Harry. Transit of Venus.

by CROSBY

£850 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

CROSBY, Harry. Transit of Venus. Paris: The Black Sun Press . 1929. 12mo. Original white wrappers printed in red and black with fold over flaps and glassine dust jacket; original gold foil-covered silver slipcase; uncut copy; pp. 62, [3]; book in fine condition, slipcase slightly worn. Second edition, number 130 of 200 copies printed on Holland Van Gelder Zonen. The book of poetry inspired by Josephine Roch, the twenty-year-old Boston mistress of Crosby with whom he carried out a suicide pact shortly after the publication of this collection. Minkoff A-17 (b) SKU: 2121127

• Binding: Hardcover

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