Against the Grain (À rebours) - Joris-Karl Huysmans 1931 Hartsdale House vintage hardback Hazel Gertrude Kinscella The boards are slightly discolored

The boards are slightly discolored

The Christian Science Journal

The design on the spine is so beautiful

he meets all sorts of aquatic creatures

autobiographical tidbits

Against the Grain (À rebours) - Joris-Karl Huysmans 1931 Hartsdale House vintage hardback Hazel Gertrude Kinscella The boards are slightly discoloredCondition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use. There is one chip out of the edge of the front and back board but wouldn't be visible when on a bookshelf. Black and white illustrations are fantastic!. See images for the condition of this book. Blurb: Because of his extreme sensitivity to the absurd and grotesque in human affairs, the Duc Jean des Esseintes, wealthy last survivor of a once powerful family that has succumbed to inbreeding and