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THE STAR-TREADER AND OTHER POEMS
by Smith, Clark Ashton
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Limited to 2,000 copies, of which approximately 1,000 sets of unbound sheets were destroyed by fire. The author's first book, a collection of 55 poems which reflect the influence of Smith's mentor, fellow California poet George Sterling. The Star-Treader was favorably reviewed, with one critic proclaiming Smith the "Keats of the Pacific". Later, following the publication of his third collection of verse, Ebony and Crystal (1922), Smith received a fan letter from H.P. Lovecraft, which was the beginning of 15 years of friendship and correspondence between the two masters of dark fantasy and horror. Octavo: [100] p. with a title page printed in red and black. Original tan paper-covered boards, with decorative gilt stamping. Partially unopened. The dust jacket is toned, more so along the spine and folds, which are also a bit stained with some very faint transfer to the boards; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75963
- Title
- THE STAR-TREADER AND OTHER POEMS
- Author
- Smith, Clark Ashton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A.M. Robertson
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Supernatural, Horror, Macabre, Poetry, California Poets, Literature, Weird Tales
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
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- Unbound
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Unopened
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- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
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