Monkey Poems
Paris, France: Editions Finistere, 1953. First edition. Softcover 8vo with cream wrappers and black lettering in two two jackets, interior heavy green paper and an exterior marbled paper with a pasted pictorial label on cover, 57 pp. Expat, actor, poet, who knows what else embody this mystery renaissance man, but here is his only work of poetry, first published in Paris, 1953, this copy is inscribed as a gift to NYRB's senior editor Robert Silvers. Book in very good condition, light shelf wear and rubbing around edges, small stain at spine mid-section, otherwise binding is strong and is a very clean copy (aside from first page inscription). / Fair, two dust jackets: outer jacket printed on marbled paper has some wear and light chipping around edges and at corners, a few small sections displaced on spine, a few discolorations visible from interior of jacket, which has been fractured along the middle into two pieces with considerable(1"-2") tears at joints and seams of flaps; and the inner dust wrapper is in tact with light wear and chipping around edges. overall, complete with good color yet frail and borderline brittle jackets. Item #361
Price: $250.00