This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/16/2023
SMITH, Clark Ashton (1893–1961). A group of 6 titles, including:
Lost Worlds. 1944. Jaffery 7. –– Genius Loci and Other Tales. 1948. Jaffery 35. –– The Abominations of Yondo. 1960. Jaffery 58. –– Tales of Science and Sorcery. 1964. Jaffery 82. –– Poems in Prose. 1965. INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, FRANK UTPATEL. Jaffery 87. –– Other Dimensions. 1970. Jaffery 114.
Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, all 8vo, all published in Sauk City, Wisconsin by Arkham House, all in original cloth bindings and dust jacket, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally fine.
Provenance: Richard Manney (book label in each volume), one of the most famous book collectors of the 20th century who was known for the best examples on the market. A selection of his library was sold at Sotheby’s in 1991, amassing a total of over $3.9m which was the first multimillion–dollar library assembled in the 1980s to come up for auction.