The Perfectly Ended Chapter

Oxford: University Press, 1936. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 15 Pp. Softcover, First And Only Edition. Color Title On Both Covers And On Inside Of Rear Cover. Text Is A Memorial Poem By Edward James For His First Cousin Edward Vii. Surrealist Photo Montage On Cover, Artist Unknown; This Could Be By James, Or One Of His Surrealist Friends. Covers Worn, Small External Tape Repairs To Top, Center, And Bottom Spine Edge; 1" Triangular Chip At Center Of Right Edge Of Front Cover; Content Clean, But All Pages Detached As A Group While Still String-Bound. Edward James, British Heir, Author, Was A An Important Collector And Supporter Of Surrealism. His Family Home, The West Dean Estate, He Donated To Found A College Devoted To Fostering Skilled Useful Arts.He Took As His Personal Home A Smaller House On The Estate, Monkton, Which He Filled With Surrealist And Other Fine Art, Including Work On The House Itself By Noted Surrealists. While In Hollywood, He Advocated For The Saving Of The Watts Towers After They Were Abandoned By Simon Rodia. By His Design And At His Own Expense. Las Pozas ("The Pools") Was Created By James Circa 1949-1984, More Than 2,000 Feet (610 M) Above Sea Level, In A Subtropical Rain Forest. It Includes More Than 80 Acres (32 Ha) Of Natural Waterfalls And Pools Interlaced With Towering Surrealist Sculptures In Concrete. Las Pozas Is Near The Village Of Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, A Seven-Hour Drive North Of Mexico City.Where It Is Now Maintained As A Foundation.