The Shunned House

Overview:

  • Title: The Shunned House
  • Author: H. P. Lovecraft
  • Year: 1928
  • Publisher: Recluse Press
  • Price:
  • Pages: 59
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Chapter Book
  • Title Reference: The Shunned House
  • Notes: Secondary sources state that 300 copies were printed by W. Paul Cook for his Recluse Press in 1928 (Weinberg in "The Truth About The Shunned House Hardcover" states 250 copies). Most sources, however, state that none were ever bound or distributed by Cook. However, Chalker/Owings state that Cook bound 5 copies in blue cloth with a decorated pasted on label. They further state that the binding was not done until 1929 No statement of printing. [Currey] Paper stock watermarked "Canterbury Laid". [Currey] Copyright 1928 by W. Paul Cook.