[ARKHAM HOUSE]. A group of 8 histories and biographies relating to Arkham House and H.P. Lovecraft, including:
DERLETH, August, editor. Thirty Years of Arkham House, 1939–1969: A History and Bibliography. 1970. –– DERLETH, August. Some Notes on H.P. Lovecraft. 1959. INSCRIBED BY DERLETH. –– DE CAMP, Lyon Sprague. Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers. 1976. INSCRIBED BY DE CAMP. –– And several others.
Together, 8 works in 8 volumes, all 8vo and 4to, all published in Sauk City, Wisconsin by either Arkham House or Mycroft & Moran, all in original cloth bindings and dust jackets, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally near fine.
Provenance: Richard Manney (book labels), one of the most famous book collectors of the 20th century who was known for the best examples on the market. A selection of his library was sold at Sotheby’s in 1991, amassing a total of over $3.9m which was the first multimillion–dollar library assembled in the 1980s to come up for auction.