Tales of the Nineties
Stories from a bawdy house, with six lovely woodcuts
Author
Henry Von Rhau, woodcuts by Frank Peers
Publisher
Privately printed, New York, 1930
Printing Details
First edition, limited to 1050 copies, with numbers 1—100 being signed, this being No 17. Hardback, clothbound with woodcut and title pasted to upper board. 25 × 16.5cm, 85pp.
Signed by both author and artist to the limitation page.
Light-hearted stories of a bawdy house and three girls that work there—Trixie, Jasmyne and Ophelia. The book is illustrated with 6 full page woodcuts, as well as tailpiece, title page and front cover.
Condition
Fair condition only. The boards are rubbed and a little grubby. The book lacks the endpapers and there is some wear to the hinges. The pages are tanned but the book remains readable and the woodcuts are rather stylish.