Selected Poems

Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1971. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A fine first edition of Clark Ashton Smith's poetry, published by the affluent Arkham House. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A selection of the poetry of Clark Ashton Smith.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. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is fine, with a couple of very faint marks from the cloth to the reverse of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine