The Trail of Cthulu

Item

Title

The Trail of Cthulu

Creator

Description

From the jacket: To the Cthulu mythos, that curious myth-pattern developed by the late H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth has added many stories, but none as comprehensive in its allusions as this novel in five related episodes. The Cthulu mythos has not previously ben evolved to the clarity with which it is seen in this novel of outre horror...This story is of the devious pursuit of Cthulu, the search for his lair in sunken R'lyeh, of the danger from Cthulu's minions ever wary of detection and disclosure.

Date

1962

Publisher

Arkham House Press

annotates

This is a first edition

Format

18.5 cm long, 12.25 cm wide, 2.3 cm tall

Cover Description

In blues, a desert-like landscape with ruins stretches back behind the head and shoulders of a man in the right corner. His eyes are completely dark and his face is lightly-lined.

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