Blaine, Marston — Nova Venus

N.Y. 1938. Hardcover. Plain blue portfolio of 39 loose pen and ink erotic drawings, with four preliminary leaves (title, limitation, dedication - signed "MB" - and introduction). "Of this first edition of Nova Venus three hundred copies have been published", but this copy is unnumbered and probably is from a later issue; the plates in the first issue were mounted and these are not. Portfolio dust-soiled, with backstrip sun-faded and paper at top end of inside hinge frayed; otherwise very good condition. 5.25" x 7.25" portfolio of 39 loose pen and ink erotic drawings. Illus. .