B&N does Lovecraft!!

I was at B&N yesterday, and saw a bunch of large anthology books there that they had published. Most of them looked nice and had all the accoutremonts (gilt edge, leather-like binding, hubs, etc) and were $20 or under. I hope this one is one of those.
 
Omphalos said:
I was at B&N yesterday, and saw a bunch of large anthology books there that they had published. Most of them looked nice and had all the accoutremonts (gilt edge, leather-like binding, hubs, etc) and were $20 or under. I hope this one is one of those.
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Actually, it probably would be their "Library of Essential Writers Series", if we go by the $12.95 pricetag. For those unaware, here is that series, of which I have two volumes, the Poe and the O. Henry
 
pablo said:
Awesome news! The juvenilia is indeed included, and in the appendix as I'd suspected! And two collaborations/revisions. Do we have a release date on this beauty?
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Fall, according to Jim Rockhill at the Eldritch Dark forum. The last I heard from Joshi was that most of the work -- introduction and brief headings for every story -- was already done, and he was just waiting for the proofs.

I think bn.com ships worldwide, no?
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True, but then you'll have to get an account there. I'm not too big a fan of opening accounts all over the place, preferring to stick to a few sellers. And people I know -- a buddy of mine in Texas has promised to get this book for me.
 
Omphalos said:
I was at B&N yesterday, and saw a bunch of large anthology books there that they had published. Most of them looked nice and had all the accoutremonts (gilt edge, leather-like binding, hubs, etc) and were $20 or under. I hope this one is one of those.
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It looks like it will be part of B&N's "Library of Essential Writers" series, of which I have two volumes, Poe and O. Henry. I can't post link yet, so if you're unfamiliar with this series, paste search.barnesandnoble.com into your browser, then append /booksearch/results.asp?SID=365421. You will be presented with a complete (?) listing.
 
Thats great news.

I've been going through his stories one compilation at a time and am 'in between' books right now. Since I'm at the point where I would be buying books with duplicate stories, it might be perfect timing for me!
 
Joshi says the volume will be around 1,200-1,500 pages in length, according to that podcast interview posted here today.

That's in line with other B&N tomes in this line of theirs (I have the O. Henry and it too is around 1,500 pages or so).
 
Omphalos said:
I was at B&N yesterday, and saw a bunch of large anthology books there that they had published. Most of them looked nice and had all the accoutremonts (gilt edge, leather-like binding, hubs, etc) and were $20 or under. I hope this one is one of those.
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It'll most likely be like their series of huge classics collections called The Library of Essential Writers. I have two volumes of it, the Poe and the O. Henry.
 
Oh wow. This awesome news! I have a feeling a few of my friends will be getting this for Christmas...
 
I bought this last week, it is great to have most if not all his stories, novellas, novels, and poems in one book. I did notice a few printing errors, the Yen symbol, they for the, a few other words that are not in his stories i have in other collections. I noticed that this was printed in China, you would think they would have had a proofreader go over it before OK'ing the print run.

Considering how hard it is to just get one book of his, I can live with the problems. :D
 
Can somebody post the ISBN or the full title of this book (or a link to amazon)? I was in B&N the other day and I could have sworn I saw a second omnibus that was produced by somebody lese (no, not Gramercy) and I want to make sure before I buy. Thanks!
 
Here you go, Omphalos:

H.P. Lovecraft, Library of Essential Writers Series, H. P. Lovecraft, Book - Barnes & Noble

This should provide all the information you need....

And yes, I've noticed a few typos myself... usually the same letter being dropped periodically, so it may well have been a mechanical problem. Still, what I've come across so far (admittedly, I'm only a few stories in at this point) has been quite minor, compared to so many other editions of HPL....
 
j. d. worthington said:
Here you go, Omphalos:

H.P. Lovecraft, Library of Essential Writers Series, H. P. Lovecraft, Book - Barnes & Noble

This should provide all the information you need....

And yes, I've noticed a few typos myself... usually the same letter being dropped periodically, so it may well have been a mechanical problem. Still, what I've come across so far (admittedly, I'm only a few stories in at this point) has been quite minor, compared to so many other editions of HPL....
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Thank you!
 
Omphalos said:
Can somebody post the ISBN or the full title of this book (or a link to amazon)? I was in B&N the other day and I could have sworn I saw a second omnibus that was produced by somebody lese (no, not Gramercy) and I want to make sure before I buy. Thanks!
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I saw a newish one a couple of months ago, bound in what looked like black leather, with gold-leafed font on the cover.
 
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