THE AVEROIGNE CHRONICLES by Clark Ashton Smith. Edited by Ron
Hilger. Lakewood, CO; Centipede Press; 2016. 1st edition hardcover.
LIMITED to 200 copies each signed by David Ho, Donald Sidney-Fryer, and
editor Ron Hilger, with a facsimile signature by Clark Ashton Smith.
PLEASE
NOTE: The copy in this listing is still sealed in original publishers
shrinkwrap with the copy number sticker attached to shrinkwrap. The
first 6 scans are of the copy listed. The remaining scans are from an
opened copy for illustrative purposes only.
ALSO PLEASE NOTE: The bottom of spine is lightly bumped. SEE SCANS.
Please be aware of both of the above when making your purchase.
Publisher description:
The Averoigne stories of Clark Ashton Smith are among the most vivid and
breathtaking in all of fantasy literature. Clark Ashton Smith’s
unparalleled imagination is complimented by the artwork of David Ho, who
has created 12 double-page, full color artworks, one for each story,
plus an assortment of small devices.
Combined with the stunning illustrations, we have an oversize
format, over 11 inches tall, with four color printing throughout on
silky Italian paper. With printed endsheets, ribbon marker, signature
page, and cloth binding in Italian Cialux cloth, all wrapped in a
stunning dustjacket, this is probably the finest book ever created for
Clark Ashton Smith’s works.
Above everything else, Averoigne is beautiful and magical. Clark
Ashton Smith was a poet of vast talent and his powers seem particularly
evident when he sets them to evoking this strange, medieval land and its
wonders. All of his stories resonate and haunt — you are far from
finished with them when you’ve read them and put them down — but the
spells woven by these tales seem to have a particular persistence.
All the legends make it quite clear that anyone rash enough to
visit a real fairyland will never quite manage to leave it again
entirely, and, in that fairy sense, Averoigne is real. Once you’ve read
this book you’ll find you’ve been authentically enchanted by a master
sorcerer and for the rest of your life you must expect to be
periodically wafted willy-nilly far away from ordinary things. One
moment you’ll be on a crowded bus, and the next you’ll be wandering down
a flowery pathway by the River Isoile; another time when you’ve almost
gotten yourself to sleep in some lonely hotel room, you’ll suddenly be
lost amid tall, grey trees perilously close to the tomb of Malinbois;
and staring fixedly into space with your mind on nothing in particular,
will almost certainly cause you to revisit that interesting Inn near
Sylaire.
The edition is limited to 200 signed and numbered copies.
Edition information:
- Limited to 200 copies, each signed by David Ho, Donald
Sidney-Fryer, and editor Ron Hilger, with a facsimile signature by Clark
Ashton Smith.
- New introduction by Gahan Wilson.
- Gorgeous full color printing on sumptuous Italian paper.
- Over a dozen original illustrations.
- Ribbon marker, head and tail bands.
- Original book price: $225.
- Published October 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-61347-166-1.
Pricing: SOLD OUT.
Near fine in near fine dj. Bottom of spine is lightly bumped. SEE SCANS. Still sealed in original publishers shrinkwrap.
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