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Tag Archives: John D. Haefele
Rediscovered: Some Arkham in the House
Courtesy an eagle-eyed bud of mine, ever perched over eBay, I landed a couple of Items of Arkham House ephemera I needed just a couple of days ago. If you consult the list I did of the classic era Derleth-Wandrei … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, Scott Connors, Solar Pons
Rediscovered: REH and HPL Dip Tentative Toes into Newsprint
“I’ve been aware of your blog for years,” Bill Mullins told me in a recent note, “but have recently started reading it more closely via being acquainted with Terry Zobeck.” Bill’s one of those guys jumping into the quest for … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, REH
Tagged Bill Mullins, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John D. Haefele, Louis Tracy, Lovecraft, Terry Zobeck
Rediscovered: The Big Picnic
John D. Haefele just got a nice nod for Xmas for his Cyclopean tome Lovecraft: The Great Tales — and from noted Lovecraftian Ken Hite, no less. In November I got an enthusiastic yet somewhat startled note from my academic … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Collecting, Chicken-Fried Cthulhu, John D. Haefele, Ken Hite, Kickstarter, Lovecraft, Skelos, Tom Krabacher
Rediscovered: On Library Shelves. . .
Got a note and a couple of pics from Tom Krabacher, academic, to let me know that “Great Tales has arrived in the academy!” If not earlier in other venues, John D. Haefele’s recent and monumental tome Lovecraft: The Great … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Haefele on The Candlelight Press
For you bibliophiles out there, John D. Haefele just put up a comprehensive yet compact history and survey of The Candlelight Press — one of the presses August Derleth of Arkham House had a couple of fingers in for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Book Collecting, Candlelight Press, John D. Haefele, Peter Ruber, Vincent Starrett
Rediscovered: A Review of an Eldritch Review
Over on the DMR blog Deuce Richardson just popped up a review of John D. Haefele’s most recent book (and presumed magnum opus) Lovecraft: The Great Tales. He wrestles with the complexities, and I suppose my fave pull quote would … Continue reading
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Tagged Deuce Richardson, Jeffery Scott Sims, John D. Haefele, Kevin Cook, Tom Krabacher
Rediscovered: More Bradbury?
For an Autograph Hound Quick Follow-Up John D. Haefele sends in: “How about this one, which I found in a bookstore? I doubt it is actually Bradbury’s signature — & the ‘John!’ is purely a coincidence.” I don’t know, the … Continue reading
Rediscovered: The First Strut of the Logo
Before John D. Haefele recently released Addenda 2 to his Cimmerian Library booklet, apparently the Hesperia Press cat butt logo had appeared only on Lest We Forget: August Derleth on the Subject of H. P. Lovecraft (Hesperia Special Issue No. 6), … Continue reading