Tag Archives: Arkham House

Rediscovered: Arkham House Ephemera Back on the Block

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Don

In the last month or so bidding on items of Arkham House ephemera on eBay has been hot and heavy. The other day I popped a note to my ephemera collecting bud John D. Haefele and reported: “To my surprise … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Belknapius Auto from 1946

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Don

We’ve done John Hancocks from Frank Belknap Long before, but recent ones, where it seemed Young Belknapius of Lovecraft Circle fame leaned more toward printing out his name. Kevin Cook, noted book and pulp collector, and I got to wondering … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Modern Arkham Ephemera Checklist

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Don

Looks as if it is available to order now: For anyone interested in the history of Arkham House the November/December issue of Firsts: The Book Collector’s Magazine is not to be missed, since it presents the item-by-item checklist to accompany … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Lovecraft — the Reason There’s Arkham Ephemera

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Don

If we’re celebrating John D. Haefele’s landmark article on Modern Arkham House Ephemera in the September/October issue of Firsts (with the checklist of items to follow soon in the November/December issue) — and we are — then how about bringing … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Modern Arkham Ephemera

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday rolls around once again, and What the Hell! Brian Leno is off for the weekend on an expedition into the darkest corners of lowlife gambling dens, and he’s incommunicado. Kevin Cook apparently is digging through all his … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Arkham House Ephemera, the Modern Years

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Don

Ah, just in time for Halloween, but you can order it now — the September/October 2019 issue of Firsts: The Book Collectors Magazine, notable for including the first comprehensive checklist of Arkham House ephemera, Modern Era, ever published.   And this list … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Earliest Signed Inhabitants

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Don

In re: the question of possible signed copies of most classic era Arkham House titles, I believe we need to call in John D. Haefele, author of A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos. He’s the expert on all things Arkham. Now, … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Those Signed Arkhams

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Don

Before doing the panel at Signman: John Law the other evening, I made plans to stop into Bibliomania — very close, in the heart of downtown Oakland, one of the classic bookstores of yesteryear but still in business today. I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Quinn (Not the Eskimo)

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Don

Yeah, I know what some of you must be thinking: What kind of lame Autograph Hound Super-Sunday is this, anyway, that doesn’t even lay down a single John Hancock? So, to deliver the goods, how about the inscription Seabury Quinn scratched … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Beat to Crap by Jack Palance

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Don

On Autograph Hound Saturday we showed you the signatures. How about on Autograph Hound Super-Sunday we show you the book they came in? To nab those autos you need this copy of the book. Leno mentioned the battered condition of … Continue reading →

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