Weird Fiction from FBI Evidence
Arkham's Masters of Horror: A 60th Anniversary Anthology Retrospective of the First 30 Years of Arkham House
Publication: Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 2000. First Edition.
Notes: A collection of short stories by authors published by Arkham House; most of the stories had not been published previously by Arkham House. A selection of Lovecraft letters to August Derleth had not previously been published.
An edition of 4000 copies. xii, 446, [6] pages.
Joshi, Eighty Years of Arkham House, 193.
Edition + Condition: First edition (stated). A fine copy 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. The original FBI evidence tag included with this book.
Item No: #366115
Price: $75