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Les Onze Mille Verges: Or, the Amorous Adventures of Prince Mony Vibescu (English and French Edition) - Hardcover
In 1907 Guillaume Apollinaire, one of the most original and influential poets of the twentieth century, turned his hand to the novel. He produced two books for the clandestine market. The finer of these was Les Onze Mille Verges. One of the most masterful and hilarious erotic novels of all time, it was once owlishly pronounced by Picasso to be Apollinaire's masterpiece.
For nearly seventy years this novel remained a legend. In 1973 the definitive version was published in France, on which edition The Times Literary Supplement commented: 'The rutting is non-stop. Who else would have turned a twosome into a foursome by the arrival of two randy burglars? Even when turning his hand to a dirty novel, Apollinaire was very much Apollinaire.'
For nearly seventy years this novel remained a legend. In 1973 the definitive version was published in France, on which edition The Times Literary Supplement commented: 'The rutting is non-stop. Who else would have turned a twosome into a foursome by the arrival of two randy burglars? Even when turning his hand to a dirty novel, Apollinaire was very much Apollinaire.'
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- PublisherTaplinger Pub Co
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0800823842
- ISBN 13 9780800823849
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages127
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Translated by Nina Rootes; introduction by Richard N. Coe. 6" x 8-1/2", 127pp incl. front matter. Sewn binding in tan paper-covered boards with maroon cloth backing. Minor fading to edges of cover, corners are sharp. Soiling, four small tears at top of cover, none more than 1/3"; some creasing. Cover is now protected in mylar. Binding is square & tight, pages are clean & unmarked. Seller Inventory # 001090
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Thus. All text in English. Crisp, clean pages except for a touch of foxing along the head edges; no owners' marks; one-quarter cloth hard cover shows only light shelfwear at corners; dust jacket bears some patchy but pale yellowing, scattered specks, a few small scratches at the left rear, a short, closed tear at the bottom front edge, and some chipping at corners and spine ends, but remains overall sound, now protected in a clear sleeve. 127pp. Seller Inventory # 074885
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Taplinger Publishing Co. edition 1979, 1st printing. Translated from the French by Nina Rootes and with an Introduction by Richard N. Coe. "Although it has all the standard pornographic trappings, LES ONZE MILLE VERGES manages to transcend its genre by virtue of wit, humor, and sheer linguistic ability. The voice of the poet shines through in the varied descriptions of human sexual organs. Not for the squeamish, but brilliantly translated."---Library Journal. "Full of irony, emotion, and surrealist poetry."---The London Times. Bright & tight copy, unread, in Fine condition, with clean, intact jacket (not the soiled one pictured here) over pristine book w/no age toning on pages. Not a remaindered copy. No pictures, so quite presentable, considering it's pornography. Seller Inventory # RUB1268
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