Smith, Clark Ashton. THE DARK CHATEAU. Arkham House, 1951.

Price: US$1099.00 + shipping

Description: THE DARK CHATEAU, Arkham House, 1951, first edition, original binders glue for end-papers and paste-downs exhibiting staining, else vg+ in vg dust-wrapper with some light flaking to dust-wrapper spine and flap fold extremities. INSCRIBED by the author. Scarce thus. 1/563 copies.

Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.

SMITH, Clark Ashton. THE DARK CHATEAU. Signed, inscribed.. Arkham House, 1951.

Price: US$1900.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Clark Ashton Smith's first book of poetry issued by Arkham House in an edition of only 563 copies. Some poems remained unselected when SELECTED POEMS was issued. A little glue staining to the half-title page. Inscribed by CAS on the fly-leaf page, to his friend from childhood, Drew (Andrew Dewing) "From Clark," and dated the year of publication. Additionally signed in full, CLARK ASHTON SMITH, on the half-title. A fine copy in d.j., with just a little glue stain to fly-leaf page. No Clark Ashton Smith signatures are common, but this title is not often found signed. An unusually fine-very fine, copy.

Seller: Terence McVicker, Rare Books, Glendale, CA, U.S.A.