LUCRETIA BORGIA: THE CHRONICLE OF TEBALDEO TEBALDEI (Limited...

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LUCRETIA BORGIA: THE CHRONICLE OF TEBALDEO TEBALDEI (Limited Edition) by Algernon Charles Swinburne

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London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1942

4to, 191pp. + 2pp. example of larger type, had wartime restrictions not played a role in the font-size. Original beige hardcover binding, with gilt lettering to spine, and inlaid illustration on front board. Each chapter is headed by an engraving by Reynolds Stone. With commentary by Randolph Hughes. Deckled edges.

Limited edition of 350 copies, of which this is no. 186.

Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads, and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Swinburne wrote about many taboo topics, such as lesbianism, cannibalism, sado-masochism, and anti-theism. His poems have many common motifs, such as the ocean, time, and death. Several historical people are featured in his poems, such as Sappho ("Sapphics"), Anactoria ("Anactoria"), and Catullus ("To Catullus").

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