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The Shuttered Room by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth (Panther, 1973)

Contributed by Bryson Stohr on Jun 16th, 2022. Artwork published in
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The Shuttered Room by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth (Panther, 1973) 1
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The Shuttered Room and Other Tales of Horror is a collection of short stories by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth. First published by Panther Books in 1970 with a different cover, this is the 1973 printing.

The cover of this book combines Gill Sans Bold Extra Condensed with Gill Sans Extra Bold. The name of the author is in all caps. The wraparound art is uncredited.

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The Shuttered Room by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth (Panther, 1973) 2
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1 Comment on “The Shuttered Room by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth (Panther, 1973)”

  1. Florian Hardwig says:
    Jun 16th, 2022 9:09 am

    The same typography was used by Panther Books for a whole series of paperbacks with horror stories by H.P. Lovecraft.

    The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, 1973, with cover art by Ian Miller. Image by citizen3xx24j

    The Lurker at the Threshold, 1973, with cover art by Bob Haberfield. Image by Boy de Haas

    At the Mountains of Madness, 1973, with cover art by Ian Miller. Image by Pagan555

    Dagon and Other Macabre Tales, 1973, with cover art by Bob Haberfield. Image by John Keogh (CC BY-NC)

    The Haunter of the Dark, 1974. Image by Pagan555

    The Tomb and Other Tales, 1974. Image by John Keogh (CC BY-NC)
    The Horror in the Burying Ground, 1975, with cover art by Bob Fowke. Image by John Keogh (CC BY-NC)

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