Delta of Venus
by Anaïs Nin
Delta of Venus is a collection of erotic short stories by Anaïs Nin, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in the United States in 1977. Nin wrote the stories in the 1940s for a private client known as the Collector, and the book appeared after her death.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977
- First published
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977
The first edition of Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin was published in New York by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1977. We track 3 editions.
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- Editions recorded
- 60 on Open Library, 36 in English
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More by Anaïs Nin
- House of Incest1936 · 1 edition
- Winter of Artifice1939 · 3 editions
- Under a Glass Bell1944 · 2 editions
- Ladders to Fire1946 · 2 editions
- Children of the Albatross1947 · 2 editions
- The Four-Chambered Heart1950 · 2 editions
- A Spy in the House of Love1954 · 2 editions
- Seduction of the Minotaur1961 · 2 editions
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Who published the first edition of Delta of Venus?
The first edition of Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin was published in New York by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1977.
How many editions of Delta of Venus are there?
We track 3 editions of Delta of Venus, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Delta of Venus, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Delta of Venus (Q106685185), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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