Blood Poet Film Jean Cocteau by Cocteau Jean Pons Lily (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First English language edition. First edition in English stated 1949. Translated from the French by Lily Pons. Hardcover in full black cloth with pale blue lettering without DJ. Condition very good, square, no names no underlinings no highlights, no bent page corners, front hinge cracked but holds well, covers with few spots, corners worn, not a reminder. Oblong 4to, 53pages, illustrated. ASIN: B004VJC39W.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. No dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Black boards, light blue titles, shelf wear to edges, and spine ends, general mild foxing, else sharp and bright. Book is firm in binding, crisp interior, marbled endpapers. Interior is As New, fresh and clean. Illustrated throughout with images from Cocteau's celebrated film. Includes a statement about the film by Cocteau. Excellent example of its time graphic design. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 53 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. 53 pp. b/w photographic illustrations. Black cloth lettered in blue at front board. Surface of cloth scraped and rubbed along upper margin of rear board and bottom board edges. Jacket price-clipped, soiled, chip to top edge of front panel, small chips and tears along edges. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. In mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dmitri Petrov (Design) (illustrator). First Edition. Stated at copyright page: "First Edition." Copyright 1949. A Hugo Edition of the Bodley Press. Unique extra-wide design 9 1/2" wide x 8" tall. Profusely illustrated with fine black and white stills from film and dialogue and description of scenes plus an afterword by Cocteau. An elegantly designed book. Black cloth boards, light blue cover titles, some corner, edge wear, bump. Pages very good, clean. Many aesthetic photos from film throughout with text and spoken lines adjacent. Patterned wavy endpaper design in dark greens with gold and white marbling over this. Antiquarian bookplate at front pastedown. Same owner's stylish signature verso flyleaf: "Robert E. Barricklow, September 24, 1950, Los Angeles." Bind good; hinges intact. Near very good intriguing first edition volume from this surrealistic film. From translator's note: "When I first saw Jean Cocteau's film, I considered it a rare experience in the realm of imagination. I was drawn to it again and again over the years. Imagine my delight when I learned that Cocteau had published his scenario in book form and had written for it an exciting commentary. It proved once again that this film is one of the greatests classics of the advance guard cinema and a masterpiece among the wrritings of Cocteau. Since it has often been my pleasure, in my career as a singer, to introduce to American audiences many unusual French songs, I take great pride in bringing to you now, in the role of a translator, this great piece of French visual music. I believe that those of you who have seen the film will discover a new excitement in the following pages and those of you who did not, will find an unforgettable experience in poetic and visual sorcery." - Lily Pons Printed in the United States of America. 53 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. First American edition. Near fine in very good dust jacket. (Interior clear tape mends to jacket. Several moderate sized tears & smaller chips as well as traces of shelf wear & mild soiling to edges jacket. Hint of foxing beside spine on rear cloth cover. ) ; First American edition. Near fine in very good dust jacket. (Interior clear tape mends to jacket. Several moderate sized tears & small chips as well as traces of shelf wear & light soiling to jacket. Hint of foxing next to spine on rear cloth cover. ).