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Venus Bound: the Erotic Voyage of the Olympia Press and its Writers - 1st Us Edition/1st Printing
by De St. Jorre, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0679443363
- ISBN 13
- 9780679443360
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0679443363 . A Fine first American Edition/First Printing in a Fine dust-jacket that has some scuffing; Venus Bound is the story of the Olympia Press, a small, but influential, radical publisher that released groundbreaking and often controversial works of erotica in the 1960s and 1970s. De St. Jorre tells the story of the editors, writers, and artists who made the Olympia Press a cutting-edge hub for erotic exploration, and of the erotic literature and images they produced.The book is packed with fascinating anecdotes and never-before-published photographs of the Press' artists and authors in the studio, on the road, and at home. It is also filled with fresh insight into the history of erotic literature and art, and into the radical, sometimes taboo subject of sex.; 8vo; 358 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57620
- Title
- Venus Bound: the Erotic Voyage of the Olympia Press and its Writers - 1st Us Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- De St. Jorre, John
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679443363
- ISBN 13
- 9780679443360
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
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