Martinus Wrote:
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> This may have been done to keep production costs
> down, perhaps?

You can't (or shouldn't) exlude such details to keep cost down. They are a living breathing part of a letter. Saying much of personality and spiritual flavour. They are essential. Can't just be ripped out.

I quite agree.

The Letters of Lovecraft and Howard can be bought from Hippocampus, at pre-publication discount, for $90. Or from Amazon for $63.

Knygatin Wrote:
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> The Letters of Lovecraft and Howard can be bought
> from Hippocampus, at pre-publication discount, for
> $90. Or from Amazon for $63.

I suppose those Amazon discounts are essentially subsidized by copies bought at higher margin -- just an observation. Publishing HPL's letters is more or less charity work anyway.