Tag Archives: Donald Wandrei

Rediscovered: Primeval Arkham House Ephemera

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Don

John D. Haefele and I, marching deeper into the thick of the Arkham ephemera jungle, plug away on a book intended to cover each and every Item from the Classic Years when August Derleth and Donald Wandrei were in the … Continue reading →

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Mort: Richard L. Tierney

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Don

Word made the rounds that Richard L. Tierney died on February first — I heard the news in an email from Morgan “The Morgman” Holmes, who just put up an obit blogging for Castalia House. Dick made it to age … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Belknapius Comicbookmanius

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Don

The other day we ran a 1946 inscription from Frank Belknap Long — Young Belknapius of Lovecraft Circle fame — in a copy of his first release from Arkham House, The Hounds of Tindalos. But it turns out there is … Continue reading →

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Mort: The Late Great Joseph A. West

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Don

Today would have been birthday number 98 for Joseph A. West, who sometimes signed his funky eldritch art as Joe West, and often as JAW. Old Uncle Joe didn’t quite make it, passing away on December 11, 2019. As I’ve … 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 Morgman Speaks of Manly Matters

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Don

Talk about timing. Our pal Morgan “The Morgman” Holmes just got an interview up today over on Legends of Men, chatting about Robert E. Howard and Sword-and-Sorcery and the usual. The guy only recently discovered Morgan’s eBook Enter the Barbarian and … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Correctomundo Once More

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Don

Ah. And I am proven correct yet again. Most recently, you may recall the post I did largely on the topic of Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright where I noted —reviving the term from a debate in the letters column … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Arcane Arkham Arch-Collectors Corner No. 2

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Don

I don’t know how many obscure tidbits of Arkham House collecting lore Paul Dobish is privy to, but I’ll bet it’s more than you or me or the average joe walking down the street. The average joe might dream of … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Lure of Arkham House Ephemerae

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Don

The last few days have been devoted to the glory and the grandeur — and the morass — of that old hobby, collecting Arkham House ephemera items. Paul Dobish, the book dealer who helped with some dope for my article … Continue reading →

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