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 it. Here’s Kevin:
November 8 is the 100-year anniversary of the publication of Part 1 of “The Ship of Ishtar” in Argosy All-Story Weekly.
To commemorate the anniversary I am rereading the novel in its original pulp form. I have the entire six-issue serialization right in front of me.
What I am doing different from the original Munsey readers of a century ago is reading all six parts in succession — rather than waiting out each week for the next installment to appear.
When you think about it, both Lovecraft and Hammett were kicking ass at this point 100 years ago as well.
