The Mind Parasites by Colin Wilson

A Panther 1973 book featuring the notoriety of HP Lovecraft.

Lovecraft Parody: Arthur C Clarke

Cover Art by "Virgin Filigree".

At the Mountains of Murkiness Ferret Fantasy 1st Edition Limited to 1 of 1000 printed 1973. Errata slip still attached. 9 Parodies. Parodied authors include: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (a Sherlock parody), Arthur Machen H. Rider Haggard, H. P. Lovecraft, Fergus Hume, Jules Verne & H.G. Wells. The cover is a parody of Virgil Finlay's work (here 'Virgin Filigree.') by Jim Cawthorn. If you need a laugh, this is it.

Clarke originally penned this as a fun story and it posted at (At the Mountains of Murkiness), in Satellite (fanzine) v3 #4 1940. Mr. Price had it reprinted in a collection, also.

It tends to show the rapid absorption of Lovecraft by one day talented writers. Only 3 years after his death, Clarke was lampooning classic Lovecraft (as would Bradbury).

Rare Roy Squires Item

Interior Illos are of the items for sale.
This item Starts at $50
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From the seller:

Beyond the Bibliographies, Catalog 7
1st / Only Edition, 1st / Only Printing

Roy A. Squires, Glendale, California: 1973

24 pages, illustrated

Wraps

Guaranteed Vintage and Authentic

From the Personal Stash of Teny Rule (Zuber) Fisher



From the estate of Mrs. Thelma Rule comes this treasured find. A very rare book indeed. It's not on Bookfinder. It's not on Amazon, at least not any are available there. And the only photo I can find of it on the web is one I put up a month or so back when I first began researching it. Google searches tell me 3 libraries in the world hold this rare volume, but the same vehicle only lists 2 libraries – Brown University and the University of California at Santa Barbara. Nothing out there for price comparison. Opening bid is same as for two Squires volumes of Robert E. Howard poetry I just listed. As rare as it is, I believe it to be a quite reasonable opening bid.
Contents of this volume, in case there's anyone reading this who doesn't already know, appear largely to be an offering of items for sale from the collection of H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith. Items are described in great detail and provenance given. Roy A. Squires often notes in the descriptions when he has personal knowledge or a personal experience relating to an HPL or CAS item's provenance or history. Item 102 also involves Edgar Allen Poe. No date is given in the printing, but it is 1973 as determined by both research and the fact that “A Song of the Naked Lands” was available when this was printed but “The Gold and the Grey” was not yet printed. Guaranteed vintage, authentic, first and only edition.

Condition: Fairly pristine. Minor aging to cover only. Inside, including illustrations, crisp and bright. Has a couple of corner bumps. No rips, tears, or marks. Collector owned and collector worthy.

Lovecraft, Edward S Lauterbach, and 1973 Fanzine

From the seller:

THE DARK BROTHERHOOD JOURNAL #3
This 1973 copy of The Dark Brotherhood Journal #3 was published by George H. Record who started an organization for fans of Weird Tales magazine, Arkham House books and other macabre fiction and called it The Dark Brotherhood. The name came from an Arkham House book of stories and articles by and about H.P. Lovecraft. After producing a number of newsletters and several of these journals, George Record seemed to disappear and the organization was no more. We think these journals were produced in a very limited quantity because we have a membership roster which only listed 116 persons as members, including some famous-name honorary members. Cover by Craig Robertson.

Contents:
Ave (editorial) by George H. Record
Lovecraft in the British Thriller by Edward S. Lauterbach
Atlantis: The Temple by Edward S. Lauterbach
Witch House by Edward S. Lauterbach
Reprinting the Classics by J.B. Post
The Second Passenger by Basil Copper
About Bram Stoker by Kenneth W. Faig, Jr. (includes a bibliography of Stoker's work)