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published in the Athenaeum in April 1919, did much to establish his literary reputation in the English-speaking world as the author of some of the now most celebrated sensual poems in Western literature. The imprints of the Alexandria print-shop of Kasimate & Iona found at the foot of many of the poems are here dated between 1925 and 1930, and the table of contents at the back of each volume is dated 1930, suggesting that these volumes were assembled and issued that year. Produced relatively late in Cavafy’s life, this example likely represents a more mature take on the proper contents and order of his life’s poetry than some earlier folders or booklets. 2 volumes, octavo (245 × 155 mm). Original wrappers, titles printed to front in black and green respectively. Loose folded sheet laid in to vol. 2 printed with dates of the poems collected. Light toning to spine and edges of wrappers, some minor creasing, but entirely sound, mild toning within and a few minor marks, an exceptional survival in excellent condition. ¶ Despina Charalambidou-Solomi, “Gender Dualism in Cavafy’s Erotic Poetry”, Journal of Modern Greek Studies , vol. 21, no. 1, 2003, p. 113–125; Edmund Keeley, The Cavafy Rare Book Collection in Firestone Library , vol. 67, no. 1, Autumn 2005, pp. 140–145. £15,000 [149487] 15 CÉLINE, Louis-Ferdinand. Voyage au bout de la nuit. Roman. Paris: Editions Denoël et Steele, 1932 First trade edition, first impression, of the author’s debut novel, which won the Prix Rénaudot and influenced a generation of authors including Henry Miller, George Orwell, and Henry Green. This is an unusually nice copy in wrappers of the first printing of the trade issue, with the requisite points, not the reprinted remainder of the edition transferred to a different press. There were also 110 copies printed on special paper.
The points for the first trade printing are as follows: “Grande Imprimerie de Troyes” imprint at rear colophon, 8 pp. publisher’s advertisements at the rear on grey-blue paper dated 1932, “Le Flute Corsaire” advertised on bottom right of rear wrapper as “Sous presse” and with no imprint beneath the red frame, and a lowercase “m” printed upside down on p. 150 line 10 and p. 541 line 37 (some first printing copies are noted with only one of these; this copy has the added reassurance of both). Octavo. Original white wrappers printed in red and black. Wrappers fresh with a few minor marks, general light toning within, an excellent copy. ¶ Connolly, The Modern Movement 74; En français dans le texte 366. £3,750 [153788]
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