OPIUM: THE DIARY OF AN ADDICT By JEAN COCTEAU. With 27 Illustrations By The Author.

Published by Longmans, Green And Co., New York, 1932. First [American] Edition, so stated. Translated from Cocteau's original French by Ernest Boyd. Hardcover in original illustrated first state dustjacket, publisher's light green cloth with gilt printing, 7.5" x 5.25", top edge stained black, 188 pages, illustrated with 27 full page b&w drawings by Jean Cocteau. VERY GOOD Condition book: covers edges faded, light shorelining to bottom margin, 2 light sesame seed size stains to rear cover, internally, just a hint of shorelining to the bottom outer corner margins, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. In a GOOD DUSTJACKET that retains its $2.00 price, has edge and spine fold wear, sunning, edge chips and a BB size hole to the to the spine, and some light scratches/scrapes but overall remains solid and bright. A very respectable example.

Jean Cocteau (French, 1889-1963) influential free spirit, poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, illustrator, playwright, artist and avant-garde filmmaker. Cocteau was quite controversial throughout his life, from his Surrealism rift with Andre Breton, to his opium addiction and scandalously flaunted gay love affairs. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Jean Marais, Guillaume Apollinaire, Pablo Picasso, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust and Vaslav Nijinsky.