Genius Loci & Other Tales
by Smith, Clark Ashton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Light wear to boards, offsetting to endleaves; Minor sunning and creasing to jacket. Very good. CDK-64
- Seller
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Clark Ashton Smith. Genius Loci & Other Tales. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1948. First edition, one of 3,000 copies.
Octavo. 228pp. Publisher's black cloth, stamped in gilt to spine, original unclipped dust jacket with artwork by Frank Wakefield and listing a retail price of $3.00.
.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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- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64
- Title
- Genius Loci & Other Tales
- Author
- Smith, Clark Ashton
- Book Condition
- Used - Light wear to boards, offsetting to endleaves; Minor sunning and creasing to jacket. Very good. CDK-64
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Arkham House, Horror, Short Stories
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