![[ROLFE, Frederick William, Baron Corvo .] Tarcissus: The Boy Martyr of Rome in the Diocletian Persecution A.D. CCCIII.](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0045/2178/7426/files/2121497.jpg?v=1742376962)
Pay in installments of $25.00 with
,
and
Shipping Estimate
USA
- USA
- CAN
- USA
- CAN
Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 29 - Aug 3
Promo Codes Available:
For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15
Description
[ROLFE, Frederick William, Baron Corvo .] Tarcissus: The Boy Martyr of Rome in the Diocletian Persecution A.D. CCCIII.[ROLFE, Frederick William, Baron Corvo.] Tarcissus: The Boy Martyr of Rome in the Diocletian Persecution A. D. CCCIII. [n. p.: n. n. 1970?] 16mo (119 x 90 mm). Original grey card wrappers printed in black, title on front wrapper within double ruled border; pp. [2], 5 9, [1]; a couple of light creases to wrappers, otherwise fine. Facsimile edition of the first edition, first printing of Rolfes first published book. Frederick William Rolfe (1860 1913),
[ROLFE, Frederick William, Baron Corvo.] Tarcissus: The Boy Martyr of Rome in the Diocletian Persecution A.D. CCCIII. [n.p.: n.n. 1970?]
16mo (119 x 90 mm). Original grey card wrappers printed in black, title on front wrapper within double ruled border; pp. [2], 5-9, [1]; a couple of light creases to wrappers, otherwise fine.
Facsimile edition of the first edition, first printing of Rolfe’s first published book.
Frederick William Rolfe (1860-1913), styled Baron Corvo, was an English writer, painter and photographer whose turbulent life was marked by failed religious aspirations, financial instability, and heterodox behaviour. His most famous work, Hadrian the Seventh (1904), earned him the posthumous praise of D.H. Lawrence, W.H. Auden, and Graham Greene.
First published in 1880, the poem recounts the story of the “dear brave boy” Tarcissus who was martyred in the third century, beaten to death by a crowd whilst carrying the Blessed Sacraments. “The fact that [boy martyrs] was a favourite [subject] of poetic pederasts in Rolfe’s time invites speculation, especially in view of the fact that the subject matter of Rolfe’s fiction was usually coloured by homosexuality” (Benkovitz, p. 11).
This facsimile, printed in a time or revived interest in Rolfe’s oeuvre, is not to be confused with the foolscap quarto facsimile edition described by Woolf (A1b).
See Benkovitz, Frederick Rolfe: Baron Corvo, 1977.
SKU: 2121497
Shipping Notes
- Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
- Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
- Delivery to the USA:
- Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
- If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
- We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
- Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
- To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
- Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy