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King Turd (Ubi Roi)
by Jarry, Alfred (George Legman)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York: Boar's Head Books, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 189pp. Brown cloth, gilt spine title. With Jarry's original illustrations. A fine copy. The dustwrapper is not clipped; it is reinforced at the spine tip from within with what appears to be archival tape. It appears to be fine and is striking in black and yellow.
A translation of Ubu Roi, which opened in Paris in 1896. This volume includes the entire Ubu cycle for the first time in English: King Turd; King Turd Enslaved; Turd Cuckolded/ The translation is by Beverley Keith and George Legman.
Laid-in are two letters from Legman to bookseller M. J. Royer of Los Angeles, one of them attaching a carbon of the then proposed dustwrapper notice, and the other a proof sheet of page 43 with portions of 42 and 44, Also laid in is a letter from Royer to writer Theodore Reeves suggesting he meet Legman, whom e he describes as a character, 'but I think, brilliant and worth knowing."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22027
- Title
- King Turd (Ubi Roi)
- Author
- Jarry, Alfred (George Legman)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Boar's Head Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
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- Dustwrapper
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- Fine
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- Spine
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