The Story Of Venus And Tannhauser; In Which Is Set Forth An Exact Account Of The Manner Of State Held By Madam Venus, Goddess And Meretrix, Under The Famous Horselberg, And Containing The Adventures Of Tannhauser In That Palace, His Repentance, His Journe
by Beardsley, Aubrey. Illustrated by Bertram R. Elliott
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About This Item
New York, Issued Privately for Subscribers, 1927.. One of 750 numbered copies. Cloth spine and paper boards with paper spine label lettered in gilt, uncut, 93, [1] pp., six full-page illustrations and ten headpieces by Elliott. Spine beautifully repaired to resemble original. Very good.
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- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
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- Title
- The Story Of Venus And Tannhauser; In Which Is Set Forth An Exact Account Of The Manner Of State Held By Madam Venus, Goddess And Meretrix, Under The Famous Horselberg, And Containing The Adventures Of Tannhauser In That Palace, His Repentance, His Journe
- Author
- Beardsley, Aubrey. Illustrated by Bertram R. Elliott
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, Issued Privately for Subscribers, 1927.
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; erotica
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