Place/Date: New York, 1974
Publisher: Bell Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc.
Language: English
ISBN: 0-8184-0177-X
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 73-7614
Title-page: AN ANTHOLOGY | COLLECTED | AND WITH | AN INTRODUCTION | BY | GORDON GRIMLEY || EROTIC | ILLUSTRATIONS ||
Description: Hardcover, purple cloth, gilt lettering to spine; 278 × 213 mm; 14 unnumbered leaves of introductory text followed by 239 erotic illustrations, several pages containing two or more images; printed in monochrome on wove paper. Dust jacket printed in purple, black, white, and green on a cream background, with a front panel featuring a neoclassical vignette, typography in black and white with stylised Art Deco letterforms, a central green cartouche enclosing the title, and a double black ruled border to the front panel.
Imprint: Copyright © 1974 by Gordon Grimley; All Rights Reserved; This edition published by Bell Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc., by arrangement with Grove Press, Inc.; No part of this book may be reproduced, for any reason, by any means, including any method of photographic reproduction, without the permission of the publisher; ISBN: 0-8184-0177-X; Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 73-7614; First Printing; Manufactured in the United States of America.
[2 copies, one with missing DJ]
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , Illustrated books , Library , Reference Books |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Anthology , Book , Pictorial album , Reference book |
| Period | 20 AD , Late 20th century |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Wove paper |
| Subject | 18th century , 19th century , 20th century , Anthology , Erotic art , Erotic illustration , Erotica , Illustrated books , Sexuality |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1974 |
| Edition | 1st edition, 1st issue |
| Binding | Cloth , Dust jacket , Hardcover |
| Location | Bookshelf 4.4. |
| Acquisition year | 2019 |