Sauk City: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., 1993. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 515pp, illustrated throughout with full-page black & white plates by J.K. Potter. 3,834 printed. This copy has been specially INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1967. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth lettered in gilt on spine panel. 2,486 copies printed. 261 pp. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, one tiny scuff mark (not very visible) at head of spine panel. ¶ Collects 14 previously unpublished stories, includes..... More
San Francisco & Portland: Night Shade Books, 2002 & 2005. First Editions (& 1st printings). Two volumes, orignal black cloth lettered in metallic blue and silver. 437 + 332 pp., Indexes. Comprises Volume One and Volume Two of the Night Shade Books 'Lovecraft Letters' series. Only these two volumes were..... More
Paris: Editions Pierre Belfond, 10, rue de Regard, [1969]. First French Edition. Large octavo, original pictorial wrappers, french-fold flaps. 348 pp. Some very light wear to edges; a bright, clean, very good copy. ¶ Translated by Paule Perez with an Introduction by Francois Truchaud. Contents differ from the 1965 Arkham..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. First edition, later printing with no "First Edition" statement on copyright page. Octavo, original boards with cloth spine. 510 pp, Illustrated, Notes, Bibliography & Index. A small 4-page prospectus and order form for this title is laid in; it reproduces the..... More
[Auburn, California]: [Clark Ashton Smith], 1922. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original red cloth, front panel titled in gold. 152 pp. Printed in a limited edition of 500 numbered copies, this being copy #432. Although most copies were signed by Smith on the limitation leaf, this copy is numbered..... More
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New York: Weird Tales, 1938. The First Appearance in Print of this Short Story. Tall octavo, original colour pictorial wrappers. Single issue of this legendary pulp magazine. Full colour cover illustration by Margaret Brundage. Off-white paper, some mild extra gluing along the inner spine hinges (principally at rear). Small tear..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1918. First Edition (& 1st printing). Quarto, original blue-gray boards with quarter linen shelf back, printed paper label affixed to spine panel, untrimmed. Interior decorations by Florence Lundborg, printed throughout in black and light green, title page printed in red, black and light..... More
Sauk Ciy, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 2003. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original black cloth lettered in gilt on spine panel, gold decorated endpapers. 417 pp., Frontispiece portrait of Smith by Wynn Bullock, 12 pp of black & white plates printed on glossy paper stock inserted at Pp 196-197, Selected..... More
Alburquerque, New Mexico: Silver Scarab Press, 1975. First Edition (& 1st printing). Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, cover artwork by Stephen Fabian, interior artwork by Randall Spurgin. 77 pp. Issued in an edition of 1000 numbered copies, this being copy No. 282. Corners mildly bumped, ¾ - inch long tears to..... More
New York: Avon Publications. 1947. First Edition (& 1st printing). Small octavo (digest size), in color pictorial wrappers. 130 pp. Text paper lightlytanned, but not fragile. Slight fading to spine panel. A Very Good, Bright copy. ¶ An early issue of this sensational magazine which ran for 18 issues. Authors..... More