Louys, PierreBiblio.com
LOUYS, PIERRE; Shane LESLIE, [Trans]Biblio.com
Aphrodite. A Novel of Ancient Manners.
190621198601906. London: The Fortune Press 1928. 8vo. quarter black cloth over marbled paper boards spine lettered and ruled in gilt; pp. vii viii-xix iii 3-262 ii; qwith title page in red and black; slight lean to text block a little bumped and rubbed to corners with spine tips a little compressed; light cracking to gutter at p.140-141; a few minor spots throughout but else a very good copy. First English translation limited to 1075 copies on English unbleached handmade paper this No.235.Louys published his first novel Aphrodite - in 1896. It tells the love story between Chrysis a courtesan and the sculptor Demetrios. A depiction of daily life in Alexandria it is considered a mixture of both literary excess and refinement and numbering at 350000 copies was the best selling work by any living French author in his day. hardcover
Henry Sotheran Ltd. · Royaume-Uni100,00 £GB≈ 114,18 €
