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Penn State University Press 2000 Hardcover Very good May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Penn State University Press, Date: 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2000. Penn State University Press ISBN 0271019743 9780271019741 [US]
ISBN10: 0271019743, ISBN13: 9780271019741, [publisher: Penn State University Press] Hardcover May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.66 [AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]
New. <p><i>Publisher to the Decadents </i>chronicles the experiences of Leonard Smithers (1861–1907), a key figure in the literary culture of late Victorian England. In his day he was known primarily for publishing books of upscale pornography. He became the publisher of choice for the Decadents, including most notably Oscar Wilde and Audrey Beardsley.</p><p>While a young solicitor in his native Sheffield, Smithers established a correspondence with the famed explorer and translator of exotic texts, Captain Sir Richard Burton. Burton translated <i>The Thousand Nights and a Night </i>(popularly known as <i>The Arabian Nights</i>), which was published by Smithers in 1885. Smithers collaborated with Burton in the publication of two Latin texts, the <i>Priapeia</i> and the <i>Carmina</i> of Catullus, both of erotic cast. After the death of Burton in 1890, Smithers continued a significant involvement with his work, serving as an adviser to Lady Isabel Burton. During this time Smithers formed a partnership with Harry Sidney Nichols, and together they produced a series of pornographic books under the imprint of the Erotika Biblion Society.</p><p>The years between 1895 and 1900 were Smithers’s glory years when he managed to publish a number of books illustrated by Beardsley, a magazine known as the <i>Savoy</i>, and books of verse by Ernest Dowson ...
ISBN10: 0271019743, ISBN13: 9780271019741, [publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press] Hardcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. [Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]
University Park, PA Penn State University Press 2000 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 448 p. Contains: Halftones, black & white. Penn State the History of the Book.
Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, Date: 2000. Hardcover. New. new title edition. 424 pages. 12.75x6.25x1.25 inches. 2000. Pennsylvania State Univ Pr ISBN 0271019743 9780271019741 [GB]
ISBN10: 0271019743, ISBN13: 9780271019741, [publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr] Hardcover new title edition. 424 pages. 12.75x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock. [Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]
ISBN10: 0271019743, ISBN13: 9780271019741, [publisher: Penn State University Press] Hardcover 0271019743 [DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2000]
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