The Vigil of Venus: A Rendering of the Pervigilium Veneris into English Verse [Limited Edition]
Very Good -. Item #12755
Shaftsbury: High House Press, 1927. First Thus, Limited to 200 copies of which this is no. 93. Small, slim 12mo; parchment-backed marbled paper-covered boards, spine lettered in black; 14pp.; vignettes by L. Clennell after Thomas Stothard, text printed in red and black. Spine parchment a bit toned with small chip at spine foot, else Good to Very Good, internally clean and sound.
Sweet keepsake edition of the Pervigilium Veneris, this translation from the Latin first made by Thomas Parnell (1679-1718) in the early 18th century.
Price: $40.00
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