Dream of a Woman (Le Songe d'Une Femme)
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. Hans Flato. Second Printing Thus. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. [6], 7-203. Translated from the French by Lewis Galantiere. Fore-edge untrimmed. Bound in tan half-cloth over purple paper-covered boards, black lettering and rules stamped on spine. Edges of cover faded. Spine is cracked, with some trauma to front and rear hinges. That said, book is holding quite well, and remains presentable. In the illustrated dust jacket, price-clipped, with slight edge-wear and with a vertical crease running the length of the spine. Fair / Good+. Item #6030 The Hans Flato dust jacket is triumph of 1920s French style, depicting a woman in five guises in line drawings, and shaded in differing colors. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
A novel presented with epistolary narrative involving four entangled love affairs, with scenes set in two country houses, in a Paris studio and on the Normandy coast.
Price: $175.00