Arkham Sampler Volume Number (18 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Staple-bound.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 16mo. Stapled wrappers. Tiny crease on front cover, near fine. Contributions by: Audrey Parente, Joseph Payne Brennan, Paul Dale Anderson, E.P. Berglund, Stephen Studach, and more. Special fantasy and horror fiction issue - I.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 16mo. Stapled wrappers. A bit of spotting on front cover, near fine. Contributions by: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Randall D. Larson, David J. Brown, Joe R. Lansdale, Walter Shedlofsky, and Herbert Jerry Baker. Special fantasy and horror fiction issue - II.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 16mo. Stapled wrappers. Slight rubbing, near fine. Special poetry issue.

Condition: First edition, Chapbook, Fine, Madison: The Strange Company:, 1983. First edition, Chapbook, Fine, 28 pp. The photograph issue.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. 16mo. 39pp. Stapled wrappers. A fine copy.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. 16mo. 24pp. Stapled wrappers. A fine copy. Special horror art issue.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dark green wraps (softcover), stapled binding. 100 pages. $1.00. 1200 copies printed. Cover design by Ronald Clyne. Containing "Messrs. Turkes and Talbot" by H. Russell Wakefield, "History and Chronology of the Necronomicon" by H.P. Lovecraft ["Together With Some Pertinent Paragraphs" by August Derleth], "Three Poems" by Clark Ashton Smith, "Introduction: Strange Ports of Call" by August Derleth, "A Little Anthology" edited by Malcolm Ferguson, "Mara" by Stephen Grendon, "A Hornbook for Witches" a poem by Leah Bodine Drake, "Checklist: The Carvings of Clark Ashton Smith," "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, Part 1" by H.P. Lovecraft, and several book reviews by August Derleth, Robert Bloch and John Haley. Typical light page toning, small chip front wrapper edge, else a very clean and tight copy. Size: Octavo.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Arkham Sampler Volume II, Number Two: Spring 1949 (First Ed) Tight copy. Minor chip to top right corners. Minor soiling. 3/4 inch chip to foot of spine. Previous owner's stamp to front pastedown. First edition. 100 pgs. Quarterly paperback released by Arkham Sampler. Writing by August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith and others. Paper softcover. BOOK.

Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. The Arkham Sampler Volume II, Number One: Winter 1949 (First Edition) Tight copy. Mild chips to top edges. Tear to foot of spine. Previous owner's stamp to front pastedown. Quarterly sampling from Arkham House. 100 pages. Volume 2 Number 1. Includes work by Ray Bradbury, A.E. Van Vougt, Jules Verne, Leah Drake and others. BOOK.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Arkham Sampler, Volume II Number Four: Autumn 1949 (First Edition) Tight copy. Minor rust spots to staples. Minor edgewear. Previous owner's stamp to front pastedown. First Edition. 100 pgs. Quarterly paperback featuring writings of Ray Bradbury, H. Russell Wakefield, and Charles Baudelaire among others. BOOK.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine/Fine. 1st Edition. Stapled, stiff wraps. 100pp. Beautiful Edition of this quite influential quarterly which introduced audiences to new stories by the likes of Bradbury, Bloch, Lovecraft, Smith and many others. Only 1200 copies of each volume was printed. Covers designed by Ronald Clyne. Square, tight and remarkably clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of toning to the rear panel edges. A hint of a crease on the reaer bottom corner. Fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price. (Jaffery, Horrors & Unpleasantries, pg.39).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Special Fantasy and Horror Fiction Issue - II. First appearance of the Lansdale story, "The Amusement Park." Fine in wraps, signed by Lansdale at his story. Picture of Robert E. Howard on cover.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Arkham Sampler Volume I, Number Four: Autumn 1948 (First Edition) Tight copy. Previous owner's stamp to front pastedown. Minor rust spots to staples. Minor edgewear. First Edition. Volume I, Number Four. 100 pgs. Quarterly paperback featuring writings of Lord Dunsany, Robert Bloch, Mrs. JH. Riddell and more. BOOK.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. NA (illustrator). 1st Edition. First complete year of this important magazine from Arkham House. In addition to printing first appearances of fiction by Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert Bloch, Theodore Sturgeon, A. E. van Vogt and many others, the magazine published essays, criticism, memoirs and book reviews. A must have for Arkham House collectors. Good condition; wear to spines of several volumes, some inevitable rust stains from binding staples to the covers of several volumes, slight tears to covers, pages browning. All and all they are good for there age. Now being stored in acid free plastic bags.

Condition: Very Fine. The Arkham Sampler: Four volumes. Volume one, Number 2, 3 and 4. and the Unnumbered copy: A Supplement to Etchings & Odysseys. Very fine copies in paper stapled wrappers. No bent corners or creases to wrappers. Issues: A Supplement to Etchings & Odysseys Number 2; Special Photograph Issue-1; and Special Poetry Issue-1 In Memoriam: Jim Spencer. A very nice set. All issues come in a clear plastic sleeve. [See Pict's].

Condition: Very Fine. The Arkham Sampler Volume Two, Number 1,2,3, & 4. All in very fine condition in stapled paper wrapper. No. 1: Secial Horror Art Issue-I; No. 2: Special Fantasy and Horror Fiction Issue-I; No. 3: Special Fantasy and Horror Fiction Issue-II. and No. 4: Special Photograph Issue-II. A very nice set in crisp condition. No bent corners or creases to wrappers. All wrappers come with a clear plastic sleeve.