Signed Typed Letter from Clark Ashton Smith, as Well as the Original Signed Mailing Envelope ( Two CAS Signatures )(author of Out of Space and Time; Spells and Philtres; The Abominations of Yondo; Tales of Science and Sorcery; etc) by Smith, Clark Ashton (signed) (aka Timeus Gaylord, Clérigo Herrero, Klarkash-Ton, Christophe des Laurières, C A Smith ) - 1944

New York: Doubleday, 1951. First American Edition 1st Printing. Grey Cloth. Fine Book/Very Good + DJ. 222 Pp. Grey Blue Cloth Stamped In Green. Stated First Edition; Preceding The British Edition And With Textual Differences. Book Is Bright, Clean, No Marks, Tight, No Fraying, No Wear. Triangular Green Armorial Bookplate Of Sf And Non-Fiction Writer L. Sprague De Camp, On Front Pastedown Mostly Under Front Flap, With Later Signature Of A Fan Dated October 1955. Dj Not Price Clipped, Clean, Lightly Rubbed At Corners, Slight Fading To Blues On Spine Panel, Closed 1/2" Tear And Closed 3/8" Tear At Top Of Rear Panel, Would Still Be Near Fine Except For A Triangular Chip In Lower Center Of Spine, 3/8" Wide And 5/8" Long ( Possibly From Removal Of A Price Label).

Denver, Colorado: Gorgon Press, 1948. First Edition (De Luxe Limited) . Red Leatherette. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8 5/8" Tall. Signed on copyright page by Stanley Mullen and Roy Hunt. "This edition is limited to 1, 000 copies of which this is Number 4." The author has crossed out the number 1,000 and written above the line..."De Luxe-limited to 30 copies", as it is one of 30 copies bound in red leatherette . Stanley Mullen and Roy Hunt have signed below "Number 4". 264 clean pages. [There is an even rarer edition of ten copies bound in lizard.] Covers, as new. This copy has a low number as it was given to Forrest Ackerman, noted SF agent, editor, fan, author, etc., who was Mullen's agent.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Boards. Near Fine Book/Near Fine DJ. Black Cloth, Red Lettering And Design. First Printing. Near Fine In Near Fine Dj Priced $5.95. Signed By Author On Title Page (For Me In Person). Advance Review Copy, With Review Slip, And Also With The Putnam Publicity Letter For The Book.

(Circa 1951?), 1951. Original Artwork . No Binding. Very Good. 4 1/2" x 12 1/2. Original Pen And Ink Drawing Used For A Pulp Illustration, But Publication Information Not Available.

Japan: Japan: Kokusho-Kankohkai / Arkham House Publishers, 1984, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1985. -----------( Japanese Editions of H P LOVECRAFT ) ---9 VOLUMES - hard covers, about 6w x 8.5h inches, all are Near Fine / Fine examples, upper edge of v.3 is speckled/spotted, all issued without dustjackets, all housed in lightly rubbed Very Good to Very Good+ slipcases which sport H R Giger illustrations taken from his edition of The Necronomicon, facsimile of Lovecraft's personal bookplate on verso of front covers ( in Western format this would be the rear cover but Japanese text starts at what we consider the back of the book ), seven of the nine volumes sport the original belly-bands, laid into each volume is some promotional material which might be for these books as that literature is titled ARKHAM ADVERTISER, as well each volume has the Arkham House logo on the front endpaper (again at what we would consider the back of the book ), so these were clearly authorized by AH, all with… Read More

Everett, Pennsylvania: : Fantasy Publications, , 1934. . First edition -. Both items are in good only condition with toning to the pages, some wear to the spines. The Marvel Tales has a triangular piece missing from the upper corner of the back cover; the Crawford publication, in yellow wrappers, has some dampstaining to the bottom edge (not noticeable on the front cover), previous owner's name taped onto the title page. . First printing. A very scarce and fragile issue, primarily notable for containing the first appearance of Howard's "The Garden of Fear," the first story in the James Allison series. This second issue of the short-lived Marvel Tales series, published by William L. Crawford (who also owned a printing press) had 3 variant covers - in different colors and on different paper stock: this copy is orange with a green woodcut illustration and black lettering superimposed on the illustration. Mike Ashley in his article on Marvel Tales describes the importance of… Read More

Ultramarine Press, 1988. First. Hardbound. A fine bright copy. here offered is letter "C". of an edition of 150, this is one of 26 lettered copies signed by Wolfe. the edition is finely bound in full leather by Denis Gouey. 313 pp.

Japan: Japan: Kokusho-Kankohkai / Arkham House Publishers, 1984, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1985. -----------( Japanese Editions of H P LOVECRAFT ) ---9 VOLUMES - hard covers, about 6w x 8.5h inches, all are Near Fine / Fine examples, upper edge of v.3 is speckled/spotted, all issued without dustjackets, all housed in lightly rubbed Very Good to Very Good+ slipcases which sport H R Giger illustrations taken from his edition of The Necronomicon, facsimile of Lovecraft's personal bookplate on verso of front covers ( in Western format this would be the rear cover but Japanese text starts at what we consider the back of the book ), seven of the nine volumes sport the original belly-bands, laid into each volume is some promotional material which might be for these books as that literature is titled ARKHAM ADVERTISER, as well each volume has the Arkham House logo on the front endpaper (again at what we would consider the back of the book ), so these were clearly authorized by AH, all with… Read More

USA: USA: Clayburn S Moore Creations, 1996, 1st (and only) issue, Limited Edition , 1996. -----------( LIMITED EDITION ) ---cold-cast porcelain statue of FRAZETTA's PRINCESS, based on the character DEJAH THORIS from the Mars books by Edgar Rice Burroughs, issued in 1996 by Clayburn Moore Creations, statue is about 8.25 inches high, base is about 6.5 inches wide, --sits on a dark wood circular base which is about 7 inches wide x 1.25 inches thick so the overall height of statue and base is over 9 inches tall ---looks very nice, base of statue shows the limitation and production information, both the statue and the base are in Very Fine condition, might be a bit dusty but this has been displayed as part of a book collection with subdued lighting and NO exposure to sunlight, this statue and base has the original box, box measures about 12h x 9.5w x 8.5 inches deep, box is also numbered to match the statue, box overall is Near Fine with a bit of rubbing, ---a lovely production which would make a… Read More

Baltimore: Borderlands Press, 1994. Limited Edition. Octavo. 470 pages. Limited to 500 copies of which this is the proof copy for Stuart David Schiff. His inscription to Roger Zelazny says: "For Roger with greatest thanks for everything as always whoever dedicated a book to me." Stuart David Schiff, Preface / Stuart David Schiff -- Sticks / Karl Edward Wagner -- The Chimney / Ramsey Campbell -- The Button Molder / Fritz Leiber -- The Dead Line / Dennis Etchison -- The Barrow Troll / David Drake -- At the Bottom of the Garden / David Campton -- Paging Dr. Death / S.N. Dyer -- Lex Talionis / Russell Kirk -- The Francis File / William F. Nolan -- The Screaming Woman / Ray Bradbury -- The Bones Wizard / Alan Ryan -- Dr. Aldrich's Head / Jerry Sohl -- Substitution trick / Connie Willis -- Fingers / Melanie Tem -- Where the Snowmen go / Scott Middleton -- One for the Horrors / David Schow -- From the Lower Deep / Hugh B. Cave -- A Fly One / Stephen Sneyd -- Leaks / Steve Rasnic Tem -- The Horses of Lir /… Read More