Author: DOUGLAS, NORMAN (1868-1952) ; PETRINA, CARLOTTA, 1901-
Title: South wind
Description: New York : Limited Editions Club 1932. 1st Edition in this form. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator - this copy is no. 333. Near fine copy bound in the original raw linen cloth. Professionally rebacked with the original spine. silver-blocked leather label and raised bands laid back. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 205 pages; Physical description: 205 p. illus ; 29 cm. Notes: illustrated by Carlotta Petrina. With an introduction by Carl Van Doren. Referenced by: Sterling library. III. 360. Summary: Norman Douglas' famed novel of Capri is loved and derided in equal measure for its plot or lack thereof. A hedonistic journey through the hedonistic lives of the island's inhabitants. South Wind is a classic of gentle satire. Norman Douglas lived a long and scandalous life. Born in 1868. the son of a Scottish father and Austrian mother. he was a lifelong hedonist. and spent much of his time 'hopping it' across borders to avoid arrest. Douglas was at once the most irascible. intolerant and kindest of men. He was also a writer of near-genius. He died in 1952. Subjects: Capri (island) -- Fiction -- Satire.Weight in Kg appr.:

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