Perfume: the story of a muderer
London: The Folio Society, 2008. First Folio Edition. 5.75" x 9" pp. 235, [1]. Cream cloth boards with metallic gold striping and white stamping in maroon slipcase. Boards are vibrant and clean. Text is crisp. Slipcase has light scuffing on back cover and a small bend at top corner, otherwise sound. Very good.
A unique satire on human desire and sensuality, depicted through a scent obsessed man in 18th century Paris. Born without a personal scent, he sets about on an obsessive murder spree, killing young women to concoct the "perfect scent." Item #2480
Price: $80.00
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