JAMES, Edward Frank Willis.

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Carmina Amico. First edition, number 97 of 100 copies. This is one of 50 copies on Lafuma paper bound in half-vellum; an additional 50 copies were printed on Montval paper and bound in full vellum. The book comprises a collection of homosexual love poetry (in English, in spite of the Latin title) by the eccentric writer and art lover Edward Frank Willis James (1907-1984), known for his long-term patronage of Salvador Dali and for launching the career of ballet choreographer George Balanchine.

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