Men Without Art

Lewis, Wyndham; Cooney, Seamus (Editor, Afterword, Notes)

Published by Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1987

About this Item

One of 176 deluxe hardcover copies, octavo size, 325 pp. Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), an artist as well as an author, is known as the developer of "Vorticism" (so named by Ezra Pound), a style of geometric abstraction. He would eventually turn more and more to writing, and "is now regarded as a major British artist and writer of the twentieth century" (n.b., quote from Wiki). ___DESCRIPTION: Teal cloth shelfback over paper boards, the front board with a reproduction of an illustration by Lewis, paper spine label, orange endpapers, coloured title page; octavo size (9 1/4" by 6 1/4"), pagination: [1-4] 5-325; this no. 144 of 176 deluxe hardcover copies (total hardbound edition 476). With original opaque acetate publisher's jacket. ___CONDITION: Volume fine overall, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; the bottom edge of the boards with slight loss of colour, else fine. The acetate jacket near fine, clean, with a bare hint of edgewear and light overall rubbing to the soft acetate. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Seller Inventory # CNJL2507

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Men Without Art
• Publisher: Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara
• Publication Date: 1987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Limited Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: near fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern Literature