Day Dreams ( Poems ) DayDreams In RARE Purple & White DustJacket of with 3 Headshots of Rudolph Valentino from The Sheik, Blood & Sand & Monsieur Beaucaire, Poetry and philosophical musings from Valentino,
by Rudolph Valentino, B/W Glossy Frontispiece of Valentino in Open White Shirt Pensive Mood, Back Blank Endpaper FORMER OWNER STAMP Foxing, Inner DJ Flap 2- NET Price, Introduction,
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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Hurst & Blackett, LONDON, Ltd. Publ. Paternoster House, E. C. ., 1923 HBDJ, 1923. 1st British Edition, VG/GOOD+, Blue Decorated Cloth Hard Cover Boards light Rub, Wear, & Tiny Corner Ding, Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD+ with Lite Soil wear & small chips Tears Edges. . Book is very clean, bright, tight and square. Tiny amount of wear at bottom of spine and bottom corners. Lovely copy. Dust wrapper is not clipped, is faded on the spine. Also has a small piece missing across top of spine (about 1/8" deep) and a rectangular piece about 1"x1/4" missing from top of rear panel. Closed tear about 2" long at bottom of rear panel. Enclosed in protective clear film Mylar . This original dust wrapper is very scarce. Unusual to find such a lovely copy in the original jacket. 5.6 X 3.5 inches Light Wear, Interior Nice Tight with Light FOXing , Wear, Back DJ small Tear Chips, DJ Spine FADE & ends tiny Chipping, , 143 pgs , NO Ads in Back, , then at the height of his career and just three years before his death. includes A Baby?s Skin, The Chalice, Solicitude, The Love Child, Nature, Wealth, Dust to Dust, Philosophy of Pessimist, Gems of Thought, Kaleidoscope of Love, ETC The poems included here are an insight into Valentino's mind and experience. While some are prosaic and trite, some show a depth of experience and understanding of life one doesn't expect from a 'film star'. It would be fascinating to know who all the initials are to whom his best poems are dedicated. The poems included here are an insight into Valentino's mind and experience. . Here's a real Hollywood novelty from the silent era. During Valentino's Very Artistic period when he was married to Natacha Rambova, this very singular 143-page volume was published in its first and only edition. Valentino actually claimed that these gems of verse had been set down by automatic writing and were in fact the work of his Indian spirit guide Black Feather.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.
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- BLUFF PARK RARE BOOKS (US)
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- Title
- Day Dreams ( Poems ) DayDreams In RARE Purple & White DustJacket of with 3 Headshots of Rudolph Valentino from The Sheik, Blood & Sand & Monsieur Beaucaire, Poetry and philosophical musings from Valentino,
- Author
- Rudolph Valentino, B/W Glossy Frontispiece of Valentino in Open White Shirt Pensive Mood, Back Blank Endpaper FORMER OWNER STAMP Foxing, Inner DJ Flap 2- NET Price, Introduction,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hurst & Blackett, LONDON, Ltd. Publ. Paternoster House, E. C. .
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Rudolph Valentino, Silent Film Star Hollywood Movies poems poetry PHILOSOPHY
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