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"There are no more Lovecraft Memorials left" - W. PAUL COOK to F(ranklin) Lee Baldwin
W. Paul Cook was one of Howard Phillips Lovecraft's greatest friends and earliest champions; he also printed HPL's stillborn first book "The Shunned House". The death of Cook's wife and not long after, Lovecraft, threw Cook into a severe depression. Soon after Cook took a job with Walter J. Coates and his Driftwind Press just to try to right himself. Cook printed his recollections in 1941 in his masterpiece "H. P. Lovecraft: In Memoriam" , limited to only 80 copies. F. Lee Baldwin (a big name fan and "Acolyte" contributor) corresponded with Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft and others, and built a large Lovecraft collection during his long life, he wrote to Cook requesting a copy of his booklet. Unfortunately there were no copies remaining.
Wonderful historical and associational item here! A fine sampling of W. Paul Cook's handwriting.
Since you haven't posted the good news on here, I've had to hijack a comments thread. Congrats on the introduction to Punty's book. That is great news.
ReplyDeleteI am proud to say that this W. Paul Cook letter now resides in my private collection. My name is Charles D. O'Connor III. I am 26 years old and live in Virginia
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