Text engl. - Printed by C. J. Bucher, Luzern. - Other editions: First edition: New York: Random House, Inc. Second and third edition published in New York by Mirror of Venus Press. - „Wingate Paine was a member of a Mayflower New England family with ties to law, banking and the ministry. He broke from those traditions and became a Marine captain, connoisseur of French wine, devotee of Hatha-Yoga and finally a gifted photographer and filmmaker. Described as his “visual valentine to feminine beauty,” Paine’s series of female nudes were published in his 1967 book Mirror of Venus. This 1960s classic was printed in ten editions and features text written by Federico Fellini and Françoise Sagan. Paine later abandoned photography for sculpture. Mirror of Venus represents the culmination of his photographic career.“ (http://bintphotobooks.blogspot.com/2008/04/mirror-of-venus-by-wingate-paine.html).