The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
Lovecraft, H. P. Ballantine Books, 1971 (2nd Printing). Softbound. Edited and With an Intro by Lin Carter. Influenced by Nathaniel Hawthorne, L. Frank Baum, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lord Dunsany ('I see Lovecraft borrowed my style,' Dunsany said, '& I don't grudge it to him'), and the 1786 novel, Vathek, by William Thomas Beckford, this Lovecraftian fantasy is both the longest story to make up the author's Dream Cycle and the longest to feature the character Randolph Carter. Classic mass-market edition with incredible wraparound cover illustration depicting the heroic Ultharian cats by Gervasio Gallardo, the Spanish-born surrealist whose art has accompanied the works of G. K. Chesterton, Clark Ashton Smith, William Morris, and many others.
Spine is tight, but has some cosmetic creasing, sunning, and a slight lean. Clean, unmarked interior. Light toning to pages and a few small areas of light creasing/edge-wear to the covers. Remainder marks to top and bottom edges. 241 pp. Mass-Market Paperbacks.
