The Dunwich Horror & Others by H.P. Lovecraft [FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING] 1963 • Lancer Books

The Dunwich Horror & Others by H.P. Lovecraft

FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING [1963] LANCER BOOKS

1st printing w/ cover price of .95 cents. 

Vintage paperback in excellent condition.

Nice, clean tight copy.  Cover has some mild shelf and edge wear. 

Pages read beautifully with some inevitable tanning.  *Shop stamp on underside of cover.

The classic collection of lurking horror by the master H.P. Lovecraft...

The Dunwich Horror is the story of Wilbur Whateley, son of a deformed albino mother and an unknown father, and the strange events surrounding his birth and precocious development. Wilbur matures at an abnormal rate, reaching manhood within a decade--all the while indoctrinated him into dark rituals and witchcraft by his grandfather.

Lurking in the quiet village of Dunwich, a supernatural horror lies in wait in this classic tale of horror by H.P. Lovecraft. When a cute college coed and her professor visit the library at the infamous Miskatonic University, they discover a young man who wishes to check out the dreaded Necronomicon. An ancient book for divining demons, the Necronomicon allows its user to bring hell to Earth, and human sacrifice is the required offering.

Written in 1928, The Dunwich Horror was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales.. It is considered one of the core stories of the Cthulhu Mythos.

Contents:

7 • H. P. Lovecraft and His Work • (1963) • essay by August Derleth
23 • In the Vault • (1925) • short story by H. P. Lovecraft
33 • Pickman's Model • (1927) • short story by H. P. Lovecraft
49 • The Rats in the Walls • (1924) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
53 • The Haunter of the Dark • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1936) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
73 • The Music of Erich Zann • [Erich Zann] • (1922) • short story by H. P. Lovecraft
111 • The Dunwich Horror • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1929) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
161 • The Thing on the Doorstep • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1937) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft