295.00€
KOSTAS MICHOS (1938–1974)
ΚΒΑΝΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΑΒΑΡΗ ΡΕΥΣΤΑ – QUANTA AND WEIGHTLESS FLUIDS
Thessaloniki, Greece, 1969
Extremely Rare Limited Edition of 199 Copies | Numbered Copy 194/199 | Author’s Signature | Original Manuscript Revisions | Original Dust Jacket
An exceptionally scarce publication of modern Greek postwar poetry, distinguished by its extremely limited print run and the presence of original handwritten material by the poet himself.
Offered here is Κβάντα και Αβαρή Ρευστά (Quanta and Weightless Fluids), published in Thessaloniki in 1969 by the Greek poet and playwright Kostas Michos (1938–1974).
According to the original colophon, the edition was restricted to just 199 numbered copies, printed by the N. Nikolaidis printing house and not intended for commercial distribution.
The present example is numbered 194/199 and possesses several particularly interesting features that distinguish it from an ordinary copy of this already scarce edition.
Kostas Michos, born Michalopoulos in 1938, was a Greek poet and playwright associated with the postwar literary environment of Thessaloniki.
He studied Law in Thessaloniki before continuing his education in Political Science in Paris. His intellectual interests extended to poetry, theatre and the wider European cultural landscape.
His literary production remained relatively limited. His published poetic work comprises two collections, while three of his one-act plays were staged by Marietta Rialdi.
He died in August 1974, aged only 36, leaving behind a small but noteworthy literary legacy.
The limited circulation of his poetry publications, together with his premature death, has contributed to the scarcity of his original books.
An important aspect of Michos’s literary legacy is his close friendship with the distinguished Greek poet and lyricist Manos Eleftheriou.
Following Michos’s premature death, Eleftheriou dedicated a poem to his memory, titled Kostas Michos (1938–1974).
The poem subsequently gained wider recognition when it was set to music by Thanos Mikroutsikos and performed by Maria Dimitriadi on the 1977 album Troparia gia Foniades (Hymns for Murderers).
This connection places Michos within a wider network of postwar Greek poetry, theatre and music.
Excellent condition.
The publication retains its original dust jacket and important original bibliographical and authorial features.
Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an integral part of the description and document the actual condition and distinguishing characteristics of this individual copy.
An unusual opportunity to acquire an exceptionally scarce publication from the Greek postwar literary scene.
Its restricted production of only 199 copies, combined with the poet’s personal dedication and handwritten textual revisions, makes this particular example especially interesting to collectors of rare books and literary manuscripts.
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A remarkable surviving example of Kostas Michos’s literary work, combining extreme bibliographical scarcity with original handwritten material by the poet himself.
