Softcover volume 200 x 145 mm, in a slipcase, unbound, in French wrappers, sanguine lettering on cream paper, block printed on wove paper with watermark “Marais”, collated 8vo, pp.: [1-6] 7-114 [6], 60 leaves, first and last leaves blank; illustrated with 20 etchings, incl. vignette on front wrapper, two head- and two tailpieces, printed in sanguine; etching on t.p., similar to the one on the front wrapper, printed in black. Limited edition of 250 copies, this is copy № 24.
Front wrapper and title-page: in a double frame A de M. | GAMIANI | {vignette} ||
Colophon: CE LIVRE | IMPRIMÉ AUX DÉPENS | D'UN GROUP D'AMATEURS | SUR PAPIER CHIFFON | A ÉTÉ TIRE | A DEUX CENT CINQUANTE EXEMPLAIRES | LA VENTE AU PUBLIC | EN EST RIGOUREUSEMENT INTERDITE | EXEMPLAIRE N°24 || [This book is printed at the expense of a group of amateurs on rag paper in two hundred and fifty copies; sale to the public is strictly prohibited].
Catalogue raisonné: Dutel III № 1649.
Alfred de Musset (French, 1810 – 1857) – author.
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Media/Technique | Etching |
| Material | Paper , Wove paper |
| Subject | Clandestine edition , Erotica , Fiction , French literature , Illustrated books , Limited editions , Sex , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life , Sexuality |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Clandestine edition , Limited |
| Binding | Original , Softcover , Wrappers |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1935 |
| Catalogue raisonne | J.-P. Dutel |
| Acquisition year | 2024 |
