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arkham, 1964, first edition ,, . very good - fine, fading spine and folds jacket only, NO BOOK
Poems in Prose by Clark Ashton Smith - 1964-5
by Clark Ashton Smith
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Poems in Prose
by Clark Ashton Smith
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Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1964-5. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". Frank Utpatel. A beautiful first edition of Clark Ashton Smith's prose poetry published by Arkham House, illustrated with plates throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Title page states 1964 as the publication date, but 1965 is stated to the copyright page.This anthology contains almost all of the prose poetry of Clark Ashton Smith.Including 'The Traveller', 'The Flower-Devil', 'The Princess Almeena', 'Ennui', and more.Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven plates by Frank Utpatel.Smith was an American author known for his romantic poetry that was highly praised by his contemporaries, including H. P. Lovecraft. Alongside Lovecraft he also produced a lot of weird fiction that was imbued with morbidness.Published by Arkham House, a noted American publisher of weird fiction, founded to publish the best fiction of H. P. Lovecraft in hardcover. The House was created by two of Lovecraft's friends, August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. Over the years Arkham have become known for the quality of their printing and binding. They also published works by Cynthia Asquith, Ray Bradbury, L. Sprague de Camp, and J. Sheridan LeFanu.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is near fine with a couple of light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a small mark to the first couple of leaves. Near Fine
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- Publisher Arkham House
- Place of Publication Wisconsin
- Date Published 1964-5
- Size 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords Poems in Prose arkham house clark ashton smith poetry arkham house prose arkham
- Size 7.5\" by 5\"
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POEMS IN PROSE.
by SMITH, CLARK ASHTON
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POEMS IN PROSE.
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arkham, 1964, first edition ,, . fine, unused jacket only, NO BOOK
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Poems in Prose
by Smith, Clark Ashton
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San Jose, California, United States
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Arkham House, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 1000 copies printed (statement on limitation page). The volume is bumped on the bottom rear corner and there is some light foxing on the page edges. The unclipped dust jacket, sleeved in mylar, has a gently sun toned spine and there are some light stains along the front joint. The binding is like as new tight
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Poems In Prose
by Smith, Clark Ashton
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Modesto, California, United States
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Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1964. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Limited to 1000 copies (actually 1016 copies printed). This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Smith was one of "the big three of Weird Tales, with Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft", but some readers objected to his morbidness and violation of pulp traditions. The fantasy critic L. Sprague de Camp said of him that "nobody since Poe has so loved a well-rotted corpse." Smith was a member of the Lovecraft circle and his literary friendship with Lovecraft lasted from 1922 until Lovecraft's death in 1937. His work is marked by an extraordinarily rich and ornate vocabulary, a cosmic perspective and a vein of sardonic and sometimes ribald humor. " (from Wikipedia) .
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Poems in Prose (signed by illustrator).
by Clark Ashton Smith
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Kinnelon, New Jersey, United States
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Arkham House,, 1964.. Hardcover. Collectable, very good. Almost like new book and jacket. Inscribed by Utpatel (illustrator) on front free endpaper ("Sincerely, ...). Small black hardcover published by Arkham House in 1964 (copyright 1965), 54pp, one of 1016 copies printed. Initially book and jacket appear as new but has these DEFECTS: barely noticeable 1"x3/4" light area at lower edge of front cover, slightest wear on tip of lower outer corner of front cover; very minor foxing on upper edge of title page and facing illustration; jacket has faint 3/4" coffee-like stain on outer edge of front panel, slight wrinkling at top and bottom of spine. Not price-clipped (4.00). Jacket now in clear archival mylar sleeve.**We are a small family business selling on Amazon since 1999 and have over 30 years' experience providing fine new and pre-owned books. You can expect professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON…
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POEMS IN PROSE
by SMITH, Clark Ashton
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Glendale, California, United States
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Sauk City: Arkham House, 1964. [First Edition]. Some of Smith's most beautiful writing is found within these fifty pages of worded jewelry. The virtuosity of his command of language is on full display". . . For traffic in the realms of mystery and wonder, in the marts of scarce-imaginable cities and metropoli a million leagues away, on the last horizon of romance, my dreams departed with its caravan of laden camels from The Caravan, in Poems and Prose. A very small print-run, even for Arkham House, only 1016 copies printed. A very-fine unread copy in fine d.j., with jthe merest trace of color at the folds, as is common with this cover paper.
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Poems in Prose
by SMITH, Clark Ashton
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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First edition. Octavo. 16 page biographical essay by Donald S. Fryer. Frontispiece and 11 full-page b/w illustrations by Frank Utpatel. Pictorial dust jacket (unclipped; short tear, minor rubbing; light foxing to top edge). Very good. 55 pages. One of 1,000 unnumbered copies, signed and inscribed by Donald S. Fryer to Dr. Kenneth E. Harper on half-title page, June 1965. Holograph correction to publication date on title page, 2 holograph corrections to page xi, and 1 holograph correction to page xxii, p. 25 one correction all in Fryer's hand.
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by Smith, Clark Ashton
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1965 Hardcover. SIGNED by artist, Frank Utpatel to front free endpaper. Black cloth "Novelex" binding with gold lettering to spine. With original, un-clipped dust jacket. Octavo (5 ⅛" x 7 ⅜"). 54pp. *** Publisher Arkham House was established in 1939 in Sauk City, Wisconsin, by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei specifically to publish stories by H.P. Lovecraft and others whose works had mostly been printed in the "Weird Tales" magazine and remained unavailable in book form. *** Clark Ashton Smith was a poet and a sculptor, before gaining popularity as a short-story writer for "Weird Tales". This collection of "Prose Poems" consists of very short tales in the manner of Kafka or Lord Dunsany, and conjures up dreamscapes and visions of beauty and loss. *** The dust jacket design and 12 full-page illustrations are by Wisconsin artist, Frank Utpatel, who was a prolific book illustrator at Arkham House and elsewhere. *** Condition: A Fine, fresh copy with no ownership…
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