Derleth August Illustrated By (44 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. DJ: some rubbing & edgewear; placed in protective cover. Book: some rubbing & edgewear; overall clean & tight. 78 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. This book includes the short stories: McIlvaine's Star, A Corner of Lucia, Invaders from the Microcosm, Mark VII, The Other Side of the Wall, An Eye for History, the Maugham Obsession, A Traveller in Time, The Detective and the Senator, Protoplasma, the Mechanical House, By Rocket to the Moon, The Man who Rode the Saucer, Ferguson's Capsules, The Penfield Misadventure, The Remarkable Dingdong, and, The Martian Artifact. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Hardcover; No marks or writing, clean; DJ not price clipped ($8.95) ; blk cloth with green; DJhas minor rubbing on edge and corners, in protective sleeve;; NOT ex-library;; Quasi autobiographical account of the authors home in Sac Praire, Wisconsin; ; 233 pages Very Good tight binding lettering seens unread, like new. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Internally vg copy but the covers are badly mildew damaged. There is no active mildew and just a hint of musty odor but the sizing is eaten away over much of the cover. The dustjacket appears unaffected but is moderately soiled. All dust jackets are in Mylar acid-free protectors.; 16mo. Illustrated by Dwig (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 366pp; Bibliography; Index; b/w illustrations and maps. Textually unmarked and clean. Former college library volume with customary stamps and labels. Yellow cloth HC with gilt and brown lettering on spine. DJ blurb affixed inside front cover.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Soundly stapled binding. Pages clean, bright. Wrappers have minor edge rubbing with fading at spine area. August William Derleth (1909-1971) was an American writer and anthologist. He was the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, made contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the cosmic horror genre, and helped found Arkham House, a publishing company which did much to introduce hardcover prints of United Kingdom supernatural fiction works to the United States. Designed and printed by Carroll D. Coleman at THe Prairie Press, Muscatine, Iowa, and hand set in Bulmer Roman and Ultra Bodoni Italic. Poets of the Year Series; Wood engravings; 8.75" tall; 32 pages. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition (stated). Fine in a fine dust jacket. Selections drawn from Return to Walden West with wood-engravings by Frank Utpatel. Slim octavo. 78 pages. An attractive edition of these philosophical reflections from Derleth's daily nature walks.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition (3,000 copies). Near fine in a very good (age toning) dust jacket. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover, in dustjacket. NAP. Just a bit of light rubbing. Else the binding is quite clean. The hinges are still fairly stiff, as if it has never been opened and read. Pages clean. Some light surface rubbing to the DJ, and with some rubbing along the folds. A few faint freckles. The DJ spine is very slightly sun-darkened. Tiny tear at the DJ top rear edge. The DJ is price-clipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 27A; 8" x 5-1/4"; 262 pages. Illustrated by Grisha Dotzenko (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition (so stated). This old First Edition book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is definitely Not a former library book. This is a hardcover book with 192 pages including some illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page states 1953 First Edition with no other dates or printings shown. The dust jacket is also in great shape with some light and a few crease marks at the edges (No Chips). I have placed the DJ in a fresh mylar jacket and this old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box.…

Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. First Edition. 7-1/4" by 6-1/2". White boards and binding with brown lettering and illustration. Head of spine bumped; lower corner of boards bumped; faint stains on fore edge of text. Corresponding spots on jacket have minor creasing. A nice copy, obviously never handled by small children.…

