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The Lay of Maldoror

The Lay of Maldoror

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The Lay of Maldoror

by Lautreamont, The Comte De; Ducasse, Isidore Lucien

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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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Bookseller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA US (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;

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Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...

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