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Cocteau, Jean, Ned Rorem
Difficulty of Being, the
Coward-McCann, 1967
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Year of publication
1967
Author
Cocteau, Jean, Ned Rorem
Publishers
Coward-McCann
Edition
First American Edition
Keyword
Proust, Nijinsky, Picasso, Raymond Radiquet, phisique, escapes, Diaghilev, Nijinsky, Dreams, Pain, Death, Frivolity, Rule, soul, Guillaume Apollinaire, Youth, Beauty, Drama, mime, Essays,
Cover description
Good
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes
Description
Book is in excellent condition in light purple (!) cloth, gilt embossed print at cover and spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes but very light shelf wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is worn with chipping, numerous small closed tears, now wrapped in archival clear cover. Fairly scandalous quotes on Proust, Nijinsky and Picasso on back cover, contents include: On Raymond Radiquet, On my phisique, My escapes, On Diaghilev and Nijinsky, Dreams, Pain, Death, Frivolity, Rule of the soul, Guillaume Apollinaire, Youth, Beauty, Drama in mime, etc. Marked "First American Edition" on publisher's page.