1948 Genius Loci and Other Tales

Description

First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition, first impression of this work.

In the original unclipped dustwrapper.

The third work by Clark Ashton Smith to be published by Arkham House, a short story collection containing fantasy, horror, and sci-fi pieces.

Smith was an American author known for his romantic poetry that was highly praised by his contemporaries, including H. P. Lovecraft. Alongside Lovecraft he also produced a lot of weird fiction that was imbued with morbidness.

Published by Arkham House, a noted American publisher of weird fiction, founded to publish the best fiction of H. P. Lovecraft in hardcover. The House was created by two of Lovecraft's friends, August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. Over the years Arkham have become known for the quality of their printing and binding. They also published works by Cynthia Asquith, Ray Bradbury, L. Sprague de Camp, and J. Sheridan LeFanu.