{"product_id":"mademoiselle-de-maupin-theophile-gautier-1924","title":"Mademoiselle de Maupin Théophile Gautier 1924","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis historical novel is based on the life of French opera star Mlle. Maupin, a first-rate swordswoman, often went about disguised as a man, and once set fire to a convent for the love of another woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel delves into themes of beauty, desire, and sexual intrigue. Gautier skillfully paints a vivid picture of French château life, where physical desire and longing for inner completeness intersect. A twist in the plot results in a lesbian relationship, leading to it being subject to censorship challenges and obscenity controversies in the early 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Mademoiselle de Maupin \u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Théophile Gautier \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Boni and Liveright, Inc.\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1919-1924 \u003cbr\u003ePrinted in the United States of America \u003cbr\u003eEdition: Modern Library (an early ML edition) \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Flexibound, Toledano Style #2 flexible brown leatherette, gold text, double bars at spine top and bottom, Front: \"BL\" in gothic text \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEndpapers: Green on tan background. Designed by Horace Ascher Brodzky (1885 – 1969) was an Australian-born artist and writer. He was an early pioneer of linocut prints. Brodzky's design was used as a result of a contest that Boni and Liveright ran, offering $100 to the artist submitting the best endpaper design \"interpreting the spirit and character of the Modern Library.\" (Publisher's Weekly, 03\/08\/1919)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English \u003cbr\u003ePages: 294 \u003cbr\u003eMeasures approximately: 6 5\/8 x 4 1\/2  (17 x 11.5 cm.) \u003cbr\u003eCondition of the book: Please see the images.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boni and Liveright, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44068768514237,"sku":"BOOK007-D","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/4818\/1181\/files\/BOOK007-D_a2.jpg?v=1765758455","url":"https:\/\/www.getluckyvintage.com\/products\/mademoiselle-de-maupin-theophile-gautier-1924","provider":"Get Lucky Vintage ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}