American Aphrodite: A Quarterly for the Fancy-Free Volume One Number One edited by Samuel Roth (1951) hardcover book

Edited by Samuel Roth, Associate Editors: Patrick Kavanagh, for Ireland Andre Schwob, for Europe Peter Kavanagh, Roving Editor - American Aphrodite: A Quarterly for the Fancy-Free

New York: American Aphrodite, 1951. Volume One, Number One. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Black boards with gold and red lettering. 256pp. Illustrated. Previous bookstore pencil annotation to the upper edge of the front end-page (see photos).Fair condition. Minor separation of the text-block from the spine. The spine is very slightly rolled. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to the outer/inner boards, end-papers, pages of the text, and the text-block edge. The dust jacket is not priced and is in fair condition. Light sun-fading to the spine. Edge-wear to the perimeter of the dust jacket. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to all faces of the dust jacket. Some chipping to the upper/lower dust jacket spine. Some wear and chipping to corners and hinges.

Contents:

-Gypsy Breasts by Jacob Epstein
-Nile Mother & Mistress by T. E. Lawrence
-To Touch a Naked Body by Sadakichi Hartmann
-Way of a Man with a Wife - Rhys Davies
-Dante's Hell - Freely translated
-The Sighing Age by Sean O'Faolain
-The Man Who Could Not be Satisfied - A Complete Book
-Jungle by Patrick Kavanagh
-Eugenically Speaking: A Play by Samuel Roth
Hymn to Pan by Aliester Crowley
Venus and Cupid by Filson Young