THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FLEA Told in a Hop, Skip and Jump and....

Hardback. English Reprint (1st pub. 1887)...Recounting all his Experiences of the Human, and Superhuman, Kind, both Male and Female; with his Curious Connections, Backbiting and Tickling Touches; the whole scratched together and arranged for the Delectation of the Delicate, and for the Information of the Inquisitive. The legendary classic of Victorian erotica, The Autobiography of a Flea was first published anonymously in 1887. It later turned out that the author was London lawyer Stanislas de Rhodes. In 1976, Sharon McNight wrote and directed a movie adaptation, starring Jean Jennings as Bella, John Holmes as Father Clement, and Paul Thomas as Father Ambrose. This was the first adult movie directed by a woman. 219pp. 12mo. h/back. Marble paper covered boards, cloth sp. and corners, gilt title. Signs of label removal to fpd, general shelf wear. Nr. Vg.