Publicado por Noonday Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1958
Librería: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket As Issued. First thus Edition / 2nd Printing. First thus edition / Second printing. Good, slight wear around edges of covers. 14 x 20cm. soft cover. 132pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.
Publicado por Peter Owens, London, 2006, 2006
Librería: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
First edition As new and bright glossy illustrated stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text throughout. Gift quality.
Publicado por The Noonday Press, New York, 1957
Librería: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Paperback. Condición: Good +. Reprint. Trade paperback. Wear/rubbing at corners and spine ends with bump to head of spine. Edge wear and some abrading to pigment on spine (silverfish?). Some spots/marks and a few scratches to rear cover as well as a creased top corner. Previous owner's name and date to top of title page.
Publicado por The Noonday Press, 1957
Librería: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Good. Good trade paperback, slight wear.
Publicado por Digit Books, London, 1958
Librería: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
Original o primera edición
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Jean Cocteau; Ilustrador. First UK Edition. 158 pp. Digit Book R432. Light edgewear with some creasing on the lower right corner of the front cover and some minor creasing on the spine; store stamped. Illustrated with drawings by the author. Book.
Publicado por Noonday Press
Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Fair. Acceptable condition. Spine cracked. Slightly dampstained. (France, fiction).
Publicado por Noonday Press
Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Good condition. (French fiction, gay, lgbtq) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Publicado por Peter Owen, 2002
ISBN 10: 0720612527 ISBN 13: 9780720612523
Librería: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Good. English language. Illustrated by Jean Cocteau. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
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Publicado por Noonday Press, NY, 1957
Librería: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: near fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: very good. Date same on title and copyright. NOT an ex library book. 132 pages. Dust jacket has tear bottom rear of spine, rubbing on dark green background. Price is not clipped.
Publicado por Peter Owen Ltd, 2003
ISBN 10: 0720611733 ISBN 13: 9780720611731
Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 164 pages. 7.25x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.
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Publicado por Brilliance Books, Clerkenwell, London, 1986
ISBN 10: 0946189919 ISBN 13: 9780946189915
Librería: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Original Wraps. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket, as Issued. Jean Cocteau Ilustrador. First UK Paperback Edition. First impression of the first UK paperback edition, published by Brilliance Books in November 1986. Translated from the French by Dorothy Williams. With a new introduction by Serena Thirkell. Illustrated with fifteen black and white drawings by Jean Cocteau. ***Very good in black and white illustrated card covers. The covers are nice and clean, with hardly any marks - just a feint sticker residue at the top of the front cover. A few top corners of the pages (pp. 57-80) are slightly creased. No reading creases to the spine. Internally also very good, with a previous owner's name to the top of the inside front cover. No other annotations. Pages clean. ***198mm x 128mm. 163 pages. ***'Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 - 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost artists of the surrealist, avant-garde, and Dadaist movements and an influential figure in early 20th century art. The National Observer suggested that, "of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man." Though his body of work encompassed many different mediums, Cocteau insisted on calling himself a poet, classifying the great variety of his works - poems, novels, plays, essays, drawings, films - as "poésie", "poésie de roman", "poésie de thêatre", "poésie critique", "poésie graphique" and "poésie cinématographique"'. (Wiki) ***'"The Miscreant", his first novel, tells the tale of Jacques Forester, a parasitic dilettante who adored beauty in both men and women and strove to find happiness and joy in his adolescence. A sparkling evocation of Paris in the twenties, "The Miscreant" can still stir its readers today with its sense of style, elegance and wit. Illustrated with fifteen drawings by Jean Cocteau.' (Quote taken from the back cover) ***First impression of the first UK paperback edition (with a new introduction by Serena Thirkell) of Jean Cocteau's first novel. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Publicado por London: Brown, Watson (Digit Books R432) nd (1960's) First Digit Paperback Printing, 1960
Librería: N & A Smiles, Kellerberrin, WA, Australia
Soft cover. Condición: USED_GOOD. VG+ Mild edgewear, former owner's name in ink to front fly, otherwise a very attractive copy.
Publicado por Peter Owen 1966, 1966
Librería: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Nueva Zelanda
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Hardcover octavo (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
Publicado por London: Brown, Watson (Digit Books R375) nd (1960's) First UK Paperback Printing, 1960
Librería: N & A Smiles, Kellerberrin, WA, Australia
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. VG+ Mild edgewear, former owner's name in ink to front fly, otherwise a very attractive copy.
Publicado por Peter Owen Ltd. London. 1958. 1st British ed. Cl.w.dj., 1958
Librería: Ira Joel Haber - Cinemage Books, Brooklyn, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Cocteau's novel about troubled youth. Illus. w. 15 drawings by Cocteau. Attractive dj. has minute chipp. to top edge + 1 tiny tear to bottom edge & some spott. & fading to back panel. Vg+/vg. Book.
