THE STAR-TREADER AND OTHER POEMS
by Smith, Clark Ashton
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Stain to lower rear panel, upper corner tips slightly bumped, a fine copy in a nearly fine first state dust jacket with slight l
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, California: A. M. Robertson, 1912. First edition, first binding. Stain to lower rear panel, upper corner tips slightly bumped, a fine copy in a nearly fine first state dust jacket with slight loss to the corner tips, tiny closed tear to lower front panel, shallow loss to the upper spine corner with age darkening to spine panel and stain to lower rear panel. (25767). Octavo, pp. [1-12] 1-99 [100], title page printed in black and red, original pictorial tan boards, front and spine panels stamped in gold. Signed by Smith on half title page with two corrections in his hand in the text. 2000 copies printed of which approximately 1000 sets of unbound sheets were destroyed by fire. The author's first book.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25767
- Title
- THE STAR-TREADER AND OTHER POEMS
- Author
- Smith, Clark Ashton
- Book Condition
- Used - Stain to lower rear panel, upper corner tips slightly bumped, a fine copy in a nearly fine first state dust jacket with slight l
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first binding
- Publisher
- A. M. Robertson
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, California
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- Poetry . Fantasy . Horror . Signed
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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