Hardcover; Later Printing. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black cloth binding slightly soiled, rubbed at spine base, bottom board edges, and slightly cocked; leaf edges a bit foxed/smudged, else a very nice & clean signed copy. Dj rubbed at edges; spine ends, corners slightly chipped; backstrip sunned; flap edges foxed. ; Lovely b&w wood engraved ils. by Frank Utpatel; inscribed by Derleth & signed by Utpatel on front free endpaper; one of only 4,000 issued. ; SAC PRAIRIE SAGA SERIES Series; 8vo; 233 pages; Signed by Author & Illustrator. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Cover Art; Limited to 4000 copies (actually 4176 copies). This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in clean, bright condition. There's some beginning ground-in dirt to the rear panel edges and two thin strips of toning to the top edges of the dust jacket flaps. There is some beginning foxing to the top edges of the text block. Included are the short stories: The Adventure of the Red Leech, The Adventure of the Orient Express, The Adventure of the Golden Bracelet, The Adventure of the shaplow Millions, The Adventure of the Benin Bronze, The Adventure of the Missing Tenants, The Adventure of the Aluminium Crutch, The Adventure of the Seven Sisters, The Adventure of the Bishop's Companion, and, The Adventure of the Unique Dickensians. "August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the Cosmic Horror genre, as well as his founding of the publisher Arkham House (which did much to bring supernatural fiction into print in hardcover in the US that had only been readily available in the UK) , Derleth was a leading American regional writer of his day, as well as prolific in several other genres, including historical fiction, poetry, detective fiction, science fiction, and biography. " (from Wikipedia). Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition. DJ now in mylar protector. ; Signature inked by Derleth and Utpatel on free front endpage, limited to 4000 copies. ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4"; Signed by Author. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). Signed.

Near Fine/Good. First Edition. Oblong Quarto. 186 pages. A collection of short writings by August Derleth, Jesse Stuart and Robert Gard, edited by Mark E. Lefebvre, and illustrated with 131 wood engravings by Frank Utpatel. Gray cloth with black lettering. End sheets slightly browned; otherwise fine. A few small tears in jacket; small chip in upper rear jacket; rear jacket rubbed.…

Cloth. Very Good/Good. First Edition. Octavo. Jacket slightly worn, with a few tears, price clipped. 186 pages. A collection of short writings by August Derleth, Jesse Stuart and Robert Gard, edited by Mark E. Lefebvre, and illustrated with 131 wood engravings by Frank Utpatel.

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition.. Hardcover; No marks or writing, clean; DJ not price clipped; blk cloth with grn lettering, minor; DJ has sm edge bumps at the spine edge,; NOT ex-library;; The continuing chronicle of the Sac Prairie life in Wisconsin; ; 511 pages Very Good tight binding bump at spine edge, no sun fading in protective sleeve. Illustrated by Grisha Dotzenko (illustrator).…

Stapled wraps. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers has a stapled spine. Laid-in is a novelty 5" x 4" "label" for Baker Street Bourbon Whiskey. The booklet is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some very minute rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There are black and white illustrations throughout by Frank Utpatel. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: New. Mylar covered - NEW. MYLAR COVERED JACKET - NEW.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Cover Art; Limited to 3000 copies (actually 2904 copies). This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. Includes the short works: The Beginnings of Solar Pons, The Sources of the Tales, Concerning Dr. Parker's Background, The Favorite Pastiches, From the Notebooks of Dr. Lyndon Parker, The Adventure of the Bookseller's Clerk, Solar Pons, Off-Trail, The Adventure of the Snitch in Time, and, The Adventure of the Ball of Nostradamus. "August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the Cosmic Horror genre, as well as his founding of the publisher Arkham House (which did much to bring supernatural fiction into print in hardcover in the US that had only been readily available in the UK) , Derleth was a leading American regional writer of his day, as well as prolific in several other genres, including historical fiction, poetry, detective fiction, science fiction, and biography." (from Wikipedia). Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition. August Derleth's picture of his Walden of the West is an extraordinary book, more truth than fact." 262 pages. inscribed by Derleth on first page. previous owner's book plate on inside front cover. dj now in mylar protector. . ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4"; Signed by Author. Illustrated by Grisha Dotzenko (woodcuts) (illustrator). Signed.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Foreword by Donald Wandrei, Sauk City: Arkham House Publishers. 1962. First Edition. Softcover. . This version is one of 1025 paperbound copies [pictorial wrappers about 4.5" x 7"], saddle-stapled, 121 pages, illustrated. Usual rubbing and wear to the covers; the contents are Near Fine.LR1/1E. Illustrated with photographs by Ronald Rich, Bruce Montgomery, Carmie Thompson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. dj. First edition (& 1st printing). Poetry, with wood engravings by Frank Utpatel. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR (''Sincerely, August Derleth'') AND ARTIST ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Fine copy in a VG+ (white/cream) dustjacket with spine fade (though not affecting lettering) and some dust-soiling to both covers. Signed.…

