Ciprus Pharos (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. LES HARPES DE LESBOS, Ciprus de Pharos, Eds. Maurice Grillet, 1957, 221p, pb w/dj, dj bumped/scuffed/tears, bumped/scuffed covers, text clean/tanning, solid binding.rare lesbian sex novel.100.00.

First Edition. Pharos, Ciprus de [Jean-Michel Sorel]. Les Harpes de Lesbos, 1957, is a French lesbian novel issued for a mass-market readership and centered on the effect of lesbian relationships on a young woman named Jacqueline. Published in Paris in the postwar paperback trade, it places female same-sex desire within a commercial publishing environment that circulated lesbian subject matter through inexpensive popular fiction. The novel also stands within mid-century French LGBTQ print culture under the pseudonymous authorship of Jean-Michel Sorel. Pharos, Ciprus de [Jean-Michel Sorel]. Les Harpes de Lesbos. Paris: Maurice Grillet, 1957. First edition. French. The novel follows Jacqueline and presents lesbian life as the force shaping her emotional and intellectual development. The cover carries original artwork by Aslan, the pseudonym of Alain Gourdon, showing two women, one reclining and the other seated above her, both bathed in light. The image and title place the book squarely within the visual and verbal language of mid-century lesbian paperback publishing in France. One volume, 221 pages. Illustrated wrappers. Original pictorial paperback binding; as issued, no dust jacket. Measures 6" x 7.5". Cover clean, with slight wear at the edges and spine; textblock tight, with all pages attached. Very good condition. A French lesbian paperback combining postwar popular fiction, pseudonymous authorship, and cover art by Aslan, preserving the commercial presentation of lesbian subject matter in 1950s Paris.…

Editions Maurice Grilletl, Paris - 1957 - In-8, broché, couverture illustrée signée Aslan - 221 pages Bon état - Infimes frottements sur la couverture - Plis de lecture au dos - Coin supérieur de la quatrième de couv. très légèrement corné - Sous protection plastique.