Set Reminder2023-02-16 12:00:002023-02-16 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/fine-books-manuscripts-including-americana-21936 Our first book sale of the year features high spots in all categories. The sci–fi and horror session includes a near complete collection of Arkham House titles, many from the famous Richard Manney collection.
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HOWARD, Robert E. (1906?1936).?Skull?Face and Others.?Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1946. Tall 8vo. Original black cloth, gilt?stamped spine; original unclipped dust jacket. Provenance: Richard Manney (book label), one of the most famous book collectors of the 20th century who was known for the best examples on the market. A selection of his library was sold at Sotheby?s in 1991, amassing a total of over $3.9m which was the first multimillion?dollar library assembled in the 1980s to come up for auction. FIRST EDITION, of Howard?s first major hardcover collection of fantasy and horror stories. A FINE COPY. Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction 852; Currey, p. 251; Jaffery 19; Nielsen B2a.