GENIUS LOCI and Other Tales
by Smith, Clark Ashton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near fine
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Octavo. 7.75 x 5.5". 228pp. Black cloth. The author's third collection of weird tales published by Arkham House. Limited to around 3000 copies. Nice bright dust jacket has a darkening and little wear to spine.
Synopsis
Genius Loci and Other Tales is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by author Clark Ashton Smith. It was released in 1948 and was the author's third book published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 3,047 copies. The stories were written between 1930 and 1935. The collection contains stories from Smith's major story cycles of Averoigne and Zothique.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55010
- Title
- GENIUS LOCI and Other Tales
- Author
- Smith, Clark Ashton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Arkham House
- Place of Publication
- Sauk City, WI
- Date Published
- 1948
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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