Hardcover. First Edition; Third Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Closed tear held with tape on spine heel.; The Rivers of America. Illustrated by John Steuart Curry (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1968. 1st Edition, 1st Printing with #1 Intact Number Line ,VG-/GOOD, AS-IS, HARD BACK BLUE Tweed Cloth Titled in Black on Spine, Book Condition: VERY GOOD-. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD DJ. 6 X 8. DJ has plastic protective cover, barely any wear BUT X-LIBRARY, with Usual wear , Stamps etc. Book has general shelf wear, and ex-library markings 194 PGS, Pages are nice & White ,A midnight encounter with the monster, a sleepless night on a cabin floor, some unwanted assistance from a girl, and a swift, silent race in the sheriff's car are all part of capturing the beast in Holger's Woods.The danger quickens once the boys discover what their quarry really is, When two boys in Wisconsin decide to investigate reports of a "monster" seen in the woods, they find themselves in more danger than they expected.…

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Very Good binding. 8vo; bound in printed paper over boards; a lovely copy of what must be a very fragile book; contents are clean and binding is sound; bit of expected shelfwear to the extremities, but quite a nice copy, lacking the dust jacket. Very Good binding. Likely the First (and probably only) Edition. Dwig (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1966 ON COPYRIGHT PG, Stated 1st Edition, VG/VG-, MILD RUB & WEAR & tiny Extremities Chips TEARS lite fox to Back of DJ, BROWN Boards with RED GILT TITLE ON SPINE CVR has some Fade SPOTS to edges front cvr, 152 pgs, Size: 8vo, TINY CHIPS SPINE DJ ENDS, STICKER To Back Btm DJ Lists Thru Tent Show, DJ Spine End LITE CHIPS, set in the Wisconsin Dells, 1ST THING YOU KNOW YOU WILL HAVE ME IN TROUBLE AGAIN SAID SIM, Then his gaze fell on a 2 by 4 along 1 wall of the Abandoned Barn IN THE WOODS, On the Board was a Ragged Newspaper Photograph, Yellow with Age, of the Now Retired Banker, Oscar Corey, STRAIGHT THRU 1 OF HIS EYES WAS A SPIKE. Corey's Enemy whoever it was was hiding out in barn , Uncover Old Story of Embezzlement. they stage a Bizarre Scene involving ghosts & Exploding rockets.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Cover Art; Limited to 2000 copies (actually 2052 copies). This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has patches of toning to the rear panel, but is otherwise clean and bright. Includes the short stories: The Adv. Of the Mazarine Blue, The Adv. Of the Hats of M. Dulac, The Adv. Of the Mosaic Cylinders, The Adv. Of the Praed Street Irregulars, The Adv. Of the Cloverdale Kennels, The Adv. Of the Black Cardinal, The Adv. Of the Troubled Magistrate, The Adv. Of the Blind Clairaudient, and, A Chronology of Solar Pons by Robert Patrick. Book includes a foreword by Anthony Boucher. Yet another in the series of Sherlock Holmes Pastiches by Derleth which faithfully follows the format of the original S. Holmes books even down to the number of cases. "August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror, as well as his founding of the publisher Arkham House (which did much to bring supernatural fiction into print in hardcover in the US that had only been readily available in the UK) , Derleth was a leading American regional writer of his day, as well as prolific in several other genres, including historical fiction, poetry, detective fiction, science fiction, and biography." (from Wikipedia). Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, VG+/VG-, 1963, Stated 1st edition, Red Tweed cloth lettered in Black on Spine Cvr light wear, Interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, 152 pgs, DJ light rub, wear , FRONT OF DJ SMALL ROUND HOL.E & SCUFF Fox back DJ tiny chips tears edges Extremities dJ, DJ spine tiny Chips Tears , DJ small mended tears edges, 8vo ,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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Small name stamp on bottom page edge else fine in very good plus dustwrapper with some chipping and a tear near the crown. Very nicely Inscribed by the author. A nice collection of boy's poems.