The Woeful Victorian: A Biography of John Addington Symonds
by Grosskurth, Phyllis; Phyllis Grosskurth
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About This Item
New York, Chicago, IL & San Francisco, CA: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc., 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Isadore Selzer (Jacket Design); London Express (Photo). 370 + x pp. Stated first edition! A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Dust jacket shows minimal, minor or light wear around edges. Includes material placed by previous owner. Synopsis: Utilizing the unpublished autobiography of the eminent 19th century art historian which reveals him to have been an active sexual invert, The Woeful Victorian illuminates both a troubled society and many of its most distinguished literary exponents.
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- Title
- The Woeful Victorian: A Biography of John Addington Symonds
- Author
- Grosskurth, Phyllis; Phyllis Grosskurth
- Illustrator
- Isadore Selzer (Jacket Design); London Express (Photo)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, Chicago, IL & San Francisco, CA
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 384
- Keywords
- Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs, British & English History & Studies, The Victorian Age, John Addington Symonds, Clifton, Harrow, Oxford, The Young Bachelor, Davos Platz, Sexual Invert, Homosexuality, Gay & Lesbian Studies, LGBTQ, Sexua
- Size
- 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall
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