"American Aphrodite A Quarterly for the Fancy" three book set: Volume 1, No. 2, Volume 1, No. 3 and Volume 3, No. 12. Focused on themes of sexuality and was considered quite controversial in its time.Volume 1, No. 2: Includes: "The Rape of Lucrece" according to Titian; "Unclean" by Liam O'Flaherty; "A Moral Ending" by Sylvia Townsend Warner; and "Anybody's Fanny," a dissertation by Felix Wildmay.Volume 1, No. 3: Includes: "Laureate of the Obscene" by E. Beresford Chancellor; "Tit-illations" by Waldo Pierce; "Maiden's Fury" by H. A. Manhood; "Life & Death of St. Herbault" by Patrick Kirwan; "The Duet" by H. E. Bates; and "The Famous Actress" by Harry Roskolenko. Volume 3, No. 12: This issue was dedicated to James Hanley and contained a short story by him. It also included an open letter from the editor to the Postmaster regarding the accusations of obscenity made against this publication, an article on forbidden books by "an old bibliophile," and poetry by Alfred Hines, Jr..
Out Of Print. Condition: Good. Light rubbing on the edges and tears on the dust jackets. Small piece missing from top of dustjacket front cover of Volume 1, No. 3. Small piece missing from bottom of spine of dustjacket of Volume 1, No. 2.
