Pauline Réage (Anne Desclos) “Story of O” Vintage Hardcover

Story of O
Pauline Réage’s *Story of O* is one of the most provocative and debated masterpieces of provocative literature and psychological surrealism of the twentieth century.
Published in the United States by Barney Rosset’s boundary-pushing Grove Press, this volume features translations by Sabine d’Estrée alongside celebrated critical prefaces by Jean Paulhan and André Pieyre de Mandiargues.
Its stark typographic dust jacket and dignified black binding reflect Grove Press’s landmark battles against literary censorship.
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#### **Book Details**
* **Author:** Pauline Réage (Anne Desclos)
* **Illustrator:** Typographic design
* **Publisher:** Grove Press, Inc.
* **Binding:** Hardcover
* **Edition Points:** Early printing (Fifth Printing), c.1967 0r 1968, GP-342, original unclipped $6.00 price present on front flap of the dust jacket.
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#### **Condition Report**
* **Overall Grade:** Book: Near Fine (NF) // Jacket: Very Good- (VG-)/Very Good (VG)
* **Cover & Spine:** Deep black paper wrapped boards with sharp corners and bright, unrubbed silver spine lettering. Ever so mildly bumped at head and tail of the spine.
* **Dust Jacket:** Original jacket unclipped ($6.00); light shelf rubbing, mild soiling to white panels, with shallow chipping, closed tears, and creasing at the spine head and upper folds.
* **Text Block & Pages:** Crisp, clean cream pages; text block is square and free of markings.
* **Binding:** Extremely tight, sound hardcover binding with sharp hinges.
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