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SHAMBLEAU AND OTHERS
1953réf. 80291New York: The Gnome Press Inc 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Limited to 4000 copies. Inscribed by C.L. Moore on the title page. Octavo: 224 pp. Original green cloth binding with black-stamped titling. Light wear to the corners and tips; else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light rubbing. "Northwest Smith and Jirel of Jorey tales all from Weird Tales. The Smith tales look and feel like classic space opera but cross the line into very dark horror; the Joiry tales are medieval-set weird tales with a female heroine and were quite ground-breaking in their time. All hold up well today. This book was originally announced by Arkham House" Jack L. Chalker and Mark Owings The Science-Fantasy Publishers. Moore 1911-87 achieved instant fame with her first story Shambleau a femme fatale tale set on Mars that appeared in Weird Tales in 1933. Over the following decade she continued to chronicle the exploits of the story's hero Northwest Smith often in collaboration with others most notably author Henry Kuttner whom she married in 1940. As one of the first female authors to publish professionally in science fiction or fantasy she paved the way for further women in genre. The Gnome Press, Inc hardcover
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