Derleth August Illustrated (51 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.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Gaughan Illustrated Cover! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 224 Pages; "Twelve mind stunning leaps into imagination by Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke and other top science fiction explorers. " > Front cover crreasing at spine; store stamp to interior backcover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). 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.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good/ Fine. Victor Valla Illustrated Cover! (illustrator). First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!. 254 pages. CONTENTS = The Voice of El Lil; Pigeons from Hell; The Gods of Bal Sagoth; People of the Dark; The Children of the Night; The Dead Remember; The Man on the Ground; The Garden of Fear; The Thing on the Roof; The Hyena; Dig Me No Grave; The Dream Snake; In the Forest of Villefere; Old Garfield's Heart; >> Minor cover creasing; cover scuffing Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. New York: Candar, 1957. First edition. 12mo. Paperback, 112 pp. Illustrated in black and white. Light shelfwear. No writing inside. Very good. Size: 12mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated by JOHN STEUART CURRY (illustrator). Ex-library. Yellow ex-library hardcover with a brown and gilt spine title. Reinforced brown tape at the rear spine cover edge. Secure text block with clean pages and a lower gutter split at the inside rear cover. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 with 366 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Dwig (illustrator). 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.

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. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). 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. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.

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. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). First edition (3,000 copies). Near fine in a very good (age toning) dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Grisha Dotzenko (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. Second Printing. This old 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 189 pages including some illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. There is an address label on the top of the first end paper. The pages are otherwise clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page states 1952 Second Printing. The price has been clipped from the DJ flap. The yellow dust jacket is also in great shape (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!

Condition: Very Good Plus. Illustrated Cover (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, glassine in great condition, only minimal wear, inked ownership inscription on inside on front cover. Contains a novel by Muyrray Leinster, fiction by August Derlith, H.G. Wells, Clark Ashton Smith, William Hope Hodgson, Lord Dunsany and other. Hard to find in this nice condition.

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. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). 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).

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-. Illustrated by Grisha Dotzenko (illustrator). 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.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-Very Good (+) Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by JOHN STEUART CURRY (illustrator). First Edition. Green hardcover with gilt spine title and illustrated endpapers. Secure binding with clean pages and owner name/date at the front endpaper. The price-clipped jacket is in a protective cover. About 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 with 366 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Frank Utpatel (illustrator). 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).

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. Not Illustrated (illustrator). Sauk City, WI: Mycroft & Moran. G/G. (1968). . Cloth w/DJ. Signed by the Author . 12mo., 222 pp., rubbed, toning, foxing .

Paperback. Condition: Good. Illustrated with photographs by Ronald Rich, Bruce Montgomery, Carmie Thompson (illustrator). 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.

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. Dwig (illustrator). 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.