I was just curious if anyone else thought that the young man on the cover of "The End of the Story: The Collected Fantasies of CAS" looked something like a young Clark Ashton? I wonder whether the artist consciously meant that impression to be gleaned...

We have seen the darkness
Where charnel things decay,
Where atom moves with atom
In shining swift array,
Like ordered constellations
On some sidereal way.
--from Nyctalops

I think this was discussed some time ago, but now I can't find the reference. However, the gist of the discussion was that yes, the young wizard certainly is Clark Ashton Smith himself. The resemblance is intentional.

Yrs
Martin

Wonderful! Another reason for me to buy this anthology! ;)

We have seen the darkness
Where charnel things decay,
Where atom moves with atom
In shining swift array,
Like ordered constellations
On some sidereal way.
--from Nyctalops