Guy Wernham (19 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing. It is a long narrative prose poem which celebrates the principle of Evil in an elaborate style and with a passion akin to religious fanaticism. The French poet-critic Georges Hugnet has written of Lautreamont: "He terrifies, stupefies, strikes dumb. He could look squarely at that which others had merely given a passing glance." Little is known of the author of Maldoror, Isidore Ducasse, self-styled Comte de Lautreamont, except that he was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1846 and died in Paris at the age of twenty-four. When first published in 1868-9, Maldoror went almost unnoticed. But in the nineties the book was rediscovered and hailed as a work of genius by such eminent writers as Huysmans, Leon Bloy, Maeterlinck, and Remy de Gourmont. Later still, Lautreamont was to be canonized as one of their principal "ancestors" by the Paris Surrealists. This edition, translated by Guy Wernham, includes also a long introduction to a never-written, or now lost, volume of poetry. Thus, except for a few letters, it gives all the surviving literary work of Lautreamont. This macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (surrealism, literature ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. San Francisco: Alamo Square Press, 1991. 159 pp. 22.5 x 15 cm. Red quarter cloth with black paper covered boards and gilt titling to spine, in a glossy, illustrated dustjacket. Some sunning to spine, with some light uneven toning to front and rear panels of jacket. Some light to moderate speckling to head of text block. signed and inscribed to "Mac" by translator Gerald Fabian on half title page. Interior is otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding firm. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.…

Condition: New. pp. 342.

Condition: New. pp. 342.

Paperback. Condition: New. Special order item direct from the distributor.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing. It is a long narrative prose poem which celebrates the principle of Evil in an elaborate style and with a passion akin to religious fanaticism. The French poet-critic Georges Hugnet has written of Lautreamont: "He terrifies, stupefies, strikes dumb. He could look squarely at that which others had merely given a passing glance." Little is known of the author of Maldoror, Isidore Ducasse, self-styled Comte de Lautreamont, except that he was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1846 and died in Paris at the age of twenty-four. When first published in 1868-9, Maldoror went almost unnoticed. But in the nineties the book was rediscovered and hailed as a work of genius by such eminent writers as Huysmans, Leon Bloy, Maeterlinck, and Remy de Gourmont. Later still, Lautreamont was to be canonized as one of their principal "ancestors" by the Paris Surrealists. This edition, translated by Guy Wernham, includes also a long introduction to a never-written, or now lost, volume of poetry. Thus, except for a few letters, it gives all the surviving literary work of Lautreamont. This macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing. It is a long narrative prose poem which celebrates the principle of Evil in an elaborate style and with a passion akin to religious fanaticism. The French poet-critic Georges Hugnet has written of Lautreamont: "He terrifies, stupefies, strikes dumb. He could look squarely at that which others had merely given a passing glance." Little is known of the author of Maldoror, Isidore Ducasse, self-styled Comte de Lautreamont, except that he was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1846 and died in Paris at the age of twenty-four. When first published in 1868-9, Maldoror went almost unnoticed. But in the nineties the book was rediscovered and hailed as a work of genius by such eminent writers as Huysmans, Leon Bloy, Maeterlinck, and Remy de Gourmont. Later still, Lautreamont was to be canonized as one of their principal "ancestors" by the Paris Surrealists. This edition, translated by Guy Wernham, includes also a long introduction to a never-written, or now lost, volume of poetry. Thus, except for a few letters, it gives all the surviving literary work of Lautreamont. This macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover - clean, no marks, clean inside, clean slipcase - from a private collection - bright gilt title on spine, very clean slipcase.

paperback. Condition: Gut. 342 Seiten; 9780811200820.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First THUS. Publisher: Peter Owen, 1943. NEAR FINE hardcover book in VERY GOOD original slipcase. Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is #109. Text in English. Titles faded from Book's spine. Slipcase has wear at extremities. First Edition Thus, First Printing.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1943. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Black cloth, gold decor on spine. Worn slipcase with price of $6. 303 pages. Les Chants de Maldoror (The Songs of Maldoror) is a French poetic novel, or a long prose poem. It was written and published between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte de Lautreamont, the nom de plume of the Uruguayan-born French writer Isidore Lucien Ducasse. The work concerns the misanthropic, misotheistic character of Maldoror, a figure of evil who has renounced conventional morality. Although obscure at the time of its initial publication, Maldoror was rediscovered and championed by the Surrealist artists during the early twentieth century. 6326.…

Hardcover. Light red paper-covered boards with black cloth backstrip stamped in gilt. The gilt is nearly gone from the sunned spine. Very good+. Lacking the slipcase. This is copy No. 499 of 1000 hand-numbered large paper copies. Publisher assumed to be New Directions.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 303 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large thick 8vo, gilt title on spine, without D.J. as issued, this was published by the Translator in the U.S.A. in 1943, then taken over by New Directions with the same sheets & published in 1950, this edition using the same book was then published by Peter Owen subsequently prob in 1951, since he started in his house then, in a rather worn black box with title label glued to front, through all that publishing a very scarce book.(VV9/2/1.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A lovely English translated version of this classic of French Surrealist literature, in the original slipcase. A new English translation of Les Chants de Maldoror by Guy Wernham.Les Chants de Maldoror was originally written by Comte de Lautreamont in French and is a classic of French literature and is one of the most important work of Surrealist writing. Les Chants de Maldoror is a poetic novel or long prose poem and concerns the character of Maldoror a figure of evil who has renounced conventional morality.In the original slipcase.With a letter tipped into the front, dated 1978 and from a Richard Holmes to Mr Engle discussing the versions and publications of Maldoror, including this version. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Some pencil markings to the rear free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original slipcase which is faded and a little marked. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. This is the typewritten manuscript of translator Guy Wernham, who give an "English Approximation" to Antonin Artaud's script dated November 28, 1947, that was eventually rejected by Radio Diffusion Francaise. The original air date was to be 2 February 1948, but was censored by the French Government, and Artaud died a month later. The manuscript is in three parts: a translation of the radio play; extracts from the press and; letters to Fernand Pouey, the Director of Dramatic and Literary broadcasts in France at the time. Guy Wernham is a translator of note, as he published an early English translation of the Chants of Maldoror, by the Comte de Lautreamont, a prose poem published in 1868, but later championed by Surrealists in the 1920s. Re-published in 1965, Wernham's version has been in print ever since.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. First Edition Thus. #209 of 1000 copies of the Limited Edition of this early translation of the classic treatise on evil. In burgundy boards with black spine cloth and gilt to type which has dulled. Gilt to top page ends as well. A well loved copy with dinged and worn through corners and some nicks splits to front board ends. Small spot worn through to bottom of rear board as well with spine and top of rear board faded. Some light soiling to boards. Front hinge a little shaken, but still fine. Text block clean, but tanned. 1st Printing.…