L'Invitation au Voyage/Invitation to the Voyage

Stunningly illustrated with 22 photographs by different artists, this is a bilingual edition (both French & English) of an 1854 poem from "The Flowers of Evil" by Charles Beaudelaire. Unpaginated. Invitation to a San Francisco book launch party hosted by the book's creators at the Hotel Rex on Valentine's Day, 1997 laid in; it is pristine. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from that year, this hardcover 8vo has a soft chocolate brown cloth-covered spine, with lighter brown cloth over the remaining boards. Photographic paper pastedown featuring an image by Nadar to front, deep brown lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: flawless save for 3 tiny pin prick holes to front cover along fore edge.Else, completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white. No DJ, as issued. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Product Info

ISBN: 0821223984

ISBN-13: 9780821223987

Publisher: Bullfinch Press/Little Brown and Company

Year: 1997

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Seller Info

GargoyleBooks

Address: 7525 Olive Place La Mesa, California

Website: https://www.gargoylebooks.net

Country: United States