Open All Night, Paul Morand — 1st Edition, Limited

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Open All Night, Paul Morand — 1st Edition, Limited

Name: Open All Night, Paul Morand — 1st Edition, Limited
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6696
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Publication: London, Chapman and Dodd Ltd., 1923

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 13-218, [1].

Condition Report: Very Good. The underlying dark cloth binding remains firm, tight, and well-preserved. The text block is fundamentally clean with no significant foxing, though the untrimmed page edges naturally display mild age-toning and browning typical of the paper stock. The book's grade is largely dictated by the rare survival of its fragile marbled paper dust jacket, which does exhibit noticeable edge-wear, a chip to the spine head which exposes the binding beneath, and general age-darkening to the printed paper spine label. It remains a highly presentable and scarce complete copy.

Catalogue Note: This is the signed, limited first English edition of Paul Morand's modernist collection Ouvert la nuit, translated from the original French by H. B. V. (Vyvyan Holland).

The edition was strictly limited to 275 numbered copies, of which only 250 were offered for sale. This specific volume is number 95 and has been signed by the author in black ink on the limitation page.

It is particularly uncommon to find this edition retaining its fragile original marbled paper dust jacket. The jacket was designed to match the marbled endpapers, and its survival, complete with the printed paper spine label, makes this a notable collector's copy.

Open All Night captures the frantic, bohemian, and slightly melancholic nightlife of post-World War I Europe. Through a series of six interconnected stories, Morand offers a glittering and cynical tour of 1920s high society and the demimonde across the continent. Translated by Vyvyan Holland, the second son of Oscar Wilde, the collection stands as a quintessential modernist work, blending sharp social observation with a distinctive, avant-garde stylistic flair.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Paul Morand

Book Publisher: Chapman and Dodd Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Anthologies & Short Stories

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: Yes

Book Pages: 218

Book Publication Year: 1923

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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