Mad Queen: Tirades
Harry Crosby
Published by The Black Sun Press, Paris, 1929
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Panoply Books, Lambertville, NJ, U.S.A.
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Cream paper wraps have red and black inked titles, ornament on back cover. Wraps show some bumping and edgewear, some staining at edges. Corners are rubbed. See photos. Spine, with no text, has chipped ends. See photos. Binding is firm. Feps have some scattered foxing. Frontispiece, a color drawing, is present and has intact tissue guard. Interior is gently age-toned. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges have deckle fore and foot edges, are toned along head.** PS2023.1115** 73 pages. 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches** A small book of poems by Harry Crosby (1898-1929), scion of Boston Brahmins, World War I veteran, ex-pat in Paris during the 1920s, epitome of the Lost Generation. The book is noteworthy largely as an example of the output of The Black Sun Press, founded by Crosby and his wife. The press was distinguished by the high quality of its editions and typographic excellence. The Black Sun Press printed early works of several writers before they were well known, including James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, and D.H. Lawrence, and it evolved into one of the most important small presses in Paris in the 1920s.** First edition, printed Winter 1929. 100 copies printed on Hollande Van Gelder Zonen, of which this is No. 27.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009841"**. Seller Inventory # 009841
Bibliographic Details
Title: Mad Queen: Tirades
Publisher: The Black Sun Press, Paris
Publication Date: 1929
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Caresse Crosby
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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Mad Queen: Tirades (Classic Reprint)
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781391753690_0
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MAD QUEEN TIRADES
Published by
The Black Sun Press, 1929
Used
Soft cover
Seller: Charles Thomas Bookseller, Stratham, NH, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce collection of poetry from one the most hedonistic/tragic literary figures of the last century. Number 85 of 141 copies of the first edition bound in letter press boards with glassine wrapper, wrapper torn with patches of loss at top and bottom. Illustrated with a frontispiece by Caresse Crosby. If not for tears in glassine this volume would be fine. Loose binders tab ? with number 85 slipped inside front board. Seller Inventory # 000848
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Mad Queen Tirades by Harry Crosby
Published by
Black Sun Press, 1929
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: D & L Fine Books, Richboro, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Mad Queen (Original Black Sun Press) 1929 Fine Minus book in a Very Good original glassine and Very Good publisher gold foil case with Original ribbon tie. 1 in 141 Limited Edition Original Black Sun Press - scarce Additional Photos Available Upon Request Black Sun Press. Seller Inventory # dlfb-73
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