again & get Themselves
August Derleth, blank endpapers , NOT EX-LIBRARY,B/W Frontispiece & DJ by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped BOOK CLUB, Back DJ shows Photo Author with his 2 Kids, Walden William & April Rose taken by ,
Published by NY Duell Sloan & Pearce BOOK CLUB 1959
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Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. HBDJ, NOT EX-LIBRARY, 1959, EARLY Printing, VG/VG, AS-IS, Book Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. RED, BLACK & GREEN Illustrated Cloth hardback of 2 boys with binoculars light wear Tape Residue with DustJacket, still a clean, attractiv…e copy, SPINE FADE WEAR DJ,Steve Grendon with his big ideas & his imagination & Sim Jones with his good old horse sense team up once again & get themselves deeply involved in their 2nd Mystery, solve problem of strange goings-on at nearby Farm. it was even worth the price of their short, unwilling stay in local Jail. Childrens, important and well-written book for young adults, ages 10-14, with fabulous illustrations.
More imagesPublished by Duell Sloan and Pearce, 1963
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Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1963, Stated 1st Edition, 1st Printing, ,VG+/VG, Red Tweed cloth Hardcoverlettered in Black on Spine Cvr light wear , Interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, 152 pgs, DJ light rub, wear ,Light Fox back DJ tiny chips tears edges Extremities D…J, DJ spine ENDS tiny Chips Tears , DJ small mended tears edges, 8vo Book Condition: Very Good+. 5.5x8", DJ Protected Clear Mylar. Signed by Author.
More imagesPublished by Duell Sloan and Pearce, 1963
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1963, Stated 1st Edition, 1st Printing, ,VG+/VG, Red Tweed cloth Hardcoverlettered in Black on Spine Cvr light wear & Light cvr spots, Interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, 152 pgs, DJ light rub, wear ,Light Fox Soil back DJ tiny chips tea…rs edges Extremities DJ, DJ spine ENDS tiny Chips Tears , DJ small mended tears edges, 8vo Book Condition: Very Good+. 5.5x8", jacket has one inch tear from spine top, a few eighth inch edge tears and some wrinkling at extremities, and is price clipped. DJ Protected Clear Mylar ,These two amateur detectives once again have an adventure which involves a midnight slashing of the big tent, fire in the woods, attempted murder, etc. Another great STEVE Grendon & SIM Jones. mystery. Traditionally summer in Sac Prairie means the rollicking arrival of Brooks Stock Co, a tent show inhabitants eagerly look forward to. This summer an air of mystery pervades the Show, automatically attracting boys attention. who could be threatening the owners & why should anyone want the worthless property on which they perform ? Amateur detectives prove their talent in Homey Fashion readers have come to Enjoy. Signed by Author.
More imagesIT'S A BOYS WORLD , POEMS SIGNED by August Derleth with Small Drawing by DWIG & Signed in Pictorial Dustjacket
AUGUST DERLETH, SIGNED by Author & Illustrator August Derleth, B/W Pictures by Dwig (Clare Victor Dwiggins). SIGNED BY BOTH, INNER DJ Flap $2 Foxed,
Published by Sauk City: Stanton & Lee, WISC 1948
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- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY BOTH, INNER DJ Flap $2 Foxed, DWIG ALSO DREW Pencil Drawing & Signed, Endpapers have Tape Residue & Ink Note ,HBDJ, (1948). FIRST EDITION, VG/VG-, SIGNED W/Drawing. Ink initial on upper front free endpaper, large pencil drawing below of a g…irl's face captioned "Ophelii" and below, "Love To You - Dwig." August Derleth signs below that in blue pencil. 12mo. 107 pages, light gray cloth stamped in dark blue. Cloth in near fine condition, cello tape stains on both free endpapers from glassine dj once taped over the printed dustjacket. Two interior pages damaged, one with small hole at top affecting few letters of text, and the paper residue from that hole still adhered to the opposite page on small portion of the illustration. Jacket moderately worn, spine panel toned, inch tear to upper front cover panel, tear across top of spine panel, few other tiny tears and slight fraying, tape stains on front flap, price intact. 107 PGS, DJ SPINE END CHIPS. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesCasebook of Solar Pons, by August Derleth, SIGNED by Author, August Derleth, in Spooky B/W & Orange DustJacket of Sherlock Holmes Standing Beside Orange Lamp & Dr. Watson Seated Holding his Eye Glasses, , Seated in Room Looking Out Window at Castle Lik
August Derleth ,SIGNED & Inscribed by Author, on Half Title Page, , DJ art by Frank Utpatel who created a lovely map for this volume, Foreword by Vincent Starrete & Monograph by Michael Harrison, Inner Flap DJ Has Original Price Intact of $5, B/W Ill
Published by Mycroft and Moran, Sauk City, Wisconsin, sister publishing house to Arkham House 1965
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- First Edition
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Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. B/W Illustrated Endpapers Of London Map of Solar Pons Small scuff Mark, B/W Photo of Derleth Back DJ Taken by Edgar Obma, HBDJ, 1965, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, Dates Match on Title & Copyright Pg, BOOK CVR G00D- / VG- Dustjacket Condition AS-IS, Front Co…ver LARGE obtrusive DAMP Stain & Light Wear, BACK CVR DAMP STAIN ALONG EDGE, 1st LIMITED Edition of 3,000 Copies, , 1st Printing , Dates Match on Title & Copyright Pg, Interior Nice Tight Clean Light Wear , FOX, 282 Pgs, Fox Stains to Endpapers, Plain Black Binding Cloth Cover is Hollison Black Novelex, DJ LIGHT RUB, WEAR, Tiny Chips & Tear Extremities & Spine Ends, Crease Fold Front Right side of DJ has Thin Horizontal splice Out of in. Back DJ Lightly Foxed & Light Scuff , has Photo of Sypnosis of Author, , Spine Cvr is Titled & Designed Decorated in Black & Gold Gilt has some Rub. Wear, , 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 IN.Duodecimo [19 cm] Black cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped spine , in Spooky B/W & Orange DustJacket of Sherlock Holmes Standing Beside Orange Lamp & Dr. Watson Seated Holding his Eye Glasses, , Seated in Room Looking Out Window at Castle Like House with Full Moon Above & a Man can be Seen in its Lighted Window at Night, DJ art by Frank Utpatel, The steadily expanding devotees of the Sherlock Holmes of Praed Street will hail with delight this crowning volume in a series of collections which have now pastiched the entire quintet of the Master's adventures, When August Derleth wrote Arthur Conan Doyle in 1928 to ask if there were to be any more Sherlock Holmes stories, he was given a curt "no". Thus was born Solar Pons, the twentieth century flag carrier for Mr. Holmes and the brainchild of Derleth. Signed by Author.
