Petrus Borel

London: Faber and Faber, 1954. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 9" by 5.5". None. A signed first edition of this biography of Petrus Borel. Signed by the author on the day of publication. Petrus Borel was a French writer of the Romantic movement and is credited as foreshadowing surrealism, though he was not commercially successful.… Read more about this item

1954. STARKIE, Enid. PETRUS BOREL THE LYCANTHROPE: HIS LIFE AND TIMES. London: Faber and Faber, [1954]. 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Near fine (content clean & tight); little wear d/j. $25.00.

London : Faber and Faber , 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin, University of Manchester. Physical description; 220 p. [5] p. of plates : ill., ports.,… Read more about this item

New Directions, 1954. First Edition . Cloth. Good/Fair. Larger, sturdy book, quality red cloth, very bright giltlettering with blue background at spine top, ligh foxing inside covers and adjacent end papers, spotting to exterior page edges, 220 stiff lightly browned pages, a few glossy illustrations. DJ yellow front and back, a portrait standing with dog on front, foxed… Read more about this item