first american edition, 1978.
highly erotic novella by the ultimate pervert georges bataille. though he compiled it in 1935, it was not published until 1957 when jean-jacques pauvert did so (he had previously published marquis de sade).
new york: urizen books. isbn: 0893960047. hardcover. book condition: mild.....
1988.
translated and with an introduction by leslie anne boldt. from the collection of tom verlaine.
new york: state university of new york press. 0-88706-635-6. 6.5x9". 209 pages. softcover. bound in paper wrappers. book condition: mild shelfwear throughout, owner's inscription on front-free-end paper. fine-.
out of print, 1981.
translated by peter connor.
this book has been described as "the culmination of george bataille's inquiries into the relationship between violence and the sacred." considering figures like "giles de rais, erzebet bathory, the marquis de sade, el greco, gustave moreau, andre breton, voodoo practitioners.....
first edition, 1995. scarce.
london: atlas press. isbn: 0-947757-87-2. 8 x 9 inches. 173 pages. softcover. bound in paper wrappers. book condition: scuffing to front and back covers. slightest shelfwear. very good++.