This will go down in history as my first ever Steemit request, from the esteemed @herbertholmes. At the Mountains of Madness & Other Novels, by H.P. Lovecraft.
This work's titular novella, At the Mountains of Madness, was originally rejected by the magazine Weird Tales in 1931, on account of its length. It was finally published in serial form by Astounding Stories in 1936, but harshly edited. So harshly in fact, that Lovecraft called the editor a "god-damn'd dung of a hyaena." It was finally published in book form, along with several other stories, in 1951 by Arkham House, based on Lovecraft's hand-corrected copies. This copy is the second printing, from 1968, of which 2,987 copies were printed. A classic of horror and weird fiction, with a striking dust jacket.
More info here:
http://www.rarebooksleuth.com/featured/at-the-mountains-of-madness-hp-lovecraft-first-edition-second-printing
That's a gorgeous copy of that book, man. I'm jealous. :)
Do you source these yourself? Amazing collection
I do!
That is awesome. I do a little book picking. Sourcing and finding gold is such a great feeling. One of my favorite scores was a 1st edition Little Prince I found for 1$ :) I'm really enjoying seeing your collection.
Dare I ask if the digital version exists, and whether it is free? Sounds like some kindle reading for when I travel.
I'm sure it exists! I also bet it's free.
I want a rare book called “Streetwise”, have you ever heard of it? It’s the photography of Mary Ellen Mark. The documentary was amazing.
I haven't, but I'll keep an eye out!
Cool!
I love the art on that dust jacket!
Well, I just went to your website for the first time.
I didn't know how I missed this detail in your previous posts, but I was literally going to comment asking if you had one. Then I saw the links at the bottom of the pages.
Anyways, I ended up on your eBay store, and realized that I had bookmarked the store before, while browsing the site.
No wonder your name sounded familiar. I thought it was pretty funny
Haha. If you're interested in anything, let me know! I give discounts for crypto payments.
Someday soon! For now I'm just browsing :) Thanks