Three versions of the same Lovecraft tale in one set might seem like overkill, even in such a beautiful HPLHS-Helios House production. Each here though is unique. The first clamshell box holds the replica uncut printed sheets, difficult to read, but looking almost exactly like the ones Lovecraft himself saw and handled. Except these are on much better-quality paper, if sadly without the original embedded watermark. That watermark is shown though, with an added note thanking the Kickstarter backers, on the former copyright page. Clamshell box two has the modernly-reset, booklet-bound, version of the tale in an easily readable form, with an impressive Hester Aspland illustration of the eponymous House, and separate goodies - the acrostic poems booklet, bookmark, fungus-and-Indian-Pipes-illustrated bookplate, certificate of authenticity (41 here!), and the Providence Pack. Look out too for the full colour picture of the Whipples in the fungous cellar, with Crookes tube, flamethrower and flashlights, in the box’s base. Finally, we have the annotated version of the story in “Night-Black Deeds”, the deceptively slim volume that rounds off the whole. The essays, images and notes in this add yet more to the tale, its background and the influence of Lovecraft’s view of Providence, including a reduced-size image of the Benefit Street area map from the Providence Pack as its frontispiece. As an early backer of the Kickstarter, I am, of course, biased, but this is a truly wonderful set.

The box set is absolutely wonderful, a real work of art. I couldn’t be more happy. And, when there was a problem with my original copy, Sean Branney of the HPLHS and NR Jenzen-Jones of Helios House responded so very quickly and rectified the problem promptly. A true benefit of dealing with smaller, passionate companies who want their products to be the best they can be.

Thank you.

Beautiful bound set! Haven't finished reading all of it yet, but looking forward to spending time..I'm such a weenie that I wear white cotton museum gloves while handling the books! Too nice to touch!

Helios House and HPLHS have created an amazing set of books with the Whipple edition of 'The Shunned House'. A tremendous amount of scholarship and research combined with first rate publishing skills provides you with an instant classic along with all the information you could ever want on Lovecraft's seminal tale.

Our long-awaited set was delivered yesterday, and it was worth the wait!
Some initial comments:
The design and production of each component of the Whipple Edition is excellent as one expects from Helios House and the HPLHS.
I look forward to reading “Night-Black Deeds” and “Eternal Brood – the Shadows” as soon as possible.
“The Shunned House” chapbook is produced to the same exacting standards as the other Helios House editions distributed by the Miskatonic Literary Society.
The facsimile edition of the unbound printing of “The Shunned House” will remain untouched and safely tucked away in the beautifully wrought “1928” clam shell case.
I never use leather bookmarks or deface my collection with book plates so those items will be stored in the “2024” clam shell case along with The Providence Pack.
The Shunned House challenge coin now has pride of place among my other HPL related coins.
Our set is numbered 19 of 500.
Kudos to Nic, Sean, Andrew and the others who collaborated with them on this remarkable collection.