OUT OF SPACE AND TIME
by Smith, Clark Ashton
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Inked design and neat date to front free end paper, light damp stain to lower page edges and to lower cloth edges, a very good c
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[Sauk City, Wisconsin]: Arkham House, 1942. First edition. Inked design and neat date to front free end paper, light damp stain to lower page edges and to lower cloth edges, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with a small closed tear and chip to upper right front corner, closed tear to lower left front corner, mild wear to the spine ends with spine panel age darkened, tanning to edges of rear panel, damp stain to the verso of the lower edge with faint bleed through at spine and lower right rear edge. (28756). Octavo, cloth. 1054 copies printed. The third Arkham House book. Smith's first major collection of dark fantasy tales and the first Smith book published by Arkham House. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1049. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-182. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1484. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 44. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-204.
Synopsis
Out of Space and Time is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by author Clark Ashton Smith. It was released in 1942 and was the third book published by Arkham House. 1,054 copies were printed. The stories for this volume were selected by the author and were considered by him to be his best fantasy and horror stories to date. The collection contains stories from Smith's major story cycles of Averoigne, Hyperborea, Poseidonis, and Zothique.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28756
- Title
- OUT OF SPACE AND TIME
- Author
- Smith, Clark Ashton
- Book Condition
- Used - Inked design and neat date to front free end paper, light damp stain to lower page edges and to lower cloth edges, a very good c
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Arkham House
- Place of Publication
- [Sauk City, Wisconsin]
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Horror . SC
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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