First Edition. A collection of stories, most of which appeared in Weird Tales between 1944 and 1950 under August Derleth's pseudonym Stephen Grendon. "The supernatural stories in the collection are among the best ever produced by Derleth"—Jaffrey. 2546 copies. viii, 240 pages. Joshi, Eighty Years of Arkham House, 70. Jaffrey.....

First Edition. In Derleth's introductory note, he says these may be the last Solar Pons stories he would write. That planned pause didn't last very long and these stories were republished in The Return of Solar Pons in 1958 along with other new installments in this Sherlock Holmes pastiche series.....

First Edition. Derleth's only foray into true crime, true tales of sixteen cases of sudden death in Wisconsin from 1842 to 1926. 1958 copies; with one of the better designed jackets by Ronald Clyne. xii, 223, [1:blank] pages. Joshi, Eighty Years of Arkham House, M&M 11; Jaffrey, The Arkham House.....

A late stage carbon copy typescript, with handwritten corrections, of a crime novel published by Arcadia House in 1953. A comparison with this typescript and the published book offer interesting insights into Derleth's revision process. The novel features private detective Cyrus Flater. This carbon-copy typescript (with a ribbon-copy title sheet.....