Crypt of Cthulhu 1 [Vol. 1 # 1] Fine+ off-White pages [1981] 1st Ed Lovecraft

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Crypt of Cthulhu # 1Fine Plus [FN+]off-White pages...a Crypt of Cthulhu publication.......................................................Issue # 1 {Vol 1 # 1} [Hallowmas 1981]Fine Plus [FN+]cover art by robert m. price.......................................................T_H_E MOST RARE Crypt of Cthulhu ! ....................................................... ...and finally, T_H_E MOST RARE Crypt of Cthulhu!...Numero Uno ! Its time for #1 ! Fine plus [FN+] conditionit hurts, literally, physically H_U_R_T_S to let it go, but apologies to the Elder Ones, you can't take it with you...well, I can't, but you can :-) .......................................................Crypt of Cthulhu was a fanzine devoted to the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos . It was published as part of the Esoteric Order of Dagon amateur press association for a short time, and was formally established in 1981 by Robert M. Price , who edited it throughout its subsequent run.Described by its editor as "a bizarre miscegenation; half Lovecraft Studies rip-off, half humor magazine , a ' pulp thriller and theological journal ,'" it was a great deal more than that. Lovecraft scholarship was always a mainstay, with articles contributed by Steve Behrends, Edward P. Berglund, Peter Cannon , Stefan Dziemianowicz, S. T. Joshi , Robert A. W. Lowndes , Dirk W. Mosig , Will Murray , Darrell Schweitzer , Colin Wilson and Price himself. However the magazine published stories and poems too: resurrected, newly discovered, or in a few cases newly written, by Lovecraft and other such Weird Tales veterans as R. H. Barlow , Robert Bloch , Hugh B. Cave , August Derleth , C. M. Eddy, Jr. , Robert E. Howard , Carl Jacobi , Henry Kuttner , Frank Belknap Long , E. Hoffmann Price , Duane W. Rimel, Richard F. Searight, Clark Ashton Smith and Wilfred Blanch Talman. It also had stories and poems by newer writers paying tribute to the old, including Ramsey Campbell , Lin Carter , John Glasby , C. J. Henderson , T. E. D. Klein , Thomas Ligotti , Brian Lumley , Gary Myers and Richard L. Tierney . Several issues were devoted to showcasing one or another of such authors. Its contents were illustrated by such artists of the fantastic as Thomas Brown, Jason C. Eckhardt, Stephen E. Fabian , D. L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Knox, Allen Koszowski, Gavin O'Keefe and Gahan Wilson . Its reviews covered genre books, films and games.The magazine's run encompassed 108 issues over a span of 20 years. The first 75 issues (dated Hallowmas 1981 through Michaelmas 1990), were published by Price under his own Cryptic Publications imprint. The next 26 issues, (dated Hallowmas 1990 through Eastertide 1999 and numbered 76 through 101) were published by Necronomicon Press . The last 6 issues, (dated Lammas 1999 through Eastertide 2001 and numbered 102 through 108), were published by Mythos Books. The magazine has been inactive since 2001; however, Necronomicon Press plans to revive it in 2014........................................................NO other copies of Crypt of Cthulhu # 1 on eBay ...absolutely NONE !Just 4 other (and lesser ! ) copies of Crypt of Cthulhu # 1 on ABE ...negating the soiled copy for $ 50.00, ranging $ 112.49 (vg) - $ 174.00 (nr fn) !!.......................................................*** Lovecraftiana Lot #266 ****** Crypt of Cthulhu Lot #40 * * *...............................................................................Continuing with my 4 year-long series of 1st edition books of the 19th-20th century Horror / Imaginative /Weird Fiction ( no special order,no requests please )...a voluminous collection of the 'Top-Tier' of collectible Horror, 90% bought 20-25 years ago from the infamous L W Currey.The Low minimum price is exactly as you see it; no phony hidden minimums...if you are the only bidder you get it at the ridiculously low starting pricePostage is exactly via the eBay calculator, dependent on your location. Mailed in sturdy packaging, within 3 business days receipt of PayPal! read more

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