A Rendezvous in Averoigne: The Best Fantastic Tales of Clark Ashton Smith
by Clark Ashton Smith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0870541560
- ISBN 13
- 9780870541568
- Seller
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Poulsbo, Washington, United States
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About This Item
From the vampire-cursed realm of medieval Averoigne to the time-ravaged spires of dying Zothique, the works of Clark Ashton Smith comprise a unique and imperishable legacy. A major pillar of Arkham house since 1942, Smith was a member of the Weird Tales triumvirate, including H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, who created a non-legendary golden age of American dark fantasy during the 1930s. Of these three authors, Clark Ashton Smith was the master literary sorcerer, presiding over a vast verbal apothecarium of piquant savors and precipitates. The author once defined fantastic literature as being "akin to sublime and exalted poetry, in its evocation of tremendous, non-anthropomorphic imageries," and the stories collected herein seem to defy the capacity of the English language to render sonorous rhythms, subtle shades and nuances of meaning, awesome conjurations of exoticism and mystery. In employing his prismatic prose to erect edifices of wonder, Smith became a seminal figur
Synopsis
A Rendezvous in Averoigne is a collection of science fiction, fantasy and horror stories by author Clark Ashton Smith. It was released in 1988 by Arkham House in an edition of 5,025 copies. The collection contains stories from Smith's major story cycles of Averoigne, Hyperborea, Poseidonis, Xiccarph, and Zothique.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lemolo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1995
- Title
- A Rendezvous in Averoigne: The Best Fantastic Tales of Clark Ashton Smith
- Author
- Clark Ashton Smith
- Format/Binding
- Book wrapped in plastic, Book VG, DJ VG, 1st edition
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0870541560
- ISBN 13
- 9780870541568
- Publisher
- Arkham House Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Sauk City, Wi
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 472
- Keywords
- vampire, 1st edition, hp lovecraft, medieval
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy Books;
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