Edited Behrends Steve (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Robert H. Knox (illustrator). 1st Edition. Fine in stapled wraps. Collects CAS's letters to Lovecraft as well as some of his correspondence to August Derleth immediately after the death of Lovecraft, and two poems. From the collection and estate of noted SF/F/H & comic collector Kennett Neily - owner of the White Mountain Comic Collection - with date in ink to the upper right corner of the ffep.

Paperbound. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 79 pages. Includes letters to H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, August Derleth, and Farnsworth Wright.

First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original green cloth lettered in white. 281 pp., frontispiece portrait of Smith in his cabin. Issued as #36 in The Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy Series. Loosely laid into this copy is a modern print of a photograph of CAS, taken around the age of 19, showing him holding his first book, THE STAR-TREADER AND OTHER POEMS. The print was supplied by Smith's friend RAH Hoffman to Steve Behrends when he was editing STRANGE SHADOWS; the original intention was to use this print as the frontispiece for the volume, but a different image of Smith holding up a candle in his cabin to illuminate a bookcase and several of his paintings above it was used. Light foxing to top page edges, a near fine copy without dust jacket, as issued. An annotated collection of Smith's previously unpublished work, including stories, plays, unfinished works and over 100 story synopses. Important contents includes variant drafts two famous stories "The Coming of the White Worm" and "The Beast of Averoigne," as well as a play titled "The Dead Will Cuckold You." The editor's annotations includes extensive quotes from Smith's correspondence with Lovecraft, Derleth and other fantasy authors.