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Genius Loci and Other Tales
by Smith, Clark Ashton
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1948. First Edition Limited. Small Octavo. . 228 pages. Derleth writing in the English Journal traces the cosmic horror themes which he feels is among the best, agreeing with what Lovecraft had written earlier. This book represents that Lovecraftian concept. Jaffrey #35 reports 3,047 copies, the colophon incorrectly reports only 3,000 copies. A near fine copy bound in black cloth, spine lettering gilt, in an unclipped pictorial dust jacket designed by Frank Wakefield with some toning and chipping to spine.
Synopsis
Genius Loci and Other Tales is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by author Clark Ashton Smith. It was released in 1948 and was the author's third book published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 3,047 copies. The stories were written between 1930 and 1935. The collection contains stories from Smith's major story cycles of Averoigne and Zothique.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031466
- Title
- Genius Loci and Other Tales
- Author
- Smith, Clark Ashton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Limited
- Publisher
- Arkham House
- Place of Publication
- Sauk City, WI
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Lovecraft; Derleth
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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