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Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Thus Symonds here reviews the development of homosexual activity in ancient Greece. Poet, essayist, and literary historian, John Addington Symonds (1840-1893) delved into every field of the humanities, writing the celebrated Renaissance in Italy and publishing translations of the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and the sonnets of Michelangelo and Campanella; the present work led to a collaboration with Havelock Ellis in the first volume of Studies in the Psychology of Sex. Symonds is remembered for his untiring efforts to loosen the restraints on homosexuals in England, and his Memoirs are the only diary of a Victorian homosexual of his stature. Babington 470. Some minor foxing to prelims.

Fair 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Thus Symonds here reviews the development of homosexual activity in ancient Greece. Poet, essayist, and literary historian, John Addington Symonds (1840-1893) delved into every field of the humanities, writing the celebrated Renaissance in Italy and publishing translations of the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and the sonnets of Michelangelo and Campanella; the present work led to a collaboration with Havelock Ellis in the first volume of Studies in the Psychology of Sex. Symonds is remembered for his untiring efforts to loosen the restraints on homosexuals in England, and his Memoirs are the only diary of a Victorian homosexual of his stature. Babington 470. Lower half of spine splitting, last 5mm missing.

12mo over 6.75 - 7.75'' tall Based on studies in the Archives of the Buonarroti family at Florence. Binding style 7. 262 titles on jacket. Jacket has edge wear, small tears, missing chips. 544 pages. 8081

8vo over 7.75 - 9.75'' tall Nice Tight copy ! Red cloth, gold decor. Previous owner name. 464 pages. 8065

Condition: Good. Cover a little visually disappointing with some marks and fraying at edges. Bookplate on fep which is also split. :: Further Information: Green cloth with gold titling on spine and gold motif on front cover. 394pp + Advertisements. Weighs 0.725 Kg. which exceeds standard rates. ::

Very-nice copy of this 1927 autobiography - Black boards with green lettering - NO writing, marks or tears - Tight spine - NO foxing - 403 pages

First Edition 1st Edition, 1st issue, in the blue cloth designed by Charles Ricketts. This issue in the pale blue cloth was withdrawn in favour of the cream cloth. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Has marks on the spine that suggest 'shelf number', although there are no library stamps. Good gilt decorated boards, faded and worn spine.

For Sale 1886 Walter Scott hardcover. No dust jacket. Olive boards with very slight wear to extremities. Pages in good condition with foxing to outer edges. Top edges slightly dust marked. Nameplate to inside of front board S8 0 12/10/2007 15:15:34 06/08/2008 14:05:17 1 0 676795