Venus in Scorpio - A Romance of Versailles, 1770-1793 by Murray Constantine and Margaret Goldsmith
1940. First Edition. 443 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Rear hinge cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Major splits to upper joints. Ring mark to rear board. Boards are slightly warped.