A softcover volume 18.7 x 12.1 cm, in publisher’s cream wrappers, red lettering in red and green frames to front cover, in glassine dustwrapper, uncut, untrimmed, collated in 8vo: 1-98 104, pp. [1-8] 9-151 [152 blank], plus 6 illustrations reproduced in drypoint after Mario Tauzin's lithographs from the album 'Interdit aux adultes' (see SVE-0547.2024).
Front cover : BONNE | A | TOUT | FAIRE
Title-page : BONNE | A | TOUT | FAIRE
Stated limited edition of 900, strictly for subscribers.
According to J.-P. Dutel III 1108 (p.66): published by Éric Losfeld in the late 1950s.
Bonne à tout faire is a French idiom = maid-of-all-work
Éric Losfeld (Belgian-French, 1922 – 1979) — publisher
Mario Tauzin (French, 1909 – 1979) — artist
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 20th century , Clandestine edition , Erotica , French erotic fiction , French literature , Illustrated books , Limited editions , Literature , Sex , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life , Sexuality |
| Media/Technique | Drypoint , Paper , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1959 |
| Binding | Original , Softcover , Wrappers |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Clandestine edition , Limited |
| Catalogue raisonne | J.-P. Dutel |
| Acquisition year | 2024 |
