THE YELLOW BOOK

First edition. Hardcover issue. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Gustav Klimt illustrated dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears.

Signed by the author in black ink on the title page. A long poem that meditates on the idea of cultural decadence in its historical and contemporary manifestations: apocalyptic fears, sexual 'anarchy', the conflicting claims of art and nature. The first edition was published in simultaneous paperback and hardcover editions, on 26 October 1997.