Tag Archives: Roads

Rediscovered: Secrets of the Leno Library

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Don

In the shot yesterday of (at least a small part of) The Leno Library I noticed the top row of books by or about Robert E. Howard, this month’s birthday boy — and next row down, on left, the Gnome … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Lost Quinn (and Hall)

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Don

The noted book and pulp collector Kevin Cook doesn’t want you to think that Brian Leno is the only guy who has so much stuff in his collection he doesn’t know what he has — hell, no! Here’s Kevin with … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: Prove It

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Don

Last Autograph Hound Saturday Brian Leno trotted out his copy of the 1948 Arkham House volume Roads, signed twice by author Seabury Quinn and twice by artist Virgil Finlay — from the Jack Palance estate sale. I bet some people are … 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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Rediscovered: Finlay on the Flap

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Don

And what, you may ask, happened to the second Virgil Finlay autograph Brian Leno claimed came with his copy of Roads once owned by Jack Palance? That signature — as above — was done on the bottom of the inside … Continue reading →

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