Revelation (La Débauche)
New York: Viking Press, 1930. Don (dust jacket). Third Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 12mo. Pp. 236. Black cloth, titles and decorations stamped in gilt on the cover and spine in printed red bands. Edges trimmed. Cover edges rubbed, lower corner bumped, small spots on front and spine. Edges lightly age toned. In the illustrated dust jacket printed in red and black, price clipped. Jacket age toned, edges rubbed, spine tail moderately chipped. Very Good / Very Good. Item #5811 A mother discovers her dead son's love letters to a man in the only novel by the French playwright and screenwriter, first published in 1924. The translator's partner, Radclyffe Hall, provides a jacket blurb on the rear panel. The striking art deco dust jacket illustration by "Don" is a notable exemplar of the genre's form. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.
Copyright page states "Published July, 1930; Second Printing July, 1930; Third Printing July, 1930," yet "Fourth Printing" is stated on front dust jacket flap.
Price: $175.00