The Meditations Of A Profane Man
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1926. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover with scarce art deco jacket. Publishers orange cloth covers with stamped titles on the front and spine. Small octavo. 104 pp. Unusual in original U.S. dust jacket. Charming ex libris stamp inside the front cover featuring graceful kneeling nude woman. "H" is a pseudonym and has not yet been deciphered. Essays on religion, existential enquiries and societal commentary drawing on 1920s post-WWI disillusionment among bohemian and artistic literary circles and secularists.
"A man was being shown around a monastery, and in the library he monk in attendance said: "All these books are theological, but on the top shelf there are profane works." Sacred and Profane Love, thought the visitor, and then added: But the question is, which is which?" Very good. Scattered light foxing throughout. Binding solid and square. / Fair. Front panel missing top and bottom left corners. Piece missing from the bottom of the spine. Triangular closed tear on top back cover. Corner chipping and edge wear overall. All flaps clipped. Darkening, especially to the spine. Presented in a new clear protective mylar cover. Item #777
Price: $60.00