499. Salvador Dali. Signed book: Essays of Michel de Montaigne. Limited edition of 1000 copies (This being No. 605). NY: Doubleday, 1974. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 9.75. Signed on the limitations page in black ink, “Salvador Dali.” Toning to pastedowns and first and last free end pages and scattered edge wear and surface loss to dustjacket, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)
Important sci-fi writer works on his Lovecraft biography 500. L. Sprague de Camp. Science fic-
tion and fantasy author (1907–2000). TLS, one page, 7.5 x 11, ornate dinosaur-themed personal letterhead, May 4, 1971. In part: “I should indeed be glad of copies of your remaining HPL [noted author H. P. Lovecraft] correspondence…I should, however, be especially interested in any additional letters from the last five or six years of HPL’s life.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and mild edge toning. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. de Camp would go on to write the first major independent biography of Lovecraft. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)
501. Tristan Dereme. French
poet and writer (1889–1941). ALS in French, on both sides of a 3.25 x 5.25 photo postcard, March 10, 1937. Lengthy untranslated letter on both sides of a photo postcard of Dereme. In fine condition, with a couple of light bends and a touch of slight silvering to image. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)
Large collection of manuscripts from Lovecraft’s friend and author 502. August Derleth. Prolific writer (1909–1971), known for his contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror, a shared fictional universe based on the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Collection of 16 typed manuscripts of Derleth’s short fiction works, various lengths, all on 8.5 x 11 sheets, each signed at the conclusion by Derleth. Titles are: The Closing Door (10 pages); The Man on B–17 (8 pages); The Slayers and the Slain (11 pages); The Extra Child (10 pages); Twilight Play (10 pages); A Battle over the Teacups (10 pages); Halloween for Mr. Faulkner (12 pages); Pikeman (10 pages); McCrary’s Wife (37 pages); Walpurgisnacht (11 pages); Moonlight in the Apple Tree (22 pages); House—With Ghost (8 pages); Hector (6 pages); Monie (11 pages); The Quince Bush (7 pages); and Kingeridge 214 (10 pages). In overall fine condition. An impressive collection of signed titles from the writer best known for his horror work, but prolific in several other genres including poetry. RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)
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