SAPHO and MANON LESCAUT (Two Titles/Two Authors in One Volume) : ML#85.1, 1921, 99 Titles Listed on Inside of DJ

DAUDET, ALPHONSE / PREVOST, Antoine "Abbe": DAUDET, ALPHONSE (1840-1897) French novelist, and ANTOINE FRANCOIS PREVOST (1697-1763), French author and novelist, Written by; TWO AUTHORS IN ONE BOOK

Published by New York: Boni & Liveright, Modern Library Edition. Fall, 1921.

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SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. BOOK: CLEAN Dark green Leatherette (1919-25); Gold BL logo on front (1919-25) and bright gold lettering on spine with author's name and title; Brodzky endpapers (1919-25); green topstain; attractive previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper; VERY EARLY COPY with 99 titles listed at back perhaps 1921 edition. STORIES: Play of SAPHO: was at the center of a sensational New York City indecency trial involving the play's star and producer/director, Olga Nethersole. The play was not an exceptional success but the incident is considered a notable step in the transformation of American society's attitudes regarding gender roles and public depictions of sex in the 20th century. MANON LESCAUT: The story follows the hero, the Chevalier des Grieux, and his lover, Manon Lescaut. Des Grieux comes from a noble and landed family, but forfeits his hereditary wealth and incurs the disappointment of his father by running away with Manon. Seller Inventory # 2220

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Title: SAPHO and MANON LESCAUT (Two Titles/Two ...

Publisher: New York: Boni & Liveright, Modern Library Edition. Fall, 1921.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket