Books for SaleSelected Derleth titles for purchase

Online Purchase:

Online credit card purchases through Paypal


Directions:
Click 'Add to Cart' to add item to shopping cart, click 'View Cart' below to checkout.

Mail Order by Check:

Mail description of book (plust $3 Shipping, unless noted otherwise) check to:

August Derleth Society
P.O. Box 481
Sauk City, WI 53583 USA

or pay with PayPal, send paymet to augustderlethsociety@gmail.com

Books by August Derleth
Title Price Image Description  
Poetry by August Derleth
Journals
COLLECTED POEMS (1937-1967) $25.00 The finest poems of thirty years selected by the author.
Hard Cover, 254p. ISBN 1-896032-70-2
IN A QUIET GRAVEYARD $10.00 Poems about the inhabitants of Sac Prairie’s cemetery.
Paperback, 131p. ISBN 1-55246-002-9
THE ELEANOR POEMS and OTHER SAC PRAIRIE POETRY $24.00 Love poems found in a college campus house decades after Derleth’s death & more.
Hard Cover, 100p. ISBN 1-55246-444-X

Solar Pons & Detective Fiction by August Derleth
Solar Pons is Derleth’s version of Sherlock Holmes. Detective stories at their best.

FINAL ADVENTURES OF SOLAR PONS $28.00 Three previously unpublished Solar Pons stories.
Hard Cover, 200p. ISBN 1-55246-012-6
ORIGINAL TEXT SOLAR PONS OMNIBUS (P&H $10) $180.00 solar This is complete collection spanning 40 years of the Solar Pons stories.
Hard Cover 2 Vol. ISBN 1-55246-077-0
The Wisconsin Saga Novels by August Derleth
BRIGHT JOURNEY

Hard Cover
$28.00
Paperback
$18.00

Fur Traders and Indians struggle at Fort Mackinac, MI before being some of the first settlers in Wisconsin. Their story is a fascinating tale of history and settlers. Part One.

Cover
THE HOUSE ON THE MOUND

Paperback $17.00
Hard Cover
$25.00

Villa Louis is the home of Wisconsin’s first millionaire Hercules Dousman and his beautiful bride. Derleth makes history come alive with their story. Part Two.

Cover
THE HILLS STAND WATCH

Hard Cover
$28.00
Paperback
$18.00

Tale of ill-fated romance between Cornish settlers set in the lead-mining region of Mineral Point, Wisconsin.

Cover
Juvenile Writings by August Derleth
ST IGNATIUS AND THE COMPANY OF JESUS $10.00 Story of the founding of the Jesuits. A wounded soldier converts to Christ.
Juvenile Historical Novel (paperback)
FR. MARQUETTE AND THE GREAT RIVER $10.00 Story of the early dangerous exploration of the Mississippi River with famous
explorer Louis Joliet.
Weird & Macabre Fiction by August Derleth
IN LOVECRAFT’S SHADOW $75.00 All of August Derleth’s Lovecraft Mythos stories set in one volume. Lavishly illustrated by Stephen Fabian.
THE MACABRE QUARTO – THE COMPLETE SET $120.00

Four volume set collection of all of August Derleth’s weird fiction and listed in chronological order of publication in each volume

Who Shall I Say Is Calling? And Other Stories $30.00 The Best of August Derleth’s weird fiction as selected by Robert Weinberg and Stefan Dziemianowicz.
The Sleepers And Other Wakeful Things $30.00

The Ghost Stories of August Derleth with an introduction by Ramsey Campbell.
Soft Cover. 340 p. ISBN 978-1-55246-814-2

That Is Not Dead $30.00 The Black Magic & Occult Stories of August Derleth, with introduction by David Drake.
Soft Cover. 330 p. ISBN 987-1-55246-815-9
August Derleth’s Eerie Creatures $30.00

A potpourri of vampires, imps and demons, shapeshifters and the reanimated dead.
Introduction by Brian Lumley. Soft Cover. 302p. ISBN 978-1-55246-816-6

Miscellaneous Writing by August Derleth
WISCONSIN WRITERS AND WRITING

Paperback
$16.00
Hard Cover
$24.00

Derleth talks about Wisconsin Authors he has read, many he knew personally.
The author talks about how he writes and about his books.

Cover
REMEMBERING DERLETH $10.00

The closest thing we have to a biography, compiled by Bill Dyke, Kay Price, Char Olson and the August Derleth Society . Essays, Derleth’s favorite recipes, news stories, lots of interesting items. You will learn a lot about Derleth.

IN THE COURSE OF MY WALKS $25.00

Edited by Richard Quinney. A selection of essays taken from Derleth’s book RETURN TO WALDEN WEST describing nature hikes along the Wisconsin River and marshes.
Hard Cover. 80 p. Borderland Books

A Derleth Collection $15.00

Uncollected poems, short stories and essays by Derleth, found in magazines of long ago. Some of his best nature writings compiled by the ADS

The Milwaukee Road: Its First Hundred Years $26.00

Derleth's popular and well-crafted corporate history celebrating the strength and status of this mighty carrier, the only complete history of this innovative and dynamic railroad.

The Arkham Sampler $149.95

Facsimile reprint—two-volume Buckram cloth with headband and ribbon, 800 pp.—of the extremely rare Arkham House magazine that ran four issues a year for 1948 & 1949, limited to 250 sets co-published with The August Derleth Society.

Comics in America by August Derleth $30.00

A book for enthusiasts and completists who wish to explore this hitherto nearly unknown facet of August Derleth's fascinating personality and history; and aficionados, or simply interested readers, who know the comics already, but who might appreciate this early proponent of the subject. Derleth's recollections will appeal to old-timer's, too!

Sac Prairie Saga Journals by August Derleth
Journals
WALDEN WEST (UW Press) $15.00 An American Classic. The very best of Derleth’s writings
Atmosphere of Houses $6.00 Profiles of the houses of Sac Prairie and their inhabitants. Woodcuts by Frank Utpatel
WISCONSIN, RIVER OF A 1000 ISLES (UW Press) $15.00 Derleth pens a classic historical tribute to this river. Exciting!
Short Stories by August Derleth
COUNTRY MATTERS

Paperback
$17.00
Hard Cover
$25.00

Short Stories featuring the country wisdom of farmers Gus Elker and Great-aunt Lou.
Cover
RETURN TO SAC PRAIRIE

Paperback
$17.00
Hard Cover
$25.00

Six short novels about the often dark and tragic side of life in a small Midwest village
Cover
AUNT MAY STRIKES AGAIN $10.00

Originally published for the 25th Anniversary of Derleth’s death in 1996.
Four Aunt May Stories. May is a woman who has a knack for trouble.

The Sac Prairie Saga by August Derleth
Short Stories
Evening in Spring $24.00 (Hardcover)
$16.00 (Paperback)
Derleth professed this to be his Favorite!
Cover
THE FOUR LOST SAC PRAIRIE NOVELS $28.00

Includes Lamplight in the Dark, Shane’s Girls, The Wind in the Cedars
and The Odyssey of Janna Meade. Originally published in Redbook magazine.

Juvenile Detective Fiction by August Derleth - The Steve/Sim Series
THE ADVENTURES OF THE MILL CREEK IRREGULARS $100.00

Set of 10 Paperbacks about Steve (August) and Sim (boyhood friend Hugo), two boys
have adventures playing detectives along the Wisconsin River in 1929. Ages 7 to adult.

THE MOON TENDERS $10.00

Steve and Sim build a raft to go down the Wisconsin River. They spend a night in a cave and are kidnapped by counterfeiters.

THE MILL CREEK IRREGULARS $10.00

Some things wrong on the farm out west of town where a young girl is held captive by a no-good uncle. Steve and Sim investigate with the usual trouble.

GHOST OF BLACK HAWK ISLAND $10.00

Spooky things are happening on Black Hawk Island. No one wants to go there now. Steve and Sim decide to camp out on the island.

THE TENT SHOW SUMMER $10.00 Someone is trying to stop the Brooks Traveling Circus from camping on their usual spot. Steve and Sim uncover the reason why.
THE IRREGULARS STRIKE AGAIN $10.00

Steve and Sim clean up on a group of out-of-season hunters who are carrying more than deer in their wagon.

THE HOUSE BY THE RIVER $10.00

A trip to Prairie du Chien gives Steve and Sim more than they bargained for when they investigate a mysterious house on the Mississippi River.

THE WATCHER ON THE HEIGHTS $10.00

Someone is after old man Corey, a simple fisherman who is caught in a bitter family quarrel and a nosy neighbor.

THE PRINCE GOES WEST $10.00 Steve and Sim enlist Pete’s aid to protect a young foreign Prince from kidnappers.
THREE STRAW MEN $10.00

Steve and Sim get the goods on a trio of shady brothers trying to embezzle money from the good folk of Sac Prairie

THE PINKERTONS RIDE AGAIN $10.00

Train robbery went out with Jesse James … or so it was thought. Steve and Sim uncover a plot to rob the local train carrying the banks money


August Derleth Himself Reading Poetry on CD’s
Title Price Image Description  
Sugarbush by Moon Light $15.00 nature poems
Psyche $15.00 love poems

Other CDs & DVD
Title Price Image Description  
Place of Hawks $25.00 Double CD set. Music inspired by Derleth’s poetry. Composed by Professor Douglas Hill, Dept. of Music, UW Madison
A Year in Poetry DVD (August Derleth) $15.00 narrated by Judge Bill Dyke
Photos and Poetry that are amazingly beautiful. Outstanding DVD
August Derleth Day DVD $25.00

A celebration event marking the 100th anniversary of Derleth’s birth. Governor issues a proclamation to name it August Derleth Day. Many speakers, wonderful music, and Derleth’s children are present.

August Derleth Day at The Milwaukee Public Library DVD $25.00

Derleth Interpreter David Schweitzer, performs excerpts from Derleth’s writings. Former Derleth secretary Kay Price, speaks on Derleth’s life and works

Remembering Derleth DVD $15.00

A video history of the August Derleth Society including excerpts from past Walden West Festivals featuring appearances by Ramsey Campbell, George Vukelich, ADS founder Richard Fawcett and many familiar guest faces.


Writings done about Derleth
Title Price Image Description  
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES $8.00 Identifies all writings by Derleth concerning the Weird Tale or Arkham House. Ships with Addenda I.
LEST WE FORGET $8.00 Chronological bibliography with quotations from every piece Derleth wrote about weird tale author H. P. Lovecraft
DERLETH: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST $10.00

by Bill Dutch. A Complete List of Derleth’s books and published stories.

RETURN TO DERLETH $7.00

Critical essays examine the various aspects of Derleth’s work,
edited James P. Roberts

RETURN TO DERLETH, VOLUME TWO $7.00 More of the same, edited by James P. Roberts
AUGUST DERLETH REDUX $15.00

By John D. Haefele
Derleth's world-wide impact on the literary Weird Tale genre


Online sources for Derleth Books
Amazon.com
BarnesandNoble.com
Arkum House Publishers