Our Lady Of the Flowers

New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1963.

New York: Bantam, 1964. Paperback. 307p., lightly-used first Bantam mass-market paperback edition in wraps. The 1963 Grove hardcover is Young 1385. Q2945.

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1957. 1st Printing. Paperback. Light shelfwear, spine slightly cocked (but what's a Genet novel without a little cocking). Very Good. 266pp. No 36 of The Traveller's Companion Series. Kearney-Carroll 5.36.1. The French text of this extraordinary novel was first published secretly (although with author's true name given) in 1943 at Lyons by L'Arbelete with… Read more about this item

New York: Grove Press, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Translated by Bernard Frechtman. Introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre. First few pages with a faint crease, topedge with a light stain, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, very good in a slightly soiled about very good dust jacket with a shadow from a previously tape-repaired tear on… Read more about this item

Bantam Books, 1963-01-01. Third Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/in illustrated wraps. Vintage Softcover, Third Printing 1964 Bantam 307 pages.Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear and dust soiling to covers. Textblock edges have some minor stains.Binding solid. Famous underground bestseller. Written entirely in the solitude of a prison cell. Throughout his… Read more about this item

New York, N.Y. : Grove Press, 1991, ©1963, 1991. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4th printing ; 307 pages ; 21 cm ; ISBN: 0802130135; 9780802130136 LCCN: 87-414 ; LC: PQ2613.E53; Dewey: 843/.912 ; OCLC: 15367009 ; Our Lady of the Flowers', which is often considered to be Genet's masterpiece, was written entirely in the solitude of a prison… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.

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London: Anthony Blond Limited, 1964. First UK edition hardcover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is scuffed, and edges are creased and worn, with a small tear at the upper edge of the front inner flap. Board spine head is bumped, and page block is lightly blemished. Binding is sound and pages are clean.… Read more about this item

Panther, 1968. Paperback. Acceptable. 1968. Reprinted. 283 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners and reading creases. Light tanning to spine and edges with splits to spine edges. Foxing overall.

Paris: Morihien, 1949. first. hardcover. very good. First edition in English. Subscriber's edition. Book very good, spine replaced, front hinge repaired. Bookplate to front paste-down, water stains to rear free end paper, spots to bottom edge, abrasion to top edge.

NY: Modern Library; (1965). First Thus . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Stated First Modern Library edition (ML #358), very good in a very good dust jacket. The book has just slight handling wear, and a tiny sopt along the top of the rear board where the dark blue cloth is worn away. The jacket has wear at the… Read more about this item

The Modern Library, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1965. First Modern Library. 318 pages. Black dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards.… Read more about this item

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Panther, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. Panther Edition. 284 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Panther Books, 1968. Paperback. Acceptable. 1968. No Edition Stated. 283 pages. Paperback book. Notable tanning to pages throughout. Previous price to front endpaper. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners. Notable tanning to spine, with staining and soiling to covers.

New York: Modern Library, 1965. 318pp.Stated First Modern Library Edition. Blue cloth. Bold gilt lettering on the spine. Light rubs on the lower spine, internally like new. Unclipped pictorial jacket (photo of Jean Genet on the front panel) has light scuffing on the extremities. Intro. by Jean-Paul Sartre. "A wildly imaginative fantasy of the Parisian underworld, the novel tells the… Read more about this item

Grove Press, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1963 Grove Press hard cover - 1st edition first printing stated - no dust jacket - some tape reside inside front cover - minor wear to edge of cover - minor staining to page edge - otherwise binding strong contents clean - enjoy

Panther, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. First edition thus. 283 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1965. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Reprint. Translated by Bernard Frechtman. Introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre. Very light wear along the edges, else fine in a price-clipped, very good dust jacket with rubbing, a tiny puncture on the front cover, and moderate edgewear with a tape repair at the crown. Author's first novel, written while he was… Read more about this item