Aphrodite
by Louys, Pierre
- Used
- Condition
- Contents loose as issued in original printed wrappers with glassine overwrapper. Near fine
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: L'Intermediare Du Bibliophile, 1929. Wraps. Contents loose as issued in original printed wrappers with glassine overwrapper. Near fine. Chimot, Edouard. 258 pages. Folio, 33.5 x 26 cm. Limited edition, copy 294 of 300 (of a total of 325) on Papier de Rives, inscribed and signed by Edouard Chimot. 16 colored engravings by Chimot. The Greek goddess of love born as legend has it when Cronus cut of Uranus' testicles, threw them into the sea, and from which arose Aphrodite in the roiling sea. Clean, fresh copy, wide text margins, spine slightly toned.
Synopsis
Couchee sur la poitrine, les coudes en avant, les jambes ecartees et la joue dans la main, elle piquait de petits trous symetriques dans un oreiller de lin vert, avec une longue epingle d'or.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19337
- Title
- Aphrodite
- Author
- Louys, Pierre
- Illustrator
- Chimot, Edouard
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Contents loose as issued in original printed wrappers with glassine overwrapper. Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- L'Intermediare Du Bibliophile
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Classics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Prints; Classics;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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