Horrors and Unpleasantries: A Bibliographical History and Collector's Price Guide to Arkham House by Jaffery, Sheldon ( ARKHAM HOUSE / August Derleth related) - 1982

Madison, WI, U.S.A.: University of Wisconsin Press, 1983. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. normal edgewear o/w clean copy---Arkham house bibliography.

Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1982. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1983. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Bowling Green State University Popular Press; city not noted, 1983. Hardcover. Second Printing. A Very Good, red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some rubbing to board and spine edges, trace handling marks, top text block edge a bit dusty, in a Very Good, trace edge/corner wear, mild handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of sunning to flaps, Mylar protected, Dust Wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 145pp., indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

Bowling Green State University Popular Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket; Jacket shelfworn, spine bumped.. 1982. Hardcover. 0879722193 . A nice bibliography of Arkham House publications. ; 8vo; 142 pages .

Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1982. Hardcover. Good.

[Bowling Green]: [Bowling Green State University Popular Press] [1982]. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0879722193 . First edition. 142 pages. Fine copy in Near Fine Dust Wrapper [scattered light wear, mostly to the spine heel and the rear panel]. .

Arkham House is an American publishing house specializing in weird fiction. It was founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to preserve in hardcover the best fiction of H. P. Lovecraft. The company's name is derived from Lovecraft's fictional New England city, Arkham. Arkham House editions are noted for the quality of their printing and binding. [Wikipedia]
"Horrors and Unpleasantries" - A Bibliographical History & Collector's Guide to Arkham House by Sheldon Jaffery (1934-2003) was published in 1982 by Bowling Green State University Popular Press with the intent to provide a history of Arkham House activities via the weird fiction that was their basis of existence. Although initially linking themselves to the works of H. P. Lovecraft, Arkham House later published other fantasy and science fiction authors, including the first novels of many of these writers. Arkham House writers include, among others, Ray Bradbury, L. Sprague de Camp, Robert Bloch, Clark Ashton… Read More