Ben Indick (1975)

INDICK: GENTLEMAN FROM PROVIDENCE - Pens a Letter
The seller states: “A Gentleman from Providence Pens a Letter,” by Ben P. Indick, a Cthulhu Mythos story in the form of a letter from H. P. Lovecraft. Published by The Strange Company in 1975, this is their “Folio No. 1” and is limited to 100 copies; it consists of six 8.5 x 11 inch leaves laid into a printed paper folder.

1975 Lovecraft Still Remembered

Year : 1975
Edition : 1st
Format : Trade Paperback (8.5 x 11, perfect bound) Hardcover, no dust jacket (See Notes) Pages : 64 (Trade paperback)

Illustrations : Robert T. McCall, Ron Miller, Edward Samuels

Contents
"The Guise of Youth" (poem) REH

"The Wine Dark Sea" by Robert Aickman

"New Settings: Villiers de L'Isle-Adam"
by Brian W. Aldiss

"First Patrol" by Joseph Bryan III

"To the House Subcommittee on Space Science Applications" by Arthur C. Clarke

"The Perpetual Honeymoon" by David H. Keller

"Fantasy Film News Bits" by Henry Kuttner

"Last Autumn Last Winter" by H. P. Lovecraft

"Hit and Run" by Joseph Allan Ryan

"In Search of Lovecraft: Caverns Measureless to Man"

"The Duke of Portland" by Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

"Psychology and Characterization" by Jack Williamson

"Odds and Ends" by E. E. Doc Smith

Notes
100 numbered copies with much new material were hardbound after the first World Fantasy Convention. What makes the hardcover edition special is the three manuscript reviews of the first World Fantasy Convention: nine pages by Fritz Leiber (signed by him at the first page), 40 pages by T. E. D. Klein, and 19 pages by Robert Bloch, the Guest of Honor.

There was no second issue of this revival.

From Bill Thom's excellent site:
http://howardworks.com/sciencefantasycorrespondent.html

Frank B Long and Arkham

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Seller's notes:
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"Dear Frank" - Signed letter from August Derleth to Frank (Belknap Long) - 18 February, 1961

re: "The Horror from the Hills"

A brief but interesting note from A.D. to his friend and friend to Howard Phillips Lovecraft - Frank Belknap Long, requesting of him a manuscript copy of "The Horror From the Hills". to prepare it for publication from Arkham House. Now unfortunately I do not have the follow up correspondence regarding the $50 fee for having the manuscript retyped, but I would assume (knowing Long's constant financial deprivation) that Long no doubt retyped it himself!

Letter is signed with Derleth's customary squiggle. Light staining as this was housed in Long's unkempt apartment for years.

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"Dear Mr. Squires" - Signed letter from James Turner to Roy A. Squires - 3 December, 1975

upon Arkham House stationary

Following the death of August Derleth in 1971, Arkham House spiraled nearly out of control for a few years. James Turner became managing editor and indeed "managed" to right the ship, bringing on board some major talents from the pool of younger modern writers and artists, and at the same time keeping the older more traditional Arkham House scriviners on board. This letter to noted bookseller, publisher, printer and bibliographer Roy Squires, brings to light the early negotiations with author Frank Belknap Long regarding his book "In Mayan Splendor".

Letter is signed by James Turner.