The Trail of Cthulhu
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1962. Jacket illustrated by Richard Taylor. First edition. Hardcover in unclipped jacket, ($4.00). Black cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine, Octavo. Edition of 2470 copies. A novel collecting five related stories based on Lovecraft's mythos, all first appearing in Weird Tales magazine. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 522 "Much superior to the shoddy work in The Mask of Cthulhu, but by no means equal to Lovecraft’s original formulations. Too much Sax Rohmer." A beautiful cover by Canadian artist, Richard Taylor Fine / Near fine with light fading to the spine. Presented in a clear protective mylar cover. Item #566
Price: $300.00