DAY DREAMS ( Silent Movie Star s Rare Book of Poetry ) A poetry book by the pop icon. DAYDREAMS, In LASER COPY DustJacket WITH ORIGINAL PRICE OF 2/6 NET ON DJ SPINE & Poems Sypnosis on Front DJ with Publishers Name at Btm,

BY RUDOLPH VALENTINO, (1895-1926). B/W Glossy Frontispiece of Valentino in Open White Shirt Pensive Mood with Facsimile autograph., Back Blank Endpaper FORMER OWNER STAMP Foxing, Introduction,

Published by London: Hurst & Blackett. Printed by Southampton Times Ltd, 1923

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HBDJ , 1923, 1st British Edition, VG/GOOD++, AS-IS, Blue Decorated Cloth Hard Cover Boards with Valentino s Name at Btm in Black light Rub, Wear, & Tiny Corner Ding. Book VG Condition .LASER Dust Jacket GOOD++ Conditionwith slight Yellow Discoloration Edges & Spine Area DJ , Book has very slight fading to spine with light wear tiny chips Ends, Light spotting to page edges and general Light tanning to eps. . Protected Dustwrapper WITH Clear Mylar and it benefits from this. Generally a VG copy of a rare book. Interior Nice Tight with Light FOXing Stain, Wear & few Ink Notes depicting who the poems dedicted to such as Walt Whitman & Byron , Back DJ some Fox Lists Thru The Alien Child, 143 pgs , NO Ads in Back, ,Poetry and philosophical musings from Valentino, then at the height of his career and just three years before his death. includes A Baby s Skin, The Chalice, Solicitude, The Love Child, Nature, Wealth, Dust to Dust, Philosophy of Pessimist, Gems of Thought, Kaleidoscope of Love, ETC The poems included here are an insight into Valentino's mind and experience. While some are prosaic and trite, some show a depth of experience and understanding of life one doesn't expect from a 'film star'. It would be fascinating to know who all the initials are to whom his best poems are dedicated. The poems included here are an insight into Valentino's mind and experience. While some are prosaic and trite, some show a depth of experience and understanding of life one doesn't expect from a 'film star . Here's a real Hollywood novelty from the silent era. During Valentino's Very Artistic period when he was married to Natacha Rambova, this very singular 143-page volume was published in its first and only edition. Valentino actually claimed that these gems of verse had been set down by automatic writing and were in fact the work of his Indian spirit guide Black Feather. Seller Inventory # 26697

Bibliographic Details

Title: DAY DREAMS ( Silent Movie Star s Rare Book ...

Publisher: London: Hurst & Blackett. Printed by Southampton Times Ltd

Publication Date: 1923

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition