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Venus Castina : famous female impersonators, celestial and human
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- Creator
- by C.J. Bulliet ; with illustrations by Alexander King
- Format
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Facsimile edition
- New York : Bonanza Books, [1956]
- Physical Details
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- 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- OCLC
- ocm00635562, ocm00635562
- Reprint. Originally published 1928.
- At the shrine of Venus Castina -- The hero in woman's dress -- Achilles, Hercules, Samson -- The gods in fine laces -- Love of the philosophers -- Orgy of the Caesers -- Versatility of Satan -- The Evirati -- The boy friends of Shakespeare -- Pets of the Restoration -- Princes in petticoats -- Crime in fluffy ruffles -- Pink garters for Thepsis' sock -- The boy with the "Mona Lisa" smile