Extremely Rare 1946 Lovecraft 1st Spanish Book

Carlos Abraham has been kind wnough to show our blog readers this antiquarian treasure. Carlos is a scholar and researcher trying to track down the earliest Robert E Howard and H P Lovecraft books translated into Spanish. A noble endeavor and we wish him well. If you have any help, I think the best way to contact him right now is to go to the antiquarian thread on the Horror Mall and post.

He has many Conan Spanish covers already posted at the antiquarian thread (which is over a 1,000 posts strong with hundreds and hundreds of antiquarian images, stories, and anecdotes.)

http://www.horror-mall.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70&st=1040&gopid=25875&#entry25875





Carlos tell us: This is the cover of the (so far as I know) the first translation of Lovecraft in book form: "El que acecha en el umbral" (The Lurker at the Threshold"). Buenos Aires, Editorial Molino, 1946, 223 pages.

Derleth Signature in Lovecraft Story Book (1945)

I'm afraid I don't know who Don Lawton is. I think the writing says, "To Don Lawton - with the hope that _?_ {you?} may have many an eerie moment - Sincerely, August Derleth".

Description from the ebayeum by the seller:

Hardbound collection of HP Lovecraft. Published by World, Tower Books Edition, FIRST printing, April 1945.
•In the Vault •Pickman's Model •The Rats in the Walls •The Outsider •The Colour Out of Space •The Music of Erich Zann •The Haunter of the Dark •The Picture in the House •The Call of Cthulhu •The Dunwich Horrow •Cool Air •The Whisperer in Darkness •The Terrible Old Man •The Thing on the Doorstep
Autographed and inscribed on ffep by August Derleth who was the editor of this volume.
The paper is yellowed and brittle as was common for wartime books especially Tower editions. The title page has a tear near the spine. The page Derleth signed is not the same as the pulp paper of the text however. It has yellowed but it's a much better quality paper. The cover's corners are bumped and scuffed, but overall it's a tight, clean volume.

Photo of Lovecraft & Long Surfaces

From the ebayeum, the seller states:

Unpublished original photo of Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890-1937) & Frank Belknap Long (1903-1981?) Most probably taken by Wilfred Blanch Talman in Brooklyn, N.Y. Summer 1931. (see Lovecraft A Biography by L Sprague DeCamp, pgs 349-350 and 3rd pg of photo section (comparison photo referenced below)
On the reverse of the photo is written in ink in an unknown hand "H.P.L. & F.B.L. photo taken in B'klyn, N.Y. ca. 1931-32.
Matted with a separate piece of coated paper with original autograph of Lovecraft dated 1924. The autograph is most probably clipped from a book from Lovecraft's library.
Photo is scallop edged with image of approx 2"x3". Both photo and autograph have been doubled matted with acid free materials and framed under glass; overall measurements approx 9"x11".
Obtained in the mid 90's from the Lin Carter estate from Lin's widow.