[ARKHAM HOUSE]. A group of 13 poetry titles, including:
DERLETH, August. Dark of the Moon. 1947. –– SMITH, Clark Ashton. The Dark Chateau. 1951. –– SMITH, Clark Ashton. Spells and Philtres. 1958. –– DERLETH, August. Fire and Sleet and Candlelight. 1961. –– BRENNAN, Joseph Payne. Nightmare Need. 1964. SIGNED BY BRENNAN. –– And others.
Together, 13 works in 13 volumes, all 8vo, all published in Sauk City, Wisconsin by Arkham House, all in original cloth bindings and dust jackets, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally near fine, complete list available upon request.
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.