Author: VERLAINE, PAUL
Title: Royal Tastes [French & English Language]
Description: New York: Harmony Books, 1984. 1st Revised edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 051755495X. B & W photographs; 8 X 5.60 X 0.90 inches; xiv. 192 pages; Hard cover is burgundy with brown spine, red metallic lettering on spine. Small spotting marks on top of text block. DJ has sunning/rubbing/scuffing, but is intact. Pages are clean and tight; book appears as if never used, just sat on shelf. Illustrated with many b/w photographs of mostly nude women, men, boys. Some of the poems are translated by Alan Stone. "Alan Stone's remarkably faithful translation employs contemporary idiom to better recapture Verlaine's own blending of coarseness and elegance, his esoteric use of sexual slang, puns and wordplay. The original French text is presented here in its entirety. In addition to Stone's fascinating introduction, the Publisher has chosen to illustrate the women and men whom Verlaine brought to life in these sensual poems with a savory selection of bawdy and romantic 'naughty' photographs of 'La Belle Epoque'." Editor's notes; bibliography. FULLY NUDE PHOTOGRAPHS throughout the book.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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