The Double Shadow and Other Fantasies
[Auburn, CA]: Auburn Journal Print, 1933. First edition, first printing. Grey, illustrated, stapled wraps. 30 pp. 11.5" x 8.5" Short tear lower edge front wrapper, mild toning and wear spine, rust residue to staples, not affecting text or margins, near fine. Item #244637
CORRECTED BY SMITH
Privately printed in Auburn in 1933 in an edition of just 1,000 copies, The Double Shadow and Other Fantasies was Clark Ashton Smith’s first collection of short fiction and remains one of the key early books of American weird fantasy. Issued in gray printed wrappers, the volume gathers six tales from Smith’s strange and decadent imaginative world.
This edition, signed by Smith, is especially appealing for Smith’s manuscript corrections to the printed text, giving the book a tangible record of the author revisiting his own work after publication.
[Sidney-Fryer, 183; Bleiler, 252; Currey, 453].
Price: $1,250.00