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The Dashiell Hammett Tour
1977-2022
Arkham House Ephemera
The Classic Years 1937–1973
Death Lit
Essays and Reviews Selected from Fifty Years of Writing 1974–2024
Willeford
The Book
Monthly Archives: November 2024
Rediscovered: Arkham Ephemera at $5 Off
That was fast. The $10 off sale at Amazon on Arkham House Ephemera: The Classic Years only lasted a couple of days. Now they’ve got it at $35.28, creeping back toward the original $40 retail tag. If you want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkham House Ephemera The Classic Years 1937-1973, Book Collecting, Terence McVicker
Rediscovered: Arkham Ephemera at $10 Off
It went live Halloween night and eight days ago began shipping out orders at $40 per copy. Now Amazon has slashed the price to $30. I’m not saying that later they might not cut it down to $25 or $20 … Continue reading
Rediscovered: 100 Years Ago
Noted book and pulp collector Kevin Cook had to send in a note in re: Abe Merritt’s most famous work — if you care to join him in the festivities, pull your copies of the pulp out and have at … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Arkham House Ephemera — The Classic Years
Ready to order, the book on the Classic Era of Arkham House Ephemera I’ve been promising for years awaits you. 150 Items covered (with 3 playfully hidden away for the readers who like to have a little fun with their … Continue reading
