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SMITH, Clark Ashton (1893-1961). The Abominations of Yondo. Sauk city, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1960.
Lot 337

SMITH, Clark Ashton (1893-1961). The Abominations of Yondo. Sauk city, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1960.

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SMITH, Clark Ashton (1893-1961). The Abominations of Yondo. Sauk city, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1960. 8vo. 227 pp. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt with original unclipped ("$4.00") pictorial jacket. AN EXCELLENT FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING OF SMITH'S FOURTH ARKHAM COLLECTION, INSCRIBED ON THE HALF-TITLE: "For Wendayne, / whose charming / personality still stands be- / fore our [hearthstone?], / Clark Ashton Smith / May 9th, 1960."

The subject is presumed to be Wendayne Ackerman, husband of Forrest J. Ackerman, Smith's rival-turned-agent, herself the translator of sci-fi greats Stanislaw Lem and the Strugatsky brothers. Forrest is the credited photographer of Smith's portrait at back. 

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Light rubbing and edge wear to wrapper; toning to endpaper margins. Inscription has slight bleed through to title page. Near fine, an excellent copy. 

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