# The Arkham Sampler

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{{Short description|American fantasy and horror fiction magazine}}
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thumb|right|Cover of Winter 1949 issue of ''The Arkham Sampler''
'''''The Arkham Sampler''''' was an American [fantasy](/source/fantasy) and [horror fiction](/source/horror_fiction) [magazine](/source/magazine) first published in Winter 1948.<ref name=jwk>{{cite web|title=The Arkham Sampler|url=http://www.jwkbooks.com/pages/books/14829/august-derleth/the-arkham-sampler-winter-1948-autumn-1949-volume-1-number-1-volume-2-number-4|work=JWK Books|accessdate=12 January 2016}}</ref> The headquarters was in [Sauk City, Wisconsin](/source/Sauk_City%2C_Wisconsin).<ref name=jwk/> The magazine, edited by [August Derleth](/source/August_Derleth), was the first of two magazines published by [Arkham House](/source/Arkham_House).<ref name=jwk/> It was published on a quarterly basis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arkham Sampler, The Seventeen Basic SF Titles|url=http://www.sfadb.com/Arkham_Sampler|work=SFADB|accessdate=12 January 2016}}</ref> The cover design was prepared by Ronald Clyne and was printed in alternating colors for the eight quarterly issues. Each issue had a print run of 1,200 copies with the exception of the Winter 1949 "All Science-Fiction Issue", of which 2,000 copies were printed. The Autumn 1949 issue was the last edition of the magazine.<ref name=jwk/><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Arkham Sampler, The|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/arkham_sampler_the|encyclopedia=SF Encyclopedia|accessdate=12 January 2016}}</ref>

''The Arkham Sampler'' published [fiction](/source/fiction), [poetry](/source/poetry), reviews, letters, articles and bibliographic data. The magazine published original works by [H. P. Lovecraft](/source/H._P._Lovecraft), [Ray Bradbury](/source/Ray_Bradbury), [Robert E. Howard](/source/Robert_E._Howard), [Theodore Sturgeon](/source/Theodore_Sturgeon), [A. E. van Vogt](/source/A._E._van_Vogt), [Robert Bloch](/source/Robert_Bloch) and others. Other writers featured in the magazine include [Anthony Boucher](/source/Anthony_Boucher), [Everett F. Bleiler](/source/Everett_F._Bleiler), [Martin Gardner](/source/Martin_Gardner), [Carl Jacobi](/source/Carl_Richard_Jacobi), [David H. Keller](/source/David_H._Keller), [Fritz Leiber](/source/Fritz_Leiber), [Frank Belknap Long](/source/Frank_Belknap_Long), [E. Hoffmann Price](/source/E._Hoffmann_Price), Vincent Starrett, [Jules Verne](/source/Jules_Verne) and [H. Russell Wakefield](/source/H._Russell_Wakefield).

==See also==
* [Science fiction magazine](/source/Science_fiction_magazine)
* [Fantasy fiction magazine](/source/Fantasy_fiction_magazine)
* [Horror fiction magazine](/source/Horror_fiction_magazine)

==References==
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== Sources ==
* {{cite book|last=Jaffery | first=Sheldon | authorlink=Sheldon Jaffery | title=The Arkham House Companion | location=Mercer Island, WA | publisher=Starmont House, Inc.| pages=29–30, 35–36| date=1989 | isbn=1-55742-005-X|ref=none}}
* {{cite book | last=Chalker | first=Jack L. | authorlink=Jack L. Chalker |author2=Mark Owings | title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 | location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore | publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.| pages=32–34 | date=1998|ref=none}}
* {{cite book | last=Joshi | first=S.T. | title=Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography | location=Sauk City, WI | publisher=Arkham House| pages=44–47, 51–53 | date=1999 | isbn=0-87054-176-5|ref=none}}
* {{cite book | last=Nielsen | first=Leon | title=Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide | location=Jefferson, NC and London | publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.| pages=64–67, 69–71 | date=2004 | isbn=0-7864-1785-4|ref=none}}

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