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Lot 144

[PULPS]. [LOVECRAFT]. Tales of Magic and Mystery #4. Personal Arts, 1928. CGC 4.0.

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Starting Bid
$750

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[PULPS]. [LOVECRAFT]. Tales of Magic and Mystery #4. Personal Arts, 1928. CGC 4.0. Features the FIRST APPEARANCE of H.P. Lovecraft's "Cool Air," first rejected by Weird Tales; "Further Famous Escapes of Harry Houdini" by editor Walter B. Gibson; and cover illustration by Earle K. Bergey. The scarce pulp magazine ran for 5 issues from December 1927 to April 1928; this is the penultimate issue. 

Condition

CGC graded 4.0

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