H. P. Lovecraft Books

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The following is a collection of H. P. Lovecraft books. H.P. Lovecraft was an enigmatic recluse who wrote incredible horror stories in the early 1900s. His stories are classics and his writings have had a profound influence on modern day horror and fantasy.
The books listed here are available for purchase. If you are interested in purchasing something, please e-mail me to reserve the item.


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H.P. Lovecraft Books

1.      At the Mountains of Madness and other tales of terror

Publisher: Ballantine Books, U.S., third printing, April 1973, paperback, 184 pages.
Synopsis: An excellent collection of H. P. Lovecraft stories.
This book includes the following H.P. Lovecraft stories:
At the Mountains of Madness
The Shunned House
The Dreams in the Witch-House
The Statement of Randolph Carter
C/P: VG (some cover creasing & price in pencil on first page) / $6


2.      The Doom That Came to Sarnath

Publisher: Ballantine Books, First Printing, U.S., February 1971, paperback, 208 pages.
Synopsis: A collection of H. P. Lovecraft stories, with an introduction by Lin Carter, and a partial chronology of Lovecraft's early works.
This book includes the following H.P. Lovecraft stories:
The Other Gods
The Tree
The Doom That Came to Sarnath
The Tomb
Polaris
Beyond the Wall of Sleep
Memory
What the Moon Brings
Nyarlathotep
Ex Oblivione
The Cats of Ulthar
Hypnos
Nathicana
From Beyond
The Festival
The Nameless City
The Quest of Iranon
The Crawling Chaos
Memory
Memory
In the Walls of Eryx
Imprisoned With the Pharos
C/P: VG+ (sticker on inside cover & some pencil marks next to titles in index) / $7


3.      The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

Publisher: Ballantine Books, First Printing, U.S., May 1970, paperback, 241 pages.
Synopsis: A collection of H. P. Lovecraft stories, with an introduction by Lin Carter.
This book includes the following H.P. Lovecraft stories:
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
Celephais
The Silver Key
Through the Gates of the Silver Key
The White Ship
The Strange High House in the Mist
C/P: VG+ (sticker on inside cover & minor pencil marks in first page and index) / $8


4.      Lovecraft: A Look Behind the Cthulhu Mythos by Lin Carter

Publisher: Ballantine Books, First Printing, U.S., February 1972, paperback, 198 pages.
Synopsis: An examination of the beginnings of the Cthulhu Mythos by writer Lin Carter. Includes a complete bibliography of the Mythos.
C/P: VG+ / $8


5.      The Lurking Fear and other stories

Publisher: Ballantine Books, third printing, April 1973, paperback, 182 pages.
Synopsis: A collection of H. P. Lovecraft stories.
This book includes the following stories:
The Lurking Fear
Dagon
Beyond the Wall of Sleep
The White Ship
Arthur Jermyn
From Beyond
The Temple
The Moon-Bog
The Hound
The Unnamable
The Outsider
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
C/P: VG+ / $6


6.      Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos - Volume 1

Publisher: Ballantine Books, second printing, April 1973, paperback, 241 pages.
Synopsis: An assortment of tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, stories of malign entities from beyond the barriers of time and space, and their abominable links to degenerate humans. This volume features stories by H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, and others.
This book includes the following stories:
The Cthulhu Mythos by August Derleth
The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft
The Return of the Sorcerer by Clark Ashton Smith
Ubbo-Sathla by Clark Ashton Smith
The Black Stone by Robert E. Howard
The Hounds of Tindalos by Frank Belknap Long
The Space-Eaters by Frank Belknap Long
The Dweller in Darkness by August Derleth
Beyond the Threshold by August Derleth
The Salem Horro by Henry Kuttner
The Haunter of the Graveyard by J. Vernon Shea
C/P: G (creased and some ink stains) / $3


7.      Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos - Volume 2

Publisher: Beagle Books, First Printing, U.S., August 1971, paperback, 277 pages.
Synopsis: An assortment of tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, stories of malign entities from beyond the barriers of time and space, and their abominable links to degenerate humans. This volume features stories by H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch, and others.
This book includes the following stories:
The Shambler from the Stars by Robert Bloch
The Haunter of the Dark by H.P.Lovecraft
The Shadow from the Steeple by Robert Bloch
Notebook Found in a Deserted House by Robert Bloch
Cold Print by J. Ramsey Campbell
The Sister City by Brian Lumley
Cement Surroundings by Brian Lumley
The Deep Ones by James Wade
The Return of Lloigor by Colin Wilson
C/P: VG+ / $8


8.      The Tomb and other stories

Publisher: Ballantine Books, seventh printing, January 1982, paperback, 190 pages.
Synopsis: A collection of short stories by H.P. Lovecraft.
This book includes the following stories:
The Tomb
The Festival
Imprisoned With the Pharaohs
He
The Horror at Red Hook
The Strange High House in the Mist
In the Walls of Eryx
The Evil Clergyman
Early Tales:
The Beast in the Cave
The Alchemist
Poetry and the Gods
The Street
The Transition of Juan Romero
Fragments:
Azathoth
The Descendant
The Book
The Thing in the Moonlight
C/P: G (front cover missing otherwise VG+) / $2


9.      Dwellers in Darkness by August Derleth

Publisher: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., First Printing, 1976, hardcover, limited edition of 4,000, ISBN: 0-87054-074-2, 203 pages.
Synopsis: The final collection of stories by August Derleth.
This book includes the following stories:
The Ghost Walk
The Ormolu Clock
A Knocking in the Wall
The Lost Path
The Place of Desolation
The Patchwork Quilt
The Island Out of Space
The Night Road
Come to Me
Memoir for Lucas Payne
The Passing of Eric Holm
Man in the Dark
The Song of the Pewee
Open, Sesame!
Ghost Lake
The Element of Chance
Fool Proof
C/P: NM (with dust jacket, price in ink on back page) / $25