April 12, 2024
Arkham Samplers
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The Arkham Sampler was an American fantasy and horror fiction magazine first published in Winter 1948 . The magazine, edited by August Derleth , was the first of two magazines published by Arkham House . The cover design was prepared by Ronald Clyne and was printed in alternating colors for the eight quarterly issues. Each issue had a print run of 1,200 copies with the exception of the Winter 1949 "All Science-Fiction Issue", of which 2,000 copies were printed. The Arkham Sampler published fiction , poetry , reviews, letters, articles and bibliographic data. The magazine published the first appearances of work by H. P. Lovecraft , Ray Bradbury , Robert E. Howard , Theodore Sturgeon , A. E. van Vogt , Robert Bloch and others. Other writers featured in the magazine include Anthony Boucher , Everett F. Bleiler , Martin Gardner , Carl Jacobi , David H. Keller , Fritz Leiber , Frank Belknap Long , E. Hoffmann Price , Vincent Starrett, Jules Verne and H. Russell Wakefield . I have 5 of the 8 issues. Summer of 1948 & all 4 seasons of 1949. In good condition for the age.
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