Louis-Ferdinand Céline - Casse Pipe - 1949

Very beautiful first edition of this work that tells the misadventures of Ferdinand, a veteran of the Great War, who finds himself in London in the midst of a revolution -

There he meets colorful characters, such as the Prince of Wales, the King of the beggars, the leader of the Apache gang, etc. He experiences hilarious scenes, such as a sword duel, a prison escape, a car chase, etc. -

The book is written in a unique style, which combines slang, popular language, neologisms, onomatopoeia, ellipses, repetitions, digressions, etc. The book is a masterpiece of humor, poetry and fantasy, which brilliantly illustrates the chaos and madness of the world -

Louis-Ferdinand Céline - Casse Pipe - 1949 - Frédéric Chambriand -
150 Pages.

Very good condition of the binding, the work in its brown half-leather edition, marbled boards, slight signs of wear, gilt-edged pages, spine with ornate cords, gilded title and author name -

Good interior condition, slight browning, a library stamp on the title page, marbled endpapers in very good condition -

Delivery service insured within a few days –