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Lewis, Wyndham; Smith, Rowland (Afterword) : Self Condemned

Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 1983

"First corrected edition." Limited edition. One of 500 copies printed. Original publisher's light blue paper-covered boards backed with dark blue cloth in a plastic dust wrapper. Multicolored illustration on the front cover. Orange endpapers. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2." 436 pages, complete. Twelve black and white plates and additional illustrations, complete. Most, if not all, of the plates are reprinted artworks by Wyndham Lewis. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. An As New copy. Afterword by Rowland Smith. Alternate ending included. Back colophon: "Printed March 1983 in Santa Barbara & Ann Arbor for the Black Sparrow Press by Graham Mackintosh & Edwards Brothers Inc. Design by Barbara Martin. This edition is printed in paper wrappers; there are 500 cloth trade copies & 226 numbered deluxe copies have been handbound in boards by Earle Gray." The semi-autobiographical novel of Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957). Lewis was an English artist, writer, and critic. Notably, Lewis was a co-founder of the Vorticist art and literary movement, which was similar to Futurism. Both Vorticism and Futurism in art are identifiable by bold, seemingly harsh lines with a mechanical quality; such artworks pay homage to modernity and the avant-garde. Vorticist artworks are also known for employing a central "vortex" that serves as a visual focal point. Lewis also edited the Vorticist magazine, BLAST.. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hardcover

First Corrected Edition

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