Laine, Mahlon — Nova Venus

New York, [Jacob Brussel], 1938. Hardcover. 42 mounted sheets in original black portfolio. Some of the backing sheets have minor chipping or edge tears, but the plates are entirely undamaged. Signed by the artist. 42 8" x11" beige sheets, on which are mounted 5.25" x 7.75" pages, consisting of a title page, signed limitation page, dedication page with a drawing, a page of prose in praise of Venus, and 38 plates of drawings of Venus, many of them grotesque. No. 54 of an edition limited to 300 copies. .