Author: de St. Jorre, John.
Title: The Good Ship Venus: The Erotic Voyage of the Olympia Press.
Description: London: Hutchinson, (1994). (1994). INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY JOHN DE ST. JORRE - Octavo, black cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with slight creasing to its top edge. xviii & 332 pages. 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

First edition.

Inscribed by the author in the year of publication to Maureen O'Brien [probably the English actress]: "To Maureen O'Brien / Many thanks for your enthusiasm and kind words about this quixotic vessel. My warmest wishes ---John de St. Jorre / September, 1994". Very good .

Keywords: PUBLISHING; PUBLISHER; OLYMPIA PRESS; MAURICE GIRODIAS; THE GOOD SHIP VENUS: THE EROTIC VOYAGE OF THE OLYMPIA PRESS; EROTICA; BANNED BOOKS; CENSORSHIP; JOHN DE ST. JORRE; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; MAUREEN O'BRIEN; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST E

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