CLARK ASHTON SMITH from Terence McVicker, Rare Books

West Warwick, R.I.,: Necronomicon Press,, 1988. First Edition. Submitted to Weird Tales by CAS in 1933, THE WITCHCRAFT OF ULUA was rejected by Farnsworth Wright as being "too erotic." Smith rewrote the tale excising the naughty bits and it was accepted in October, 1933. Informative 2-page introduction by Steve Behrends. This is the first publication of the complete version. From… Ler mais sobre este item

West Warwick, RI.: Necronomicon Press,, 1977.. First Thus.. The sixteenth booklet published by NP. Reproduces the original text illustrated by Clark Ashton Smith as appeared in 4 issues of HOME BREW. The Clark Ashton Smith illustrations are primitive, but effective. Reproduces the original publication, but in a larger format. Nicely presented. As new. From the… Ler mais sobre este item

[Glendale, CA.]: [Roy A. Squires], 1971. First Printing. Although not credited, this was the 16th booklet printed by Roy A. Squires, by hand from handset types, handsewn with silk thread. Colophon states 180 numbered copies, this is copy 48.. Handsomely printed with decorated initials. The private press of Roy A. Squires introduced fine printing to the fantasy &… Ler mais sobre este item

[Glendale, CA.]: (Roy A. Squires), (1964). First Thus. Printed in a total edition of 450 copies including variants, this is one of approximately 200 of "the ordinary edition." A handsome printing of this early, popular poem of Smith's. The author thought so highly of this poem that it appeared as the first poem in his first book, THE… Ler mais sobre este item

Pacific Grove, Calif. : Roy A. Squires/Clyde Beck, 1962. [First edition]. Sixty-eight pages of poetry, the last book published under the author's supervision. CAS okay'd more than 30 page proofs before he died. The publication that launched the Private Press of Roy A. Squires, and printed by both Squires and his friend, Clyde Beck, "upon whose urging… Ler mais sobre este item

Pacific Grove: Roy A. Squires/Clyde Beck, 1962. [First edition]. Sixty-eight pages of poetry the last book published under the author's supervision. CAS okay'd more than 30 page proofs before he died. The publication that launched the Private Press of Roy A. Squires, and printed by both Squires and his friend, Clyde Beck, "upon whose urging the press… Ler mais sobre este item

Fourteen tales selected by the author just a few months before his death in 1961. Additionally is a heartfelt and self-revelatory memoir by E. Hoffmann Price of his visits to Smith, and later to Carol Smith, after Clark's death. An as new, unread copy in d.j. You, be the first to open this book!

Lakeport, Calif.: The Futile Press, 1937. [First edition, second state]. The Futile Press, founded by the Beck brothers, Groo and Claire later assisted by Clyde Beck, were young F & SF zealots, who, with their small handpress printed H.P. Lovecraft's: Notes & Commonplace Book, this booklet by Clark Ashton Smith, and had plans for future publications including Clark… Ler mais sobre este item

West Kingston, R.I. : Donald M. Grant, 1982. First Edition. An exotique tale, for a time mistakingly thought written by Clark Ashton Smith, but soon after proven not to've been written by CAS. However it does exist with his name, and it will always remain a curious error of wishful bibliographic thinking. The introduction lays out… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Neville Spearman, 1971. [First British Edition]. Printed from the 1942, Arkham House plates with a new d.j., photo..A nice little book. Fine copy in d.j. These Spearman editions are difficult to acquire in fine d.j., as they were afforded no protection other than a cardboard box for the three-thousand mile plus, water-crossing.

Baltimore: Mirage press, 1973. [First edition]. Thirty-four essays and commentary by the noted Fantasy author, as well as "An Appreciation" of him by California poet and friend, George Sterling. Some topics include Smith's own Memoriams to his friend, H.P. Lovecraft, An Autobiography of Clark Ashton Smith, The Favorite Weird Stories of Clark Ashton Smith, The Validity of Weird… Ler mais sobre este item

Saddle River: Gerry de la Ree, 1973. First Edition. After purchasing the Samuel Loveman, Clark Ashton Smith collection in 1970-71, Gerry de la Ree published two Clark Ashton Smith books: Grotesques and Fantastiques being the first, Klarkash-ton & Monstro Ligriv, the second. Printed in an edition of 650 copies, 600 unfortunately, were published with stiff-paper covers, only 50… Ler mais sobre este item

Auburn, CA: Auburn Journal, 1922. A love-sonnet, written in the flowing, graceful hand of twenty-five year old poet, Clark Ashton Smith. Presented in a Roy A. Squires binder-folder, with hand-printed title-page Folded for mailing (no doubt to his poet-friend, Samuel Loveman) with a closed split of approximately 1-1/4". Holographic CAS material is virtually unobtainable nowadays. Very good… Ler mais sobre este item

Sauk City: Arkham House, 1948. [First edition]. A twice-signed, presentation copy, the year of the book's publication, inscribed, and corrected, with nine corrections in the author's hand. The inscription to his friend Don Carter, reads, "For Don, the night after moving into the new home, sans Katzenjammer, Dec. 4th, 1948. Madam Mad No Whiskey, Dog Gone Madam Mad.… Ler mais sobre este item

Sauk City: Arkham House, 1971. [First edition]. Submitted to Arkham House in 1949, SELECTED POEMS was a career-spanning selection by Smith himself, with many early poems revised or rewritten, including his epic THE HASHISH-EATER which is here presented in its final version (personally, I prefer it's first version as presented in EBONY & CRYSTAL, in 1922). Smith considered… Ler mais sobre este item

Pacific Grove, Calif.: Roy A. Squires/Clyde Beck, 1962. [First edition]. Sixty-eight pages of poetry, the last book published under the author's supervision, as he okay'd more than 30 pages of page proofs before he died. The publication that launched the Private Press of Roy A. Squires, although this book was printed by both Squires and his friend, Clyde… Ler mais sobre este item

Sauk City: Arkham House, 1970. [First edition]. The final collection of Smith's tales unassembled tales, as gathered by August Derleth before his death the 4th of July, the following year. Twenty-six offerings, many quite short, and mostly Smith's Science Fiction, which was not his strong point. This is a beautiful as new, unread copy, fresh white paper.… Ler mais sobre este item

Sauk City: Arkham House, 1964. [First Edition]. Some of Smith's most beautiful writing is found within these fifty pages of worded jewelry. The virtuosity of his command of language is on full display". . . For traffic in the realms of mystery and wonder, in the marts of scarce-imaginable cities and metropoli a million leagues away, on the… Ler mais sobre este item