Frederick Rolfe

Corvo: Letters to James Walsh

Betram Rota, 1972. 8vo, green cloth, gilt titles, 58pp. First edition, limited to 500 copies, numbered 155. Unclipped dust jacket (4) with mild wear to corners, toning to flaps. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. A selection of letters by the English decadent author written to a fellow Catholic in America, revealing his epistolary genius and a camaraderie that turns to trickery and deceit. A nearly fine copy.

Price: $35.00