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Published by , Scott Foresman Publ,Illust K. Ward, 1923
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. HARDBACK NO DUSTJACKET , 1923, 1ST British EDITION, 143 pages. VG+/GOOD, AS-IS, NOJACKET, SmallBook is 7-1/4" x 5". Bound in an old DARK GREEN WEBBED Hardcover Binding with gilt-stamped Leather Spine Cvr WITH SMALL Chips tears wear with Bright Gold Gilt Titles on Spine. No other marking in book I see. Pages all attached well to binding. The leather on the spine is slighty deteriorated and cracking with losses to top layer in spots- leather a bit fragile in places. Some fox spotting on the first few and last few leaves of text. Middle pages are clean. Collectible book. Interior nice tight clean Light Fox Thruout. NO Ads in Back,
Published by London: Hurst & Blackett. Printed by Southampton Times Ltd, 1923
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 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.