[Morocco, Berbers] Filibusters In Barbary by Lewis, Wyndham (1882-1957) - 1932

New York: National Travel Club, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

First American edition (1000 copies printed). This printing precedes the trade printing for McBride.

Black cloth; gilt spine titles with NTC emblem on the front; laid-in are the clubs inserts. 8vo; 9 inches tall; 308 pages followed by a map. 16 photo illustrations. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning with mild foxing on the endpages. Moderate shelf handling wear. Gentle handling to the now clear Mylar protected dust jacket. One closed chip to the top rear panel which has age-toning.. In the spring and summer of 1931, Wyndham Lewis traveled to Morocco. Escaping the furor that surrounded the publication of his controversial book on Hitler, while in Morocco, Lewis explored the culture of the Berbers of Morocco. Lewis provides a first-hand look into the people and culture of the region.

While uncomfortable and direct at times, Lewis goes beyond the typical stereotypes of the Berber people and produces a book unlike any other for this period providing a unique look of Morocco in the 1930s as well as of Europe's involvement and attitudes toward the region. [FanFic]

Background Information:
Percy) Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) was a novelist, painter, essayist, polemicist and one of the truly dynamic forces of the early 20th century and a central figure in the history of modernism.