La Doublure
$45 · Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller
Paris: Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1963. Reprint. Softcover. Octavo. 194, 2 pp. Original printed wrappers. Title page in red and black lettering. In 1896, Raymond Roussel* spent six months writing his first book - this novel in verse titled La Doublure - closed off from the world, inside his parent’s mansion. The 19-year-old poet was convinced that he would become the next Victor Hugo or Jules Verne, and while writing,
- Printing: later
- Binding: Softcover
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