Taboo
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1921. 5.75" x 8.25" pp. 40. Limited first edition #137 of 920. Brown cloth boards with gold stamping in a brown cover jacket. Jacket has a few very small chips with loss at edges; title and author written on the cover of the dust jacket, presumably in Cabell's pen. Text is crisp and bright. Very good.
A comedic commentary and rebuking of the censorship faced by James Branch Cabell's earlier novel: Jurgen. Utilizing his fantasy world of Poictesme and other mythological tales, Cabell pokes fun at those who censored his work and illustrates the publicity It ended up bringing him. Item #794
James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) was an American fantasy fiction author from Virginia whose novels peaked in popularity in the 1920s. Known for his escapist, ironic, and satirical stories, Cabell published 52 books in his lifetime.
Price: $140.00