FLASH BLOOM
by VALAORITIS, Nanos; illustrated by WILSON, Marie:
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
San Francisco: Wire Press. 1980. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Inscribed presentation copy. Original paperback. Illustrated throughout with black and white paintings by Marie Wilson, the author's wife. A near very good copy, the binding firm, with stains to the cover. The contents are clean throughout. Inscribed by the author in black ink on the half title to the legendary bookseller and collector Martin Stone, reading: "For / Martin Stone / with / my best wishes / + / our common / cause / of / heroic decadent / aesthetics / Nanos / Paris 29.5.98". Valaoritis, Wilson, and Stone all spent portions of their lives living in Paris and engaged with French artistic and literary scenes. Provenance: from the library of Martin Stone. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17479
- Title
- FLASH BLOOM
- Author
- VALAORITIS, Nanos; illustrated by WILSON, Marie:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- San Francisco: Wire Press. 1980
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About the Seller
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York, North Yorkshire
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- 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...
- Half Title
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...