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Yours For the Telling by Raymond Queneau. Designed by John Crombie, Graphics by Sheila Bourne. Hand-printed and published by Kickshaws, Paris. 1902. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist and designer. Of a total edition of 485 numbered copies, 385 of which are NOT signed.
Fine/mint condition. Extremely tight binding. Unread. Essentially new.Color letterpress illustrations. Beautifully hand-printed on rugged, water-marked paper. Bound in stiff illustrated paper, with French folds. Dust jacket over cover.
Text is in English.
Queneau was, amongst other things, a member of the Oulipo movement, a group of writers who wrote books which followed rigid, often arbitrary rules. Their works are generally marked by a playfulness.
This text functions as a sort of \"choose your own adventure\" narrative.
Kickshaws, a private press based in Paris, is internationally known for producing high-quality, sharply designed, limited run editions of quality literary works.
Copies of this edition are in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
6 15/16 x 7 1/8 inches.
