| Author: | Cleland, John (English, 1709–1789) |
| Introduction and bibliographical essay: | Apollinaire, Guillaume (French, 1880–1918) |
| Artist: | Hogarth, William (English, 1697–1764), after; Amateur photographer, anonymous |
| Place/Date: | Paris, 1910 |
| Publisher: | Bibliothèque des Curieux (Paris); Briffaut, Robert (French, 1878–1929); Briffaut, Georges (French, 1886–1973) |
| Language: | French |
| Series: | Les Maîtres de l’Amour |
| Collation: | 8vo |
| Size: | 213 × 138 mm |
| Binding: | Owner’s hardcover; publisher’s wrappers preserved. |
Title-page (red and black): LES MAITRES DE L’AMOUR | — | L’Œuvre | de | John Cleland | — | Mémoires de Fanny Hill, Femme de Plaisir | Avec des documents sur la vie à Londres | au XVIIIe siècle, | et notamment la Vie galante d’après les SÉRAILS DE LONDRES | — | INTRODUCTION, ESSAI BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE | PAR | GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE | Ouvrage orné de six compositions d’après la suite gravée par | William Hogarth : | La Destinée d’une Courtisane | — | PARIS | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES CURIEUX | 4, RUE DE FURSTENBERG, 4 | MCMX ||
Description: Hardcover, 213 × 138 mm. Owner’s quarter red cloth over red-and-black marbled boards; spine ruled in gilt with double fillets and lettered in gilt “J. Cleland / Mémoires de Fanny Hill / 1910 / J. E.”; publisher’s printed wrappers preserved; marbled endpapers. Six photomechanical plates after William Hogarth (La Destinée d’une Courtisane), including frontispiece, printed on separate leaves and not included in the pagination. Non-numbered copy, outside the stated limitation. Collated in 8vo: π⁴ 1–18⁸ (148 leaves; 296 pages), plus 6 plates. Front wrapper; blank leaf; [2] half-title with imprint on verso; [2] title-page (verso blank); pp. i–ii (“Avertissement”); pp. iii–iv (“Les