A Mountain Walked: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (Signed) by H. P. Lovecraft, S. T. Joshi (Ed) - 2014

Centipede Press. Used; Like New. Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2014, 1st Edition, First Printing, Lakewood, Colorado, 2014. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. THIS IS A CONTRIBUTOR'S COPY, LESS THAN 50 WERE PRINTED. Erlend Mark; Allen Koszowski; Stanley C Sargent; John Kenn Mortensen; Thomas Ott; Julien Bazinet; David Ho (illustrator). First Edition. ----------hardcover, about 8 x 11.5 inches, a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket, housed in a Fine slipcase. A stunning production, ---"A Mountain Walked is an oversize anthology with almost 700 pages. S.T. Joshi has selected the best of the reprinted Cthulhu Mythos stories and combined them with over a dozen new works written just for this anthology. This book has over 25 stories, including new stories by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Donald Tyson, Cody Goodfellow, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Jonathan Thomas, Laird Barron,Michael Shea, Patrick McGrath, Mark Samuels, Gemma Files, and others. The book also has new artwork by David Ho, John Kenn Mortensen, Drazen Kozjan,Denis Tiani, and Thomas Ott. --The edition is limited to 500 copies for sale. Each copy is signed by Thomas Ligotti, T.E.D. Klein, Laird Barron, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and many others. The signature pages are signed by 25 people and went halfway around the world for signatures. The book is 692 pages. There are several pages of full color artwork, too. The book is oversize as well, measuring over 7 × 11 inches tall. The book comes in its own clothbound slipcase and has a stunning full color dustjacket by David Ho and the usual goodies: image on the front board, ribbon marker, and head and tail bands in a gorgeous cloth bound Smyth-sewn book. This landmark anthology will surely be known as a classic in its field. Although most of the living contributors signed the book, Michael Shea passed on before the pages reached him. Writers who did not sign the book include Neil Gaiman, T.C. Boyle, and Mark Samuels. ---CONTENTS INCLUDE: Introduction by Joshi; The House of the Worm by Mearle Prout; Far Below by Robert Barbour Johnson ; Spawn of the Green Abyss by C. Hall Thompson ; The Deep Ones by James Wade ; [Art Portfolio] Erlend Mark ; The Franklyn Paragraphs by Ramsey Campbell ; Where Yidhra Walks by Walter C. DeBill, Jr. ; [Art Portfolio] Allen Koszowski; Black Man with a Horn by T.E.D. Klein ; The Last Feast of Harlequin by Thomas Ligotti ; Only the End of the World Again by Neil Gaiman ; Mandelbrot Moldrot by Lois H. Gresh ; Black Brat of Dunwich by Stanley C. Sargent ; [Art Portfolio] Stanley C. Sargent ; The Phantom of Beguilement by W. H. Pugmire ; ---Hungry ---Rats by Joseph S. Pulver, Jr. ; Virgin's Island by Donald Tyson ; In the Shadow of the Sword by Cody Goodfellow ; Mobymart After Midnight by Jonathan Thomas ; A Gentleman from Mexico by Mark Samuels ; Man with No Name by Laird Barron ; John Four by Caitlin R. Kiernan ; Sigma Octanis by Rhys Hughes ; [Anasazi] Gemma Files ; The Wreck of the Aurora by Patrick McGrath ; Thirteen Hundred Rats by T. C. Boyle ( T. Coraghessan Boyle ); Beneath the Beardmore by Michael Shea ; Rupa Worms from Outer Space by Denis Tiani ; Pickman's Model by H. P. Lovecraft (illustrated by John Kenn Mortensen ) ; The Lurking Fear by H. P. Lovecraft (illustrated by Thomas Ott ) ; Excerpts from a Notebook by Drazen Kozjan; [cartoons] Julien Bazinet ; [Notes); Contributors, ---OUT-OF-PRINT before publication, . 2014. First Edition.. LIMITED & SPECIAL EDITIONS.