The Lay of Maldoror
by Lautreamont, The Comte De; Ducasse, Isidore Lucien
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: The Casanova Society, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First British edition of the book best known as Maldoror. (Limited edition for subscribers, unnumbered copy of the unsigned issue.) 320 p. Illustrated. Reddish orange cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very Good condition. Spine sunned. A few small stain spots on front and rear endpapers and paste downs. Foxing to endpapers. The rare first appearance in English of Uruguyan writer Isidore-Lucien Ducasse's bizarre, ahead-of-its-time novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150501013
- Title
- The Lay of Maldoror
- Author
- Lautreamont, The Comte De; Ducasse, Isidore Lucien
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Casanova Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- surrealism, surreal
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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