Two volumes, 135 x 85 mm each, uniformly bound in full brown morocco with triple fillet border, flat spine with gilt fleurons and double fillet bands, gilt lettered label, interior dentelle, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; four volumes in two, collated in 12mo.
Vol. 1: pp.: [1-5] 6-100, coll.: 1-86 92;(i.e. 50 leaves); [1-5] 6-130; coll.: 1-106 115 (i.e. 65 leaves); plus two blanks in the front and at the rear, and nine plates, incl. frontispiece.
Vol. 2: pp.: [1-5] 6-111 [112 blank], coll.: 14 2-96 104 (i.e. 56 leaves); [4 ht, tp] [1] 2-99 [100 blank], coll.: π2 1-86 92 (i.e. 52 leaves); plus two blanks in the front and at rear, and four plates.
Title-page: FÉLICIA, | OU | MES FREDAINES. | {in rules} La faute en est aux Dieux qui me firent si folle.| TOME PREMIER/ SECOND/ TROISIÉME/ QUATRIÈME. | —•— | A LONDRES | M. DCC. LXXVI. ||
Catalogue raisonné: Dutel, A-399, p. 132.
Contributors:
André-Robert Andréa de Nerciat (French, 1739 – 1800) – author.
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 19 AD , Early 19th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Media/Technique | Copperplate engraving , Etching , Laid paper , Paper |
| Subject | 18th century , Clandestine edition , Engraving , Erotica , Etching , Fiction , French erotic fiction , Illustrated books , Prose , Sex , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1800 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Clandestine edition |
| Binding | Full morocco , Hardcover |
| Size | 12mo |
| Catalogue raisonne | J.-P. Dutel |
| Location | Bookshelf 16.2. |
| Acquisition year | 2024 |
