SLONIMSKI Antoni
TWO ENDS OF THE WORLD
A novel. Warsaw 1937; published by J. Przeworski. pp. 242, [1]; format 12x18.5 cm
Straus 179 A fantasy novel depicting the world after the annihilation wrought upon it by the mad Hans Retlich (an anagram of the name Hitler) by means of the mysterious Blue Rays he invented. A satire on the fascist dictatorship. On the wrapper a photomontage composition by the Levitt-Him author partnership.
HARDCOVER CONTEMPORARY LEATHER, COVERS SURROUNDED BY GOLD LINES. SPINE WITH RAISED SCROLLS, DEEP EMBOSSING AND GILT. HAND-TINTED MARBLED PAPER ON THE ENDPAPERS, ALL PAGE TRIMS DECORATED WITH THE SAME PATTERN. TOP WRAPPER IN A GOOD COPY.
BDB condition-/ A BEAUTIFUL piece