Publicado por Peter Owen Limited, London, 1957
Librería: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Format is approximately 5 inches by 7.75 inches. 132 pages. DJ is in a plastic sleeve and has substantial wear, tears, soiling and chips. Some page discoloration. Jean Cocteau has for long been known as one of the most outstanding figures of contemporary literature. His films, his plays, his books, have won him international renown, but it is only recently that his stature as a modern novelist has been appreciated. In 1966, Children of the Game was first published in England, winning instant and wide acclaim. The Impostor is another one of his more important works. At the beginning of the war there was complete confusion: confusion which persisted until the end. For, like a fruit, the short war might have grown and dropped from the tree, whilst a war prolonged for exceptional reasons, firmly attached to the branch, went on growing, ever presenting new problems and new lessons to be learnt. The Impostor is set in France at the outset of the 1914-1918 war, evoking the atmosphere and environment of that period through the reactions and interactions of the characters. Thomas, at the age of 16, lives in a self-created world of fantasy. Adopting an impressive pose, he encounters the widowed Princesse de Bormes and her daughter Henriette. The girl falls in love with Thomas, nor is her mother indifferent to this imaginative young "impostor." The fate, love and grief of these and other vital characters, is played out alongside the vicissitudes of the war. Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 - 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. Jean Cocteau insisted on calling himself a poet, classifying the great variety of his works - poems, novels, plays, essays, drawings, films - as "poésie", "poésie de roman", "poésie de thêatre", "poésie critique", "poésie graphique" and "poésie cinématographique". He is best known for his novels Le Grand Écart (1923), Le Livre Blanc (1928), and Les Enfants Terribles (1929); the stage plays La Voix Humaine (1930), La Machine Infernale (1934), Les Parents Terribles (1938), La Machine à écrire (1941), and L'Aigle à deux têtes (1946); and the films The Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946), Orpheus (1949), and Testament of Orpheus (1960), which alongside Blood of a Poet and Orpheus constitute the so-called Orphic Trilogy. He was described as "one of [the] avant-garde's most successful and influential filmmakers" by AllMovie. The Impostor is Cocteau's breakthrough novel on the horrors of World War I. Thomas the Impostor is set at the outbreak of the First World War and is based on Jean Cocteau's experiences in the Red Cross on the Western Front. This is not, however, your typical World War One narrative but a fascinating example of war writing from a quintessentially artistic imagination. Guillaume Thomas is a boy too young to join the army but determined to get to the front at any cost. He is aided by the magnificent Princesse de Borme, who uses her energy, influence and allure to put together a chaotic ambulance convoy to help wounded soldiers. Together they travel all over France until Guillaume finally gets his wish and joins a company of soldiers. While the princess pursues charity work with the wounded, Henriette falls in love with Guillaume. However, Guillaume, resplendent in army uniform and issued with a shiny revolver, is lost like a child in a fantasy land of their own creation. At the novel's denouement, he clings to his imposture, but in mind, if not body, he has grasped the real meaning of war. This visionary novel is a "hymn to the cult of youth" in which World War I battlefields become an exaggerated spectacle where fiction and reality are inseparable. It may come a surprise to some that Jean Cocteau actually fought in the First World War but Thomas the Impostor is his idiosyncratic response to the author's own experiences at the front. This is an excellent introduction to the writing of Jean Cocteau. Presumed First printing thus. [Originally published in the 1920s, this is one of the Peter Owen Classics].
Publicado por Peter Owen, London, 1957
Librería: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. B. Shawe-Lawrence (Jacket design) Ilustrador. First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition and first edition in English. Translated from the French by Dorothy Williams. Jacket design by B. Shawe-Lawrence. ***Very good in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine very slightly creased. Corners sharp. Binding tight with no reading lean. Fore-edge of page block slightly stained. Internally also very good with a contemporary gift inscription in fountain-pen ink at the top of the front free endpaper. Pages clean with just a few spots of sporadic foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a very good colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has been neatly corner price-clipped. The dustwrapper is complete with no chips or tears, with just very slight loss at the head and tail of the spine and foldover corner tips. There is a stain on the back panel (which is plain white). Edges of dustwrapper slightly rubbed and creased. ***190mm x 130mm. 132 pages. ***'Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 - 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost artists of the surrealist, avant-garde, and Dadaist movements and an influential figure in early 20th century art. The National Observer suggested that, "of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man." Though his body of work encompassed many different mediums, Cocteau insisted on calling himself a poet, classifying the great variety of his works - poems, novels, plays, essays, drawings, films - as "poésie", "poésie de roman", "poésie de thêatre", "poésie critique", "poésie graphique" and "poésie cinématographique"'. (Wiki) ***'Jean Cocteau has for long been known as one of the most outstanding figures of contemporary literature. His films, his plays, his books, have won him international renown, but it is only lately that his stature as a modern novelist has been appreciated. In 1955 "Children of the Game" was first published in England, winning instant and wide acclaim. "The Impostor" is set in France at the outset of the 1914-1918 war, evoking the atmosphere and environment of that period through the reactions and interactions of the characters. The author has not only recreated an era, but has also provided an unforgettable story. The realism and lyricism of Jean Cocteau's style are combined to form a classic of the twentieth century.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the first UK edition and first edition in English, complete in its original dustwrapper. An uncommon title in first edition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.