The rare 1942 edition handprinted by Nin with Gonzalo More, her Peruvian paramour and namesake of the Gemor Press imprint:
“He literally battled with the press, as if it were a bronco, a bull, an animal to be tamed. His hair flew around his face, perspiration fell from his forehead, his centaur feet were kicking the pedals. The machine groaned. It seemed almost like a physical battle which he intended to win by force. He towered over it. He seemed bigger than the machine. I never saw anything more primitive, more like a battle between an ancient race and a new type of monster. Both as stubborn, both strong, both violent. Gonzalo won.”
A true “team effort,” this lovely book also features engravings by Nin’s husband, Ian Hugo.
As is typical of this 80-year-old self-published edition, there is considerable wear and chipping to the boards, with a bookseller’s stamp on the back. The contents are clean with moderate foxing.
The rare 1942 edition handprinted by Nin with Gonzalo More, her Peruvian paramour and namesake of the Gemor Press imprint:
“He literally battled with the press, as if it were a bronco, a bull, an animal to be tamed. His hair flew around his face, perspiration fell from his forehead, his centaur feet were kicking the pedals. The machine groaned. It seemed almost like a physical battle which he intended to win by force. He towered over it. He seemed bigger than the machine. I never saw anything more primitive, more like a battle between an ancient race and a new type of monster. Both as stubborn, both strong, both violent. Gonzalo won.”
A true “team effort,” this lovely book also features engravings by Nin’s husband, Ian Hugo.
As is typical of this 80-year-old self-published edition, there is considerable wear and chipping to the boards, with a bookseller’s stamp on the back. The contents are clean with moderate foxing.
Perhaps someone else might treasure it.