"None strikes the note of cosmic horror so well as Clark Ashton Smith." -- H. P. Lovecraft

Smith, Clark Ashton (1893-1961)

Genius Loci and Other Tales

Sauk City: Arkham House, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [iv], 228 pages.

The third collection of Clark Ashton Smith's stories published by Arkham House. The sixteen superbly crafted stories showcase Smith's mastery of the macabre in "gorgeous, luxuriant, and feverishly distorted visions of infinite spheres and multiple dimensions."

Smith was a member of H. P. Lovecraft's circle, and along with Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard is considered one of the "big three" connected with the pulp magazine, Weird Tales. Cited as an influence by Ray Bradbury and others.

Ref. JOSHI 35.

Fine in a fine dust jacket. A lovely copy.

Item #1970

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