Search Results: lesbia brandon by swinburne algernon charles

Gallimard, 1987. Paperback. Good. Traces of creases on the cover. Stains on the edge. Dog-eared pages. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

London: The Falcon Press. Good in Good dj. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. [foxing to edges of text block, offsetting to endpapers, moderate shelfwear, light spotting to covers; jacket has old tape reinforcements/repairs at all corners, and has also been laminated (on top of the tape repairs!)]. This fat book (583 pages) "is a twofold volume: it contains a novel by Swinburne, the most important of his numerous unpublished writings, and a book by Mr. Randolph Hughes which is a study of this work and also of Swinburne as a novelist in general, in which capacity he is virtually unknown." Per Wikipedia, Swinburne (1837-1909), better known for his poetry, verse drama, and criticism, was "obsessed with lesbianism." According to Jeannette Foster in her study "Sex Variant Women in Literature," this work (on which Swinburne toiled during much of the 1860s) wasn't even intended to be a novel per se, but rather a "narrative in mixed prose and verse"… Read More

London: Falcon Press, 1952. Reissue 2nd Printing. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxv, 583 pp. Second printing. "Together with an historical and critical commentary being largely a study (an elevation) of Swinburne as a novelist, by Randolph Hughes." Foxing to page edges and endpapers; cover is faded and slightly soiled. Jacket is slightly chipped at the upper and lower edges, and is lightly water stained.

London: Falcon Press, 1952. Cloth. Good/Good. Bound in maroon cloth with DW. 168pp of text of Swinburne's work, 390pp of Hughes' commentary, 21pp appendices. Binding is faded.

Falcon Press, 1952. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Falcon Press , 1952. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo. FIRST EDITION THUS. LONDON : 1952. Thick volume; hardback. Dark-red cloth; lettered spine. In grey printed dust-jacket (not price-clipped (35s.). Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Small closed-tears to jacket. A little foxing and minor wear only. VERY GOOD in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xxxv), 583 pages. CONTENTS: Lesbia Brandon by Charles Algernon Swinburne -- An historical and critical commentary being largely a study (and elevation) of Swinburne as a novelist by Randolph Hughes. 8vo. **Heavy; extra postage needed outside the UK. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, C.H.S., Cumberland, D.L.S. Everyman, G. K. C., Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

London: Falcon Press, 1952.. 8vo., 583 pp., Very Good, Red Cloth, light damage on spine and boards, some stains on boards and edges of text block, minor foxing, shelf wear.

New York, NY Farrar Straus & Cudahy, 1962. Hardcover First Edition (1962), not directly stated, but implied: First Printing, so stated. First Edition (1962), not directly stated, but implied: First Printing, so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows very mild wear along bottom of the Eighth-cloth-covered boards; the tinted top edge of the text pages is a mite dusted; the outside edges of the panels are very lightly toned; the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and several minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Clean. Corners sharp. Very Close to "As New'. The DJ shows just a touch of wear to… Read More

The Falcon Press, London, 1952.. /Dust Jacket Included. 1952. Hardcover. hardback, 8vo, xxxvi, 583pp., owner's name on endpaper, pages browning and edges foxed, otherwise clean and binding sound, red cloth, Good condition in browned, rubbed and slightly frayed dustwrapper .

Falcon Press. Used - Acceptable. London: The Falcon Press, 1952. 2nd printing. 8vo hardcover. xxxv+583pp. Fair book. Good dust jacket. Pages 73-76 detached. Slightly dampstained. (Lesbians, Homosexuality, Literary Criticism) Inquire if you need further information.

Falcon Press, 1952-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 7.1066 cent in x 20.0508 cent in x 14.7208 cent in. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

Falcon Press. Collectible - Acceptable. London: The Falcon Press, 1952. 1st edition. 8vo hardcover. xxxv+583pp. Reading Copy. Fair dust jacket. Front hinge split. Owner's name on front endpage. (Lesbians, Homosexuality, Literary Criticism) Inquire if you need further information.

London: The Falcon Press, 1952. 2nd Ed. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. (2d: London) Very thick book, brown cloth, 583 pages--very light, though. Large brown stain to long pages' exterior edge. DJ heavy paper, gray background with ornate red border to front, praise on back for editor Randolph Hughes. DJ has nick at top front tip, very tiny tear at spine top left and right edge, microtear at spine bottom edge with light surface wear, very tiny tear at top back edge, light browning to end papers front and back. Near Very Good DJ/Fine book.

London: Falcon Press, 1952. 1st edition. Very nice copy. octavo. hardback with dust jacket xxxv + 583pp., notes, Nice copy in brown cloth boards in a nice price-clipped dust jacket

London : The Falcon Press, 1952. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6". None. A first thus edition of Swinburne's pornographic novel Lesbia Brandon, with a historical and critical commentary by Randolph Hughes. Considered one of the leading decadent poets of the Nineteenth Century, the decadent nature of whom is particulary evident in this novel, Swinburne is said to have professed to more vice than he induldged in, with Oscar Wilde stating that Swinburne was a "a braggart in matters of vice, who had done everything he could to convince his fellow citizens of his homosexuality and bestiality without being in the slightest degree a homosexual or a bestialiser". In cloth binding with gilt detailing and original, unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart, there is some sunning to the backstrip and minor shelfwear. The dustwrapper features some ageing as well as rubbing and chipping to extremities and wear to joints. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and generally bright… Read More