Raymond Roussel. 
 
University of California Press: 1967. First American edition. Hardcover in a jacket. Green boards with gilt lettering. Ends of the spine a bit rubbed, two of the corners of the boards are bumped; else fine. Unclipped jacket has rubbing along the spine and minor soiling to the front cover. Tiny closed tear to the top edge of the back cover. Book is near fine, jacket is very good.
 
“from all these travels I never took anything for my books. It seems to me that this is worth mentioning, since it clearly shows just how much imagination accounts for everything in my works.”