Search Results: CLARK ASHTON SMITH from Terence McVicker, Rare Books

West Kingston, R.I. : Donald M. Grant, 1982. First Edition. An exotique tale, for a time mistakingly thought written by Clark Ashton Smith, but soon after proven not to've been written by CAS. However it does exist with his name, and it will always remain a curious error of wishful bibliographic thinking. The introduction lays out the errant mythodology. The illustrations by R. J. Krupowicz would've suited Smith's exotique prose beautifully. The book is limited to 1250 copies and signed by the artist. As new in d.j.

Sauk City: Arkham House, 1948. [First edition]. A twice-signed, presentation copy, the year of the book's publication, inscribed, and corrected, with nine corrections in the author's hand. The inscription to his friend Don Carter, reads, "For Don, the night after moving into the new home, sans Katzenjammer, Dec. 4th, 1948. Madam Mad No Whiskey, Dog Gone Madam Mad. Dry Shift." By explanation, CAS had met and been romancing Carolyn Jones Dorman, and moved into her home in Pacific Grove, California. Carolyn had three children from a previous marriage. CAS enjoyed the pleasures of alcohol, sometimes overdoing it, but Carolyn here, was wasn't allowing it. There are nine-handwritten corrections to this copy, in addition to the author's full-signature on the half-title page. Signed copies of this title are scarce, but corrected copies are rare. Some dullness to the cloth, moderately soiled, d.j., with signs of aging, and some darkening to the spine-panel of d.j. Still a very good copy in very good d.j.

Saddle River: Gerry de la Ree, 1973. First Edition. After purchasing the Samuel Loveman, Clark Ashton Smith collection in 1970-71, Gerry de la Ree published two Clark Ashton Smith books: Grotesques and Fantastiques being the first, Klarkash-ton & Monstro Ligriv, the second. Printed in an edition of 650 copies, 600 unfortunately, were published with stiff-paper covers, only 50 in hardcover. In my opinion the entire 600 copy edition of Grotesques & Fantastiques, should've been published in hardcover, it is that important an addition to the CAS canon. The book contains sixteen previously unpublished poems, twenty-four "grotesques" pieces of original art, plus both covers, and a six-page introduction, mostly reprinting portions of letters from CAS to Loveman. This little volume is a treasure trouve to any Clark Ashton Smith enthusiast. A fine copy in stiff-paper covers.

Pacific Grove, Calif.: Roy A. Squires/Clyde Beck, 1962. [First edition]. Sixty-eight pages of poetry, the last book published under the author's supervision, as he okay'd more than 30 pages of page proofs before he died. The publication that launched the Private Press of Roy A. Squires, although this book was printed by both Squires and his friend, Clyde Beck, upon whose urging the press was founded. One of only 175 copies bound with cloth spine, over boards. A very fine copy, issued w/o d.j..

Pacific Grove: Roy A. Squires/Clyde Beck, 1962. [First edition]. Sixty-eight pages of poetry the last book published under the author's supervision. CAS okay'd more than 30 page proofs before he died. The publication that launched the Private Press of Roy A. Squires, and printed by both Squires and his friend, Clyde Beck, "upon whose urging the press was founded," but dropped out of the venture after the completion of this first book.. One of only 175 copies bound in stiff paper covers. A very fine copy. There were also 175 copies hardbound. One of the variants with laid-paper covers, printed in green.

Pacific Grove, Calif. : Roy A. Squires/Clyde Beck, 1962. [First edition]. Sixty-eight pages of poetry, the last book published under the author's supervision. CAS okay'd more than 30 page proofs before he died. The publication that launched the Private Press of Roy A. Squires, and printed by both Squires and his friend, Clyde Beck, "upon whose urging the press was founded," but dropped out of the venture after the completion of this first book.. One of only 175 copies bound in stiff paper covers. A very fine copy. This being one of the paper-bound variants, with tan lettering. There were also 175 hardbound copies.

West Warwick, RI.: Necronomicon Press,, 1977.. First Thus.. The sixteenth booklet published by NP. Reproduces the original text illustrated by Clark Ashton Smith as appeared in 4 issues of HOME BREW. The Clark Ashton Smith illustrations are primitive, but effective. Reproduces the original publication, but in a larger format. Nicely presented. As new. From the Richard M. Jefts, Lovecraft Collection. 550 numbered copies.

