I was expecting some ‘post Black Friday’ Amazon Warehouse deals, as bumped and damaged stock was returned to the warehouses. I’m pleased to say that, by looking out for such items, I’ve bagged both volumes of the new H.P. Lovecraft: Letters to Family and Family Friends. The cost for both together was a bargain £30, ‘half price’ and with no extra shipping to pay — Amazon was willing to send them to a local locker for free.
My thanks to my Patreon patrons who’ve made this vital purchase possible, and you’ll doubtless benefit from improved posts here at Tentaclii in the coming years.
It may well be the springtime before I get around to reading them now, as my Lovecraft interest tends to be seasonal from May-October. But for now they look mighty pretty on the shelf. Only very slightly bumped on a few of the cover-corners, and otherwise fine. They’re going to be read and consulted quite thoroughly, so I don’t bother about such minor blemishes.
I also managed to bag Frank Belknap Long’s The Black Druid for $10 on eBay. This being the mid-1970s Panther paperback of his stories, and the uniform paperback companion to his The Hounds of Tindalos. Which I had bagged at about the same price from eBay about 18 months ago. Most of the time they’re offered for silly ‘collector’ prices. There were only two such volumes of his stories here in the UK, if you were wondering, both with fine Bruce Pennington covers.
