Brisees: Broken Branches

Fifty-one essays and shorter pieces collected from across the author's career; subjects include: 'Phantom Africa', Fred Astaire, epilepsy, Hans Arp, Raymond Queneau, Spain 1934-1936, Arthur Rimbaud, talkies, and two versions of 'Glossary: My Glosses Ossuary'.

Publisher: North Point Press. First American edition
Edition: First Edition
Place Published: San Francisco
Review copy with publisher's promotional material laid in. Fine in dustwrapper.


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