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The Hell of Loneliness by von Rhau, Henry, illustrated by John Colton - 1964

by von Rhau, Henry, illustrated by John Colton

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The Hell of Loneliness by von Rhau, Henry, illustrated by John Colton - 1964

The Hell of Loneliness

by von Rhau, Henry, illustrated by John Colton

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Washington: Guild Press, 1964. 47p., 5.25x8.25 inches, very good reprint edition in red pictorial stapled wraps with tiny chip at head of spine-fold. Reprint of the 1929 edition. Parody of the Well of Loneliness, with both gay and lesbian overtones.
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  • Publisher Guild Press
  • Place of Publication Washington
  • Date Published 1964

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HELL OF LONELINESS, THE : BY HENRY VON RHAU : ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN COLTON ( SPOOF ON RADCLYFFE HALL'S "THE WELL OF LONELINESS" )

by RHAU, HENRY VON

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9789900247784 / 9900247787
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GUILD PRESS LTD.. Paperback. GOOD. NOEAN 0 9789900247784 1964 REPRINT OF 1929 PUBLICATION; STAPLED SPINE 47-PAGE BOOKLET [LIGHTLY TANNED PAGE EDGES; MINOR EDGEAND CORNER WEAR TO WRAPS] ( SPOOF ON RADCLYFFE HALL'S "THE WELL OF LONELINESS" ) (NOEAN )
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The Hell of Loneliness

by Henry Von Rhau, illustrated by John Colton

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Guild Press LTD, 1964-01-01. Staple Bound. Very Good. in x in x in. Limited edition 1,000 copies printed\r\nPAPERBACK - Little cover wear - clean unmarked text - tight binding.
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THE HELL OF LONELINESS

by Henry Von Rhau, Illustrated by John Colton

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Second Edition; First Printing
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Washington DC: Guild Press LTD. Fine. 1964. Second Edition; First Printing. Stapled wraps. Fine red stapled wraps reprint of the the 1929 edition. 47 pages, unmarked; ECR U4U; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages .
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The Hell of Loneliness

by Von Rhau, Henry

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Inwood Press, 1929. Hardcover. Good. John Colton. Slim volume shows aging but not abuse. Wear to top and bottom of spine, duskiness to front board doesn't obscure the Colton drawing. Clean with foxing inside. Hinges solid, no interior marks.
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The Hell of Loneliness

by Henry von Rhau / Illustrated by John Colton

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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: Inwood Press, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Stated First Edition, limited to 1000 copies. Red papered boards with black spine and caricature of Radclyffe Hall front cover. Top edge of boards, dustjacket dampstained. Ffep has a some red bleed at edges; otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. Jacket soiled; chipped along top edge; in an archival mylar sleeve. 47 pages. A rare first edition of this quirky, satirical parody of Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness, by Henry von Rhau (1896-1960). Jacket and frontispiece illustrations by von Rhau's friend, the gay playwright John Colton (1887-1946). Colton is depicted in ''The Hell of Loneliness'' as the character ''Coogan.
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