New York, NY: Shakespeare House, 1951. New York, NY, Shakespeare House, 1951. First edition. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over teal green boards, with light blue text fields on spine, lettering in black and gilt decoration with lines, stars and twisted rope, front board is decorated with a round gilt embossed portrait of William Shakespeare on blue background, with gilt stars, endpapers are matching teal green, attached purple ribbon bookmark, 628 pp. Top edge gilt. Contains: Aphrodite, The Songs of Bilitis, The Adventures of King Pausole, The Wearer of Purple, Dialogue at Sunset, A New Sensation, A Landing From the Roadside Nemours, The Impersonation of Esther, The Confession of Madamoiselle X, The Strange Adventure of Madame Esquollier, An Ascent of Venusburg and The Venetian Blind. Corners and bottom edge slightly rubbed, text block tight, blight and clean. Appears gently read. Dust jacket is chipped top and bottom of spine, mark inside flap. Near fine in good jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 12mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall.

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Bookseller: Respectful Exits (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 021226
Title: The Collected Works of Pierre Louys
Author: Louys, Pierre
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Shakespeare House
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1951
Keywords: CLASSIC LITERATURE APHROTITE THE SONGS OF BILITIS THE ADVENTURES OF KING PAUSOLE THE WEARER OF PURPLE DIALOGUE AT SUNSET A NEW SENSATION A LANDING FROM THE ROADSTEAD OF NEMOURS THE IMPERSONATION OF ESTHER THE CONFESSION OF MADEMOISELLE X THE STRANGE ADVEN
Bookseller catalogs: Rare Literature and Fiction;
Size: 12mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall

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