The Outsider and Others by H.P. Lovecraft - 1939

A must have addition collection of weird tales, The Outsider and Others by H.P. Lovecraft. An unmatched giant of the genre, Lovecraft could build the suspense and chill the blood like no other.
This was Arkham's first book in memorium to Lovecraft by his friends, Donald Wandrei and August Derleth. Limited to 1268 copies, never reprinted. The Bancroft Arrestox black boards are in beautiful condition, no stains or soiling. Bottom boards in excellent condition. Bottom fore-edge corner of the upper board bumped laterally leaving the corner sharp but creased. Binding tight and square. Gilt stamping on spine is gorgeous without rubbing or flaking and is very bright considering the book is over 75 years old.
Pages clean and white without marking or underlining, staining or toning, page edges slightly tanned with top end edges some what dust stained. Paste downs and front end pages slightly but evenly toned and free of the binders glue offsetting typical of the earliest Arkham House printings.
Original dust jacket good but not without flaws. Front panel clean and bright with rubbing of the blue ink along bottom edge and fore edges. Age darkening to spine panel which has become very brittle. Chipping to head and heel of spine resulting in about 3 inches of paper loss. Fore-edge corners chipped and 1/2 square inch of paper loss on front panel top fore-edge corner. Several small water stains on the spine and rear panels that have bled through to the unprinted side. Back panel of jacket has some toning and light soiling, flaps are bright and not price clipped. Jacket art by Virgil Finley of Weird Tales magazine fame.
Original dust jacket is over-wrapped in a new facimile dust jacked and a mylar protective jacket. Overall, a very good looking copy of a very scarce wonderful book.