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Priapeia, or, The sportive epigrams of divers poets of Priapus : the Latin text now for the first time Englished in verse and prose

Title
Priapea, sive, Diversorum poetarum in Priapum lusus. English ; Latin. Priapeia, or, The sportive epigrams of divers poets of Priapus : the Latin text now for the first time Englished in verse and prose / the metrical version by "Outidanos" ; with introduction, notes explanatory and illustrative, and excursus by "Neaniskos"
Format
Book
Published
Cosmopoli [i.e. London] : Printed by the translators, 1890.
Description
xxviii, 187 p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 ill. ; 27 cm.
Other contributors
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. Smithers, Leonard C., 1863-1909.
Notes
Latin text followed by English translations. Outidanos and Neaniskos are Sir Richard Burton and Leonard C. Smithers respectively. Translation of: Priapea, sive, Diversorum poetarum in Priapum lusus. Reprint of Erotika biblion edition of 1888 [i.e. 1889] "Five hundred copies only of this volume ... have been printed for and issued to private subscribers"; KISR has copy no. 5. T.p. in red and black. Limitation statement initialed P.C.L. Includes: Index to first lines of metrical translation, Index to subjects, and Index to citations. Belles-lettres. Includes glossary.
References
Halkett & Laing, v. 4, p. 422. Mansell, NP0571603. BM, 1966-70, v. 20, col. 246.
Kinsey subjects
Anal coitus. Phallus cults. Sex slang.

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
808.0 P94 1890
Location
Auxiliary Library Facility - Kinsey Institute