More imagesThe Irregulars Strike Again in Blue Illustrated Dustjacket, BY AUGUST DERLETH, SIGNED ,The Sixth Steve and Sim adventure: Christmas time and the two amateur detectives head for some adventure at the Wisconsin Bluffs, only to find themselves staring into a gun barrel.
AUGUST DERLETH , SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Author, & DJ FLAP $3.50 , DJ Illustrated by George Wilson , NOT EX-LIBRARY, NO OTHER Illustrations
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1964
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- First Edition
- Signed
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1964, STATED 1st Edition, VG-/VG, NOT EX-LIBRARY, Blue book cloth CVR has some LITE WEAR SPOTTING FADE, DJ has minor edgewear tiny chips Overall a very good copy of a scarce and collectible title. Size: Octavo, 151 pgs , minor fading and wear,…NOT price clipped. -- The book is in Good shape; e. The pages and endpapers are all very clean. Hinges and binding are tight. Tiny Extremities Chips Wear DJ, 151 PGS. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesTHE GHOST OF BLACKHAWK ISLAND, BLACK HAWK ,, part of the Irregulars series, That Remarkable Pair , Steve Grendon & Sim. Jones are involved this time in a Hairy Adventure on an Island right smack in Middle of Famed Wisconsin Dells. Steve, the Imaginative 1
AUGUST DERLETH , SIGNED by Author, With All The Best As Always WITH SMILEY FACE & DJ FLAP $3.00 FOXED , DJ Illustrated by , NOT EX-LIBRARY, he signed this way rarely, usually for children. FOX TO Endpapers & edges of PGS, Frontispiece Map, NOT EX-LIBRARY, NO OTHER Illustrations
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1961
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- First Edition
- Signed
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1961, STATED 1st Edition, VG/VG-, NOT EX-LIBRARY, he signed this way rarely, usually for children. FOX TO Endpapers & edges of PGS, Frontispiece Map, NOT EX-LIBRARY, NO OTHER Illustrations , BEIGE book cloth CVR has some LITE WEAR TITLED ON SPI…NE CVR , DJ has minor edgewear SMALL chips WEAR RUB LITE FOX Overall a very good copy of a scarce and collectible title. Size: Octavo, 151 pgs , minor fading and wear, NOT price clipped. -- The book is in Good shape; the covers , YELLOW CLOTH TITLED ON SPIN E. The pages and endpapers are all very clean. Hinges and binding are tight. a spot or two to pages but they are for the most part very clean. 151 pgs , Had the Idea for this Camping Trip & SIM , THE PRACTICAL 1 SAW TO IT THAT THE PLANS & the Equipment were in Good Working Order, but neither of them counted on seeing a Ghost of Indian Chief, they could see feathers around the top of its Head & arms & Legs & what looked like bones al Aglow in the dark Woods & that thingwhatever it was siging or chanting or whaling, with some help from Young Winnebago named Fire Bear, they not only Escape from the Clutches of the Law &. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesSELECTED LETTERS [Five volumes]
Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937 [author]; Derleth, August, 1909-1971; Wandrei, Donald, 1908-1987; Turner, James [editors]
Published by Arkham House, Sauk City 1965
- Hardcover
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Octavo, Five volumes. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jackets. Spines are white and grey with variously colored print. Dust jackets in mylar. Prices unclipped. Boards in black cloth. Illustrated: b&w plates. CONTENTS: Vol. 1. 1911-1924 (1965) xxix, 362 pages Vol. 2. 1925-1929 (1968) xxiv, 359 pages Vol. 3.…1929-1931 (1971; small stain to fore edge of text block) xxiii, 451 pages Vol. 4. 1932-1934 (1976; ISBN 0870540351) xxxii, 424 pages Vol. 5. 1934-1937 (1976; ISBN 087054036X) xxxvii, 436 pages. Shelved above Case 6. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1396607. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.