Last Mycroft and Moran Title
Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk
Publication: Sauk City, WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1977. First Edition.
Notes: Supernatural adventure tales involving two quasi-detective heroes. These are collected from the books Prince Zaleski and The Pale Ape and Other Pulses. This was the last book issued under the Mycroft & Moran imprint.
4036 copies printed.
Joshi, Eighty Years of Arkham House, MM 16. Jaffrey, The Arkham House Companion, 151.
Edition + Condition: First edition (first and only printing). Minor wear at the corners, otherwise fine in a fine jacket. With the Lovecraft-inspired letterpress bookplate of the James Strand estate on the front pastedown.
This copy came from the important Arkham House collection assembled by James Strand of Portland, Oregon. After his death, in August 2023, his house was looted and most of his books were stolen. Some were subsequently recovered by the FBI. This book was among those not taken by thieves.
Item No: #366107
Price: $40