A Rendezvous in Averoigne
by Clark Ashton Smith
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1988. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5.5". Jeffrey K. Potter . A first edition of this collection of science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from American writer Clark Ashton Smith. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A collection of science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from the author's major story cycles of Averoigne, Hyperborea, Poseidonis, Xiccarph, and Zothique. A total of thirty short-stories including: The Tale of Satampra Zeiros, The Empire of the Necromancers, The Last Hieroglyph, Xeethra, The Isle of the Torturers, and more. Written by Clark Ashton Smith, an American writer and artist. With an introduction by Ray Douglas Bradbury, an American author and screenwriter. Illustrated by Jeffrey Knight Potter, an American artist and illustrator. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine
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
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892T51
- Title
- A Rendezvous in Averoigne
- Author
- Clark Ashton Smith
- Illustrator
- Jeffrey K. Potter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arkham House
- Place of Publication
- Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Rendezvous Averoigne Smith Bradbury Averoigne
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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