The Valley of Fear
by Spare, Austin Osman; Introduction by Robert Ansell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Fulgur Limited, 2008. First Edition. Tall 4to. Green cloth with white spine titles in original matching dust jacket. Limited to 700 hand-numbered copies, this being No. 276. xi + [38]pp. Nineteen full page color drawings by Spare. Small corner bump, otherwise a near fine copy in like dust jacket. Reproduction of a sketchbook featuring delicately colored drawings created by Spare in 1924. Produced at a time when his life was in acute crisis, the drawings evoke a rare world of grotesque truth and sublime transcendence. It includes an analytical introductory essay by Robert Ansell discussing the development of Spares magic-aesthetic. Published here for the first time, this important sketchbook can be considered a companion volume to The Book of Ugly Ecstasy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Richard Bishop, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6118
- Title
- The Valley of Fear
- Author
- Spare, Austin Osman; Introduction by Robert Ansell
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fulgur Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occult & Esoterica;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Richard Bishop, Bookseller
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Portland, Oregon
About Richard Bishop, Bookseller
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