Place/Date: New York, 1926 (published December 1926).
Publisher: Macy-Masius.
Language: English; translated from the French.
Title-page: PIERRE LOUŸS’ | THE SONGS OF BILITIS | ENGLISH VERSION BY | ALVAH C. BESSIE | ILLUSTRATIONS BY WILLY POGANY | {vignette} ||
Frontispiece: PIERRE LOUŸS’ | THE SONGS OF BILITIS | Translated from the Greek* | PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERS BY | MACY-MASIUS: Publishers NEW YORK | {vignette} ||
Description: Hardcover, black cloth, 260 × 185 mm, the front cover with an embossed rectangular panel in lavender, lettered in black with the author’s name and title, lavender lettering to spine; pictorial slipcase 270 × 185 mm; pictorial endpapers. Printed on laid paper watermarked “Georgian” (for George Macy). Pagination: [2] blank leaves; [2] limitation statement / imprint; [2] half-title / frontispiece; [2] title-page / translator’s dedication; [2] author’s dedication / explanatory note; [2] false title / blank; pp. 13–180; i–xii (total 192 pp.). Illustrated with decorative headpieces, three round vignette illustrations, and eleven full-page illustrations, including title-page and frontispiece.
Limitation: Edition limited to 2,000 copies; this copy is numbered 318 and signed by the illustrator.
Inprint: Copyright © 1926 by Macy-Masius; published December 1926; “Made in the United States of America.”
Contributors:
Louÿs, Pierre (French, 1870–1925) – author
Bessie, Alvah Cecil (American, 1904–1985) – translator
Pogany, Willy [Feichtmann, Vilmos András] (Hungarian-American, 1882–1955) – illustrator
Macy, George (American, 1900–1956) – publisher
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Subject | American publishers , Art Deco , Bucolic poetry , Erotic books , Erotica , Fiction , Fine press books , French literature , French poetry , Homosexual , Illustrated books , Lesbians , Limited editions , Literary forgeries and mystifications , Love , Love poetry , Poetry , Sappho , Sex , Sexual life , Sexuality , Translations from French , Translations into English , USA |
| Media/Technique | Laid paper , Photomechanical |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1926 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Limited |
| Binding | Cloth , Hardcover , Original , Slipcase |
| Location | Bookshelf 19.3. |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
