1921 · London
by CABELL, James Branch (author); Frank C. Papé (artist); Hugh Walpole (intro.)
London: John Lane, 1921. UK Edition, Limited. One of 3,000 copies. Octavo (25cm); black cloth covered boards titled in gilt on front cover and spine; red topstain; 325,[4]pp; illustrated endpapers and 13 plates by Papé, including tipped in frontispiece. Spine ends pushed; rubbing to the joints, corners and lower board edges; Very Good+, lacking the dustjacket.
"Jurgen is a pawnbroker caught between romantic and cynical world views: a would be poet...after gaining his reckless wish to be rid of a nagging wife, he finds himself the poorer for it, and sets out to make good his loss. His quest ranges through various scenarios borrowed from history, (truncated)
"Jurgen is a pawnbroker caught between romantic and cynical world views: a would be poet...after gaining his reckless wish to be rid of a nagging wife, he finds himself the poorer for it, and sets out to make good his loss. His quest ranges through various scenarios borrowed from history, (truncated)
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