{"product_id":"stories-and-drawings-roland-topor-1st-edition","title":"Stories and Drawings, Roland Topor — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"49\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Peter Owen Limited, 1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"95\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 143, [32].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"127\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The publisher's original pictorial cloth boards remain clean, tight, and square, exhibiting only light age-toning to the extremities and slight softening to the spine ends. Internally, the text block is remarkably sound, with the pages remaining bright and entirely free from foxing, blemishes, or previous ownership signatures. The original, Keith Cunningham-designed dust jacket is also in Very Good condition; it remains unclipped, retaining the original '42s net' price on the front flap. The jacket's vivid pink panels are unfaded and striking, though a critical examination reveals some minor surface rubbing, light edge-wear, and slight chipping at the spine extremities. Overall, a highly presentable and well-preserved copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"890\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is the First British Commonwealth Edition, translated from the original French by Margaret Crosland and David Le Vay. The volume is notably distinguished by an extensive 32-page section of Topor's surreal and macabre black-and-white drawings at the rear, showcasing the unsettling visual style that would define his artistic career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eCopies of this edition are genuinely scarce on the open market, particularly when found in their original, unclipped dust jackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThis collection captures Topor during a pivotal creative period, published just as he was cementing an international reputation following his co-founding of the 'Panic Movement' (Mouvement Panique) alongside Alejandro Jodorowsky and Fernando Arrabal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eBursting with dark invention and crackling wit, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"437\"\u003eStories and Drawings\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a brilliant and unsettling introduction to the surreal universe of Roland Topor. This collection brings together his uniquely frightening yet humorous short fiction with his meticulously detailed, grotesque illustrations. Exploring the absurdities and horrors of modern existence, Topor's work challenges the boundaries of logic and comfort, offering a reading experience that is as highly original as it is uncompromisingly provocative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55727538635091,"sku":"6755","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261028_104345.jpg?v=1793721361","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/stories-and-drawings-roland-topor-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}