THE FLAME. [Edited by Robert Faggen and Alexandra Pleshoyano.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt wrap-around white background with a red,black and green illustration by Leonard Cohne illustrated front panel of dw/dj with capitalised black-lettered author name and title,colour thumbnail,miniaturised front's illustration and repeated lettering to spine/backstrip which has minimal pushing with reciprocal creases at head of same,rear panel with author/subject's b/w portrait photograph.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creases to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top +fore-edges bright,crisp and unblemished; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages; corner tips - appears unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered,plain white cloth boards with glossy,blocked, capitalised black lettered author name,title and publisher's colophon to spine/backstrip which also has both the head and foot of same gently pushed with reciprocal creasing,a red+gold striped headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-275pp [paginated] includes extensive poems and writings,notebooks lyrics prose pieces and author's b/w thumbnail drawings; and to the rear Indices of Titles,Drawings and First Lines; plus [unpaginated] author's thumbnail b/w self-portrait with author's other published poetry+fiction titles list to its reverse,title page,b/w illustration repeated from dw/dj front panel, a Foreword by author's son Adam, an Editorial Note,section separator pages,and as last page as acknowledgements. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Leonard Norman Cohen CC [Companion of the Order of Canada], GOQ [Grand Officer/Grande Officière, awarded 2008.] (b. September 21st,1934 – d. November 7th,2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter,poet and novelist.His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. 'The Flame' is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics, and hand-drawn self-portraits, The Flame offers an unprecedentedly intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist. An enormously powerful final chapter in Cohen's storied literary career,'THE FLAME' showcases the full range of Leonard Cohen's lyricism,from the exquisitely transcendent to the darkly funny.By turns devastatingly sad and winningly strange,these are the works of a poet and lyricist who has plumbed the depths of our darkest questions and comes up wanting,yearning for more. A reckoning with a life lived deeply and passionately, with wit and panache,'The Flame' is a valedictory work. "This volume contains my father's final efforts as a poet," writes Cohen's son, Adam Cohen,in his foreword. "It was what he was staying alive to do, his sole breathing purpose at the end." Leonard Cohen died in late 2016. But "each page of paper that he blackened," in the words of his son, "was lasting evidence of a burning soul." Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item, for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note, stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **