The Quest for Corvo
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1940.
One summer afternoon A.J.A. Symons is handed a peculiar, eccentric novel that he cannot forget and, captivated by this unknown masterpiece, determines to learn everything he can about its mysterious author. The object of his search is Frederick Rolfe, self-titled Baron Corvo - artist, rejected candidate for priesthood and author of serially autobiographical fictions - and its story is told in this 'experiment in biography': a beguiling portrait of an insoluble tangle of talents, frustrated ambitions and self-destruction.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Wear and sticker to grubby spine. Some wear to front cover corners. Some grubbiness to rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1940.
One summer afternoon A.J.A. Symons is handed a peculiar, eccentric novel that he cannot forget and, captivated by this unknown masterpiece, determines to learn everything he can about its mysterious author. The object of his search is Frederick Rolfe, self-titled Baron Corvo - artist, rejected candidate for priesthood and author of serially autobiographical fictions - and its story is told in this 'experiment in biography': a beguiling portrait of an insoluble tangle of talents, frustrated ambitions and self-destruction.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Wear and sticker to grubby spine. Some wear to front cover corners. Some grubbiness to rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1940.
One summer afternoon A.J.A. Symons is handed a peculiar, eccentric novel that he cannot forget and, captivated by this unknown masterpiece, determines to learn everything he can about its mysterious author. The object of his search is Frederick Rolfe, self-titled Baron Corvo - artist, rejected candidate for priesthood and author of serially autobiographical fictions - and its story is told in this 'experiment in biography': a beguiling portrait of an insoluble tangle of talents, frustrated ambitions and self-destruction.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Wear and sticker to grubby spine. Some wear to front cover corners. Some grubbiness to rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
