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Arkham House

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A concise chronicle and bibliography of a small specialty press created to preserve and publish a notable writer’s weird fiction, describing the founders’ efforts to assemble manuscripts, secure advance orders, and finance early printings after mainstream publishers declined. It narrates the press’s slow initial sales and eventual expansion to publish other fantasy and macabre authors, details production choices such as a house colophon and limited editions, and explains the creation of allied imprints for detective pastiches and cartoon reprints. The work closes with bibliographic appendices and an addenda listing titles offered but not issued under the imprint.

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Title: Arkham House

The first 20 years; 1939-1959

Author: August Derleth

Release date: June 8, 2025 [eBook #76245]

Language: English

Original publication: Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1959

Credits: Alan, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

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ARKHAM HOUSE:
THE FIRST 20 YEARS
1939-1959

A History
and Bibliography

prepared
by August Derleth

ARKHAM HOUSE: Publishers

Sauk City, Wisconsin 1959