[Glendale, CA.]: [Roy A. Squires], 1971. First Printing. Although not credited, this was the 16th booklet printed by Roy A. Squires, by hand from handset types, handsewn with silk thread. Colophon states 180 numbered copies, this is copy 48.. Handsomely printed with decorated initials. The private press of Roy A. Squires introduced fine printing to the fantasy & SF field. A diminuitive dip where the silk-tie, slightly pinched the paper.The author's widow, Carolyn, was still alive, although had remarried and taken the name Wakefield, and the copyright is in that name. Fine.

[Glendale, CA.]: (Roy A. Squires), (1964). First Thus. Printed in a total edition of 450 copies including variants, this is one of approximately 200 of "the ordinary edition." A handsome printing of this early, popular poem of Smith's. The author thought so highly of this poem that it appeared as the first poem in his first book, THE STAR-TREADER, in 1912.

Lakeport, Calif.: The Futile Press, 1937. [First edition, second state]. The Futile Press, founded by the Beck brothers, Groo and Claire later assisted by Clyde Beck, were young F & SF zealots, who, with their small handpress printed H.P. Lovecraft's: Notes & Commonplace Book, this booklet by Clark Ashton Smith, and had plans for future publications including Clark Ashton Smith'sThe Jasmine Girdle. Friends with Robert H. Barlow, there developed some bad blood between such notables as Clark Ashton Smith, and other fantasy field personalities, with Barlow and the Beck brothers's association with Barlow, and projects were shelved. With the last surviving brother, Groo, Roy A. Squires purchased The Futile Press's remaining papers and discovered that there were loose sheets ot NERO enough to complete 13 complete books. The books were handbound in vellum spine and marbled papers, by Kris Anderson, now Kris Etchison. Very handsome presentation. So this would bibliographically be termed a "Second… Read More

Sauk City: Arkham House, 1970. [First edition]. The final collection of Smith's tales unassembled tales, as gathered by August Derleth before his death the 4th of July, the following year. Twenty-six offerings, many quite short, and mostly Smith's Science Fiction, which was not his strong point. This is a beautiful as new, unread copy, fresh white paper. From the stores of Roy A. Squires.

London: Neville Spearman, 1971. [First British Edition]. Printed from the 1942, Arkham House plates with a new d.j., photo..A nice little book. Fine copy in d.j. These Spearman editions are difficult to acquire in fine d.j., as they were afforded no protection other than a cardboard box for the three-thousand mile plus, water-crossing.

Baltimore: Mirage press, 1973. [First edition]. Thirty-four essays and commentary by the noted Fantasy author, as well as "An Appreciation" of him by California poet and friend, George Sterling. Some topics include Smith's own Memoriams to his friend, H.P. Lovecraft, An Autobiography of Clark Ashton Smith, The Favorite Weird Stories of Clark Ashton Smith, The Validity of Weird Stories, really meaty subjects herein. The cover drawing by Joe Wehrle is a great likeness! Only 1250 copies were printed, and only 500 of those numbered, and hardbound. This being one of the nummbered hardbound in d.j. A fine unread copy.

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.

Sauk City: Arkham House, 1971. [First edition]. Submitted to Arkham House in 1949, SELECTED POEMS was a career-spanning selection by Smith himself, with many early poems revised or rewritten, including his epic THE HASHISH-EATER which is here presented in its final version (personally, I prefer it's first version as presented in EBONY & CRYSTAL, in 1922). Smith considered SELECTED POEMS his greatest book because he first and foremost thought of himself as a poet. Unfortunately the delays in publication due to economic concerns of such a hefty volume of poetry, then additional frictions between Derleth and Carolyn Smiththe author's wife, Smith did not live to see its eventual appearance in print. Over 500 poems. This is an exceptional copy, very fine, unread with white paper and just a few tiny rubs to d.j. A lovely copy!

Auburn, CA: Auburn Journal, 1922. A love-sonnet, written in the flowing, graceful hand of twenty-five year old poet, Clark Ashton Smith. Presented in a Roy A. Squires binder-folder, with hand-printed title-page Folded for mailing (no doubt to his poet-friend, Samuel Loveman) with a closed split of approximately 1-1/4". Holographic CAS material is virtually unobtainable nowadays. Very good condition.

Fourteen tales selected by the author just a few months before his death in 1961. Additionally is a heartfelt and self-revelatory memoir by E. Hoffmann Price of his visits to Smith, and later to Carol Smith, after Clark's death. An as new, unread copy in d.j. You, be the first to open this book!