BLACK OPIUM. (Fumée d'Opium)
by Farrere, Claude
- Used
- Condition
- Original white cloth spine over green paper boards, with gilt titles on spine. Rubbing and bumping to the corners, tanning to th
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Issued Privately For Subscribers By Robert C. Fairberg, 1931. Original white cloth spine over green paper boards, with gilt titles on spine. Rubbing and bumping to the corners, tanning to the boards, and gilt titles a bit dull; interior is clean. 264pp., with frontispiece, note on the author by Samuel Putnam, preface by Pierre Louys, and illustrated with 10 b/w plates (including frontis) and b/w end-chapter decorations by Alexander King. Classic French erotica with an Oriental flavor and wonderful drawings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alta-Glamour Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 104387
- Title
- BLACK OPIUM. (Fumée d'Opium)
- Author
- Farrere, Claude
- Book Condition
- Used - Original white cloth spine over green paper boards, with gilt titles on spine. Rubbing and bumping to the corners, tanning to th
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Issued Privately For Subscribers By Robert C. Fairberg
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
Terms of Sale
Alta-Glamour Inc.
Return within 30 days for refund if not as described. Will work with you to your full satisfaction.
About the Seller
Alta-Glamour Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Seattle, Washington
About Alta-Glamour Inc.
Purveyor of the finest collection of all aspects of sexology and erotica, including vintage, men's magazines, censorship and pornography, gay and lesbian, transgender, pseudo-science, medical, psychological, instructional, and much more.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...