Bouc emissaire
by Saint-Pol-Roux [a.k.a. Saint-Paul Roux, Paul-Pierre Roux]
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Spray, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris, France : Imprimerie de la vie moderne, 1889. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. Exceedingly scarce in the trade, there being only a single additional copy available. Handsome looking, skinny item in quarto format, one of only 105 copies ever printed, 100 printed on papier de Hollande, another five on papier Japon Imperial, but this being a copy with extraordinary association value, being a presentation copy from the author signed "Monsieur Henry Laport, respectueument, Saintpolroux." Is that Emile-Henri Laporte? Twenty-six pp., original printed paper wrappers in gate-fold manner, and with two very small chips missing from front paper wrapper. Prior bookseller's pencil markings up front, else clean. Covered also in glassine wraps, in Near Fine condition. The true First Edition is rare enough, but this presentation copy is also something of a proto-Surrealist work. The colophon reads, "Il A Ete De Ce Poeme: Cent exemplaires sur papier de Hollande. Cinq sur Japon Imperial. Cette Plaquette composee par France Ache a Ete Imprimerie En Juin Mil Huit Cent Quartre-Vingt-Neuf Sur Les Machines Alauzet Imprimerie De La Vie Moderne pour Saint-Paul Roux." A Wikipedia article about him noted that During the night of 22 to 23 June 1940, "a drunken German soldier invaded the manor, killed the family's faithful governess, raped [his] daughter Divine, and seriously injured her in the leg with a revolver bullet. Saint-Pol-Roux miraculously escaped death in the incident, but was later taken to hospital in Brest on October 14, where he died of a broken heart when he heard that the manor had burned down with his unpublished manuscripts inside." His surviving daughter Divine worked hard following Liberation to revive her father's life and works, but "Saint-Pol-Roux" has remained something of a forgotten poet in French cultural and literary history. A scarce item in lovely condition and with extreme association value.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 345191
- Title
- Bouc emissaire
- Author
- Saint-Pol-Roux [a.k.a. Saint-Paul Roux, Paul-Pierre Roux]
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Imprimerie de la vie moderne
- Place of Publication
- Paris, France
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Saint-Pol-Roux|Paul-Pierre Roux|French sympolist poets poetry|French language|The Scapegoat|Liberation|Occupation|signed|Surrealism|proto-Surrealism|signed|Henry Laport
Terms of Sale
Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
Thank you for your purchase. In addition to the fact that you can make purchases through biblio.com by the usual means of credit cards (e.g., Visa, Mastercard, and American Express), we are more than happy to arrange payment by means of check, bank draft, and PayPal. Dealers may ask for terms, absolutely.
About the Seller
Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
Biblio member since 2005
Spray, Oregon
About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
Occasionally rare, frequently scarce, always fine, or is that Fine? Structure, Verses, Agency Books specializes in the fine arts (painting, the decorative arts, photography, sculpture, Jewish art and artists, art history, art movements), but also carries fine antiquarian tomes, works in the French language, Western Americana, poetry, the social sciences, and some modern first editions. We also selectively purchase books and collections thereof. We also offer appraisals and advice about library-building. We also offer a book-of-the-month club, called Once Upon a Tome. Ask about a subscription thereto. Thanks!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...