FILLE DE JOIE: The Book of Courtesans, Sporting Girls, Ladies of the Evening, Madams, a Few Occasionals & Some Royal Favorites
by Kimball, Nell; Casanova, Giacomo; Yu, Li; McManus, Virginia; Harris, Frank; Cleland, John; Thompson, Pearl; O'Conner, Lois; Algren, Nelson; Sheik Nefzawi; Kshemendra; Greenwald, Harold; Boccaccio, Giovanni; Vatsyayana; De Maupassant, Guy; et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grove Press, Inc. (1967) 448 pp. Original purple cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Small faint white spotting to rear cover, and edges of front cover. DJ has modest edge wear. Price clipped. Illust. w/ 17 color plates, 354 b/w illustrations, and 10 picture essays on a variety of subjects from royal mistresses to madams and maisons. Contents very nice.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22708PHOTO
- Title
- FILLE DE JOIE: The Book of Courtesans, Sporting Girls, Ladies of the Evening, Madams, a Few Occasionals & Some Royal Favorites
- Author
- Kimball, Nell; Casanova, Giacomo; Yu, Li; McManus, Virginia; Harris, Frank; Cleland, John; Thompson, Pearl; O'Conner, Lois; Algren, Nelson; Sheik Nefzawi; Kshemendra; Greenwald, Harold; Boccaccio, Giovanni; Vatsyayana; De Maupassant, Guy; et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Grove Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHERS ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHS PICTORIAL WORKS ART HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY SOCIOLOGY SOCIALISM SOCIAL SCIENCE PROSTITUTION PROSTITUTES WOMENS STUDIES AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL
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- Art; Photography; Social History;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Folio
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- Price Clipped
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- Edges
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