I ordered this book alongside two other Knickerbocker classics slipcase editions: The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe and The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales. The trio makes a delightfully macabre centerpiece for my bookshelf. The books are not only beautifully, but also sturdily bound, such that they can, despite their bulk, sit open without stressing their spines. They are all sturdy enough to stand upright without requiring propping. This book, being the bulkiest of the bunch, is definitely a lap book—though, I must say, for such a sizeable volume, it is considerably lighter than I expected. This is probably owed to the thinness of the pages (which is normally something that I take issue with; however, in the case of this book, I understand that fashioning them in the kind of tome-like thickness that I enjoy would require either splitting this book into at least two volumes or completely nullifying its portability.) As some reviewers have pointed out, this edition is NOT complete in the absolute sense; it is lacking in a few poems and lesser-known tales. It is, however, as complete of a compendium as I could find on the market, and it is DEFINITELY as complete as you’ll find in such a collector’s quality edition. Other than that, the book arrived in stellar condition (but, because I’m nit-picky, I will mention that the built-in ribbon marker had a few drops of dried glue and some rumpling at the top, where it attaches to the spine. Also, the font could have afforded to be a tad darker.). All in all, I am very pleased with this purchase. Be it for collecting or gift-giving, I highly recommend this edition for fans of the cosmically horrific. Read more

As a longtime fan of Lovecraft's literature and cosmic horror themes in general, I must say this is really amazing. The complete original works of Lovecraft, stories and poems are all included. The page quality is just wonderful, and the cover art is simply astonishing. The silver shiny edge of the pages is also a lovely bonus. A must have for any Lovecraft fan or collector. One of the best published collection of the complete works of Lovecraft. The delivery was also speedy and the book came in good packaging as well! Read more

Credo la miglior edizione in lingua originale di H.P. Lovecraft. Un autore che consiglio a tutti di leggere in originale. In lingua italiana è tradotto benissimo, assolutamente; però si perde dall'inglese tutta quella scelta di parole e musicalità (allitterazioni e via discorrendo) che accresce ancora di più l'importanza di questo scrittore, che per troppo tempo è stato misconosciuto dai più e relegato in una nicchia di un genere grandemente sottovalutato! Bellissima la copertina (finalmente niente mostri a caso, né tentacoli), pagine con gli estremi in argento e segnalibro. Fatevi un piacere! Compratela! Read more

Good bok, nice looking but some of the pages was stuck together with the silver color. Read more

So many Lovecraft collections are merely picks by some editor, and not complete. This one appears to have everything - 68 stories in all plus some extra "juvenalia" that I didn't expect. Awesome! After reading some other reviews on here, I was afraid I was going to get some cheap bootleg thing, and incomplete. No, this is a Barnes & Noble edition. Table of contents, stories page separated, and very nicely bound with one of those cloth strip bookmarks. The type is small, but it was either that or a huge dictionary-esque thing. There's a lot here. Reanimator, Kadath, Chtlulu, Mountains, all of it. Read more