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The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance

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Worm-B1 (A) First American Edition 1926

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DISCUSSION

Full Title:

The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance

Publication:

New York, Albert & Charles Boni, 1926.

Binding:

Crown octavo; 8 3/16 inche x 5ΒΌ inches; black cloth: text and decorations in gilt, all edges trimmed, tops stained blue. Spine: [triple rule in gilt] | THE WORM | OUROBOROS | ALBERT & | CHARLES BONI | [double rule in gilt]. Front cover: design in gilt of a hippogriff in flight, enclosed in a circle (by Keith Henderson), centered on cover. Rear cover: blind stamped image of a faun playing pipes in an oval panel at lower right corner (see image above).

Notes:

The striking dust jacket and endpaper art was painted by Boris Artzybasheff.