Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson [Inscribed]

London and New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); blue cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 718pp; black-and-white photographic (halftones) and illustrations throughout. Inscribed by author on front endpaper: "For Joanne - Best Wishes Camille Paglia". Designed by Richard Hendel. Light rubbing with small loss of cloth to spine ends and board edges, with faint sunning to spine ends and board margins, light dampstains to crown and upper boards, and occasional marginal creases; Very Good. Dustwrapper has 0.5" tear and corresponding crease to front lower spine fold, dampstains to upper spine panel and upper cover panels, and tiny tears to extremities; Good. Explores sexual decadence in literature, with discussed artists including William Shakespeare, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Oscar Wilde. [85697]. (Inventory #: 85697)