Franz Toussaint (trans.); Gertrude Hermes (illus.)
The Garden of Caresses, 1934
London: Golden Cockerel Press
From an edition of 275 copies, this is one of approximately twenty-five deluxe.
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Octavo. 91pp. Eight copper-engraved chapter headpieces by Gertrude Hermes evoke the sensuousness and rhythm of the text. Translated from the Arabic into French by Franz Toussaint and thence into English...
Octavo. 91pp. Eight copper-engraved chapter headpieces by Gertrude Hermes evoke the sensuousness and rhythm of the text. Translated from the Arabic into French by Franz Toussaint and thence into English by Christopher Sanford. Lacking the extra suite of six erotic engravings, usual for the deluxe. Few areas of rubbing, motes of pale foxing, else a near fine and pleasantly crisp copy in publisher’s full vellum, spine and cover gilt-stamped. T.e.g.
