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From the vampire-cursed realm of medieval Averoigne to the time-ravaged spires of dying Zothique, the works of Clark Ashton Smith comprise a unique and imperishable legacy. A major pillar of Arkham house since 1942, Smith was a member of the Weird Tales triumvirate, including H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, who created a non-legendary golden age of American dark fantasy during the 1930s. Of these three authors, Clark Ashton Smith was the master literary sorcerer, presiding over a vast verbal apothecarium of piquant savors and precipitates. The author once defined fantastic literature as being "akin to sublime and exalted poetry, in its evocation of tremendous, non-anthropomorphic imageries," and the stories collected herein seem to defy the capacity of the English language to render sonorous rhythms, subtle shades and nuances of meaning, awesome conjurations of exoticism and mystery. In employing his prismatic prose to erect edifices of wonder, Smith became a seminal figur

Sauk City, WI: Arkham House Publishers. Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 2003. Second Edition. Hardcover. 0870541560 . Foxing to the exterior edge of pages and inside of DJ. Very Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; 472 pages .

Arkham House Pub. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870541560 . 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.8 Inches; 472 pages .

[Sauk City, WI]: Arkham House Publishers, [1988]. First edition. Light spotting to page edges, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (16760). Octavo, illustration by J. K. Potter, cloth. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. A retrospective collection of thirty stories featuring many of the author's best works as well as the definitive publication of "The City of the Singing Flame" taken from the author's original typescript. Many of the stories were checked against the author's original typescripts.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Potter, Jeffrey K.. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Small bump on the back cover, like something caught underneath the black cloth (binding mistake). 474 pages. Introduction by Ray Bradbury; Illustrations by Jeffrey K. Potter. Stated First Edition.

Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Potter, Jeffrey K.. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Edge wear to dust jacket. 474 pages. Introduction by Ray Bradbury; Illustrations by Jeffrey K. Potter. Stated First Edition.

Arkham House Publishers, 1988-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!