Dark Monarch, The - A Portrait from Within
by Berlin, Sven
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Galley Press, 1962. Book. Illus. by Berlin, Sven. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 204 pages. Rare first edition book, as it was withdrawn immediately after publication and destroyed, due to artists who believed themselves to be portrayed in the book taking libel action. After his war experiences reflected in 'I Am Lazarus', here in Dark Monarch, he shows the struggle to revive his sculptor & painter creativity. At this point in Cornwall, a phase of life, in which as he puts it, 'some of us seemed to be caught in the slip-stream of evil forces which often follow destruction'. Dustjacket is lightly scuffed but complete..
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bygones (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24086
- Title
- Dark Monarch, The - A Portrait from Within
- Author
- Berlin, Sven
- Illustrator
- Berlin, Sven
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Galley Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...