Under the hill : or, The story of Venus and Tannhauser, in which is set forth an exact account of the manner of state held by Madam Venus, goddess & meretrix, under the famous Horselberg, and containing the adventures of Tannhauser in that place, his jour / by Aubrey Beardsley, now completed by John Glassco
by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-1898)
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About This Item
Paris : Olympia Press, 1959. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original decorated gilt-blocked moir� cloth. Light shadow- and water-staining to the cover. Slight suggestion of wear to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 122 p : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; ""This edition consists of 3,000 numbered copies. this is copy No. 609"". Gilt endpapers. Subjects; Tannh�user ; Fiction. Venus (Roman deity) ; Fiction. English fiction. Romance fiction.
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- Title
- Under the hill : or, The story of Venus and Tannhauser, in which is set forth an exact account of the manner of state held by Madam Venus, goddess & meretrix, under the famous Horselberg, and containing the adventures of Tannhauser in that place, his jour / by Aubrey Beardsley, now completed by John Glassco
- Author
- Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-1898)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Paris : Olympia Press
- Date Published
- 1959
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