JEAN COCTEAU. A Biography
by Crosland, Margaret
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First American edition. Octavo. x, 238 pp; b/w photographs; 4 drawings by the author; extracts from letters; bibliography; some books consulted; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG-, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket with moderate wear - 1-in. x 1-in. chip at top edge of front panel, spine ends lightly chipped, small loss at top edge of back panel, a few short edge tears, rubbing & two tears at front flap fold. Biography of novelist, poet, essayist, critic, playwright, cinematographer, and artist Jean Cocteau, which includes a critical history of his creative work. His friends included Diaghilev, Stravinsky, Satie, Picasso, Raymond Radiguet, and the Six.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-.
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- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010118
- Title
- JEAN COCTEAU. A Biography
- Author
- Crosland, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- French Writer Poet Poetry Novels Plays Films Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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