Barcelona: (Frederic Prokosch), 1953.
Price: $1,250.00
Softcover. First edition. Batik self-wrappers with printed paper label. 12mo. Fine. One of 44 copies, this copy number VI of 10 Roman numeraled copies in paper from Salamanca. Inscribed by the author on the front fly with a Christmas greeting. In original mailing envelope hand-addressed by Prokosch (on which an old ink bookseller's description and price appears). A brief poem, one of the author's rare "butterfly books". Prokosch was an American novelist of remarkable promise who later fell under a cloud for manufacturing some spurious "rare first editions", which he did while experimenting with the handpress he used to manufacture the butterfly books. Additionally he reprinted some of the books between 1978-1980, but the provenance of this book, and the owner's notes that accompany the book indicate that it was obtained in the 1950s. His reputation has suffered despite the fact that his books were both a critical and popular success at the time of publication. *OCLC* locates four copies.
Item #278629
