Salvador Dalí - Hidden Faces - 1947

Dali's only novel with illustrations drawn specially for this book

In richly visual language Dali describes the lives and loves of a group of aristocratic characters who, in their beauty, luxury, and extravagance, symbolize the decadent Europe of the 1930s. The story of the tangled lives of the protagonists, from the February riots of 1934 in Paris to the closing days of the war, is a brilliant vehicle for Dali's ideas, and an evocation of pre-war Europe. Valuable not only for Dali's own specially drawn illustrations, but also because it synthesizes all of the themes in Dali's art.

Item Description
Translated from the Spanish by Haakon M. Chevalier. Illustrated with frontispiece and tailpiece by Dali. Published by Nicholson & Watson, London, Brussels, 1947. Publishers’ original black cloth boards, with gilt lettering and gilt decorations to spine.

Book Dimensions: 19.5 x 13.5 cm & Number of Pages: 359

Condition
Some wear to spine ends and corners, with few faded marks on covers. Internally; the book is in very good condition. A name with neat ink to top inside front cover page. Inner hinges are very good, and pages are tightly held at gutters. Pages and illustrations are clean and bright (Please see pictures).