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{{Information |description ={{en|1=First page of the manuscript ''History of the Necronomicon''.}} {{es|1=Primera página del manuscrito ''History of the Necronomicon''.}} |date =1927 |source =Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), and Bryant, William L., "History of the Necronomicon" Howard P. Lovecraft collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:431009/ |author =Howard Phillips Lovecraft }} [[Cate...