Title: Portrait of De Sade: An Illustrated Biography
Author: Lennig, Walter and Sarah Twohig (translator)
Publication: New York: Herder and Herder, 1971.
Description: First English edition of this biography of Marquis De Sade (1740-1814), written by Walter Lennig and translated by Sarah Twohig. Originally published in German in 1965. Bound in full brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Includes quotes from other writers about De Sade, a chronology, and bibliography. 8.25 x 5.5 inches; 174, [2] pages. Ghost pencil marking on the front free endpaper; dust jacket with very minor chipping at extremities and two small tears on the front panel not affecting the text. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.
