The 120 Days of Sodom or the School of Libertinage. Being an English rendering of Les 120 Journées de Sodome done by Pieralessandro Casavini, with an Essay by Georges Bataille

Sade, Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de

Published by The Traveller's Companion Series Published by The Olympia Press, Paris, 1957

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The Traveller s Companion Series. No. 50. 191, [1]; 203; 223, [1] pp. 3 vols. 12mo. Nice copy of 120 Days of Sodom in the first Traveller s Companion edition from the Olympia Press, the English version of Sade s notorious work, composed while he was imprisoned in the Bastille and thought by the author to have been lost. The manuscript was in fact preserved, and was published at the turn of the twentieth century. The manuscript scroll, some twelve meters in length, is now at the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris. This translation is by Austryn Wainhouse. Green printed wrappers, priced "Francs 3.600 for the 3 volumes. Must not be sold separately" on back cover. Owner inkstamp. Near fine 191, [1]; 203; 223, [1] pp. 3 vols. 12mo The Traveller s Companion Series. No. 50. Seller Inventory # 352140

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Title: The 120 Days of Sodom or the School of ...

Publisher: The Traveller's Companion Series Published by The Olympia Press, Paris

Publication Date: 1957

Binding: Soft cover