Assorted Rare Publications Related to H.P. Lovecraft, Including The Recluse Signed by Vincent Starrett

(7) publications, to include:

W. Paul Cook, ed. The Recluse, no. 1 (1927): 77, [1]pp. Softcover in illustrated wraps. This copy of the single-issue publication presumably owned by Vincent Starrett, with his signature on the top right corner of the title page. With the first appearance of Lovecraft's incredibly influential essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature," pgs. 23-59. Found in only 11 libraries per WorldCat, at time of evaluation. Joshi I-B-ii-232.

Clyde G. Townsend, ed. The Oracle 4, no. 3 (May 1924): 20pp. Stapled decorated green wrappers. With Lovecraft's essay "The Omnipresent Philistine," pgs. 14-17, as well as the essay "Fact versus Opinion" by his wife Sonia H. Greene, pgs. 1-5. Joshi I.B.ii.208.

Victor Edward Bacon, ed. Bacon's Essays 2, no. 2 (Summer Issue, 1929): 8pp. Two folded sheets, not bound. A quarterly publication affiliated with The National Amateur Press Association; with Lovecraft's "A Descent to Avernus," a short non-fiction work about a trip to "the endless caverns" in Virginia, p. 8. Joshi I-B-ii-121.

Anonymous, ed. In Memoriam: Hazel Pratt Adams (1927): 30pp. Likely issued by the Blue Pencil Club of Brooklyn, NY. In stapled decorated green wraps. With a portrait of Adams tipped in. Includes Lovecraft's poem, "The Absent Leader," pgs. 11-12. A scarce publication found in just two libraries per WorldCat, at time of evaluation. Joshi I-C-198.

Ray H. Zorn, ed. The Lovecraft Collector, no. [1] (January 1949); no. 2 (May 1949); and no. 3 (October 1949). Each a single folded sheet, 4 pgs. With August Derleth's "Myths About Lovecraft" in no. 2, David H. Keller's essay on Lovecraft's astronomical notebook in no. 3, and many essays by Zorn. Josh III-D-174, 320; III-G-i-4.

Largest 10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.

From A Private Chapel Hill Collector

H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was a writer from Providence, Rhode Island known for his contributions to the horror, fantasy, and weird fiction genres. He was an important supporter of and participant in amateur press publications during his career.

Vincent Starrett (1886-1974) was a writer best known for his book The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. He was a great admirer of Lovecraft's writing and both men contributed to the pulp magazine Weird Tales. Starrett was an important advocate for Lovecraft's work after his untimely death.

Condition varies with the majority very good. The Recluse wraps with toning, light creasing, grime, a few small damp stains, and chipped corners, the spine taped and with a few small tears; wraps present but now detached from stapled text block; the interior with expected toning and light handling wear, and with one hand-written correction to text. The remaining publications with mostly light handling and age wear such as toning, and mild creasing and edge wear; Lovecraft Collector no. 2 with some heavier wear including chipping, spotting, and soiling; Bacon's Essays with light chipping, staining, and spotting; In Memoriam with light scuffing and marks, staples rusted, two leaves slightly loose, mild spotting, and offsetting and staining from glued portrait. All very clean internally.