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Chicago: Argus Books, 1931. Hardcover. Near fine/good. 8vo, 9.75 x 6.5 inches, blue cloth stamped in red, in dust jacket, book about fine, many pages unopened and uncut at the fore-edge, jacket good with toning, edgewear, 2.5" tear to top of rear panel, chip at spine head reattached with document repair tissue on verso. Illustrated with charming semi-erotic deco vignettes and occasional plates throughout. Called by many lesbian poetry, first published in 1894 with Louys claiming to have discovered this contemporary of Sappho -- at the time it fooled many scholars and now is known as an example of "pseudotranslation." Very uncommon in dust jacket.
Songs of Bilitis by Louys, Pierre; Bird, H.M. (trans) - 1931
by Louys, Pierre; Bird, H.M. (trans)
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Songs of Bilitis
by Louys, Pierre; Bird, H.M. (trans)
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- Hardcover
Chicago: Argus Books. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1931. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Love songs of sorts. Bumped corners. Sunning around the edges and at the top of the covers and on spine. Scratches on top of spine. Slight wear on the back cover. .
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The Country Bookshop
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- Illustrator Denton
- Format/Binding Cloth
- Book Condition Used - Good/No Dust Jacket
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Argus Books
- Place of Publication Chicago
- Date Published 1931
- Keywords Illustrated, Books, Fiction
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Songs of Bilitis (1931, in dust jacket)
by Louys, Pierre; Denton, illus., H. M. Bird, translator
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Binding
- Hardcover
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