Stories and Drawings.

London: Peter Owen. 1968.

First English edition. 215x315mm. pp. 143 [1bl], [32pp drawings]. Publisher's white cloth with a reproduction of one of the drawings stamped in black on the upper cover, spine lettered in black. Illustrated dustjacket. Rubbing and wear to dustjacket but this is a rare jacket and overall the book is in very good condition.
Roland Torpor (1938-1997) was described by Ronald Searle as "a one-man explosion, a human firework display, bursting out in all directions...He casts his stones into the pool and the ripples rock quite a number of boats". This bizarre (and rare in English) collection of Torpor's writings and drawings which have been described as "post-surrealist horror" provides a good introduction to his work.