A Night of Serious Drinking
by Rene Daumal
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394507665
- ISBN 13
- 9780394507668
- Seller
-
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boulder, CO: Shambhala, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Translated from the 1938 French edition published by Gallimard. Blue cloth with spine titles in gilt.121 pages, octavo. Interior bright and clean, no marks, etc. Binding tight. in a complete dust jacket with original price on inside flap. Jacket has light brown staining to front, a few small stains to rear, and light toning overall. Jacket is in a mylar protector. [See my photo]
Synopsis
A Night of Serious Drinking (1938) is an allegorical novel by the French surrealist writer René Daumal detailing what is ostensibly an extremely simple plot in which the narrator overly imbibes alcohol; what unfolds however is a novel which explores the extremities of heaven and hell.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Studio Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 091468
- Title
- A Night of Serious Drinking
- Author
- Rene Daumal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394507665
- ISBN 13
- 9780394507668
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Place of Publication
- Boulder, CO
- Date Published
- 1979
Terms of Sale
Studio Books
Books are promptly shipped upon receipt of payment and packed with care. Any book may be returned for any reason if notice is given within five days of receipt. Thank you, Gerry Rouff, Studio Books.
About the Seller
Studio Books
Biblio member since 2004
Corvallis, Oregon
About Studio Books
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.