New York: Quality Paperback Books Club, 1965. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Trade Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. A large selection of erotica from the famed Olympia Press, which became known worldwide for its publishing of novels no other publisher would touch because of the sex. Included in this 725-page collection are excerpts from "Story of O," "Fanny Hill," "Our Lady of the Flowers,"Naked Lunch," and "Pinktoes," as well as selections from the classic works of Henry Miller, Samuel Beckett, Lawrence Durrell, Frank Harris and Marquis DeSade. Text edges show a trace of soiling and foxing, o/w text is clean and unmarked, tight and square. The pictorial wrappers show only light reading creases and mild surface wear, no tears, no chipping. A very nice copy at an economical price.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004616
Title: THE OLYMPIA READER
Author: Girodias, Maurice, Editor
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good to Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Printing, First Edition Thus.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Quality Paperback Books Club
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1965
Keywords: SEX, EROTICA, DESADE, HENRY MILLER, BURROUGHS, HIMES, FRANK HARRIS, GENET, REAGE
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Novel; Fine Literature; Miscellaneous;

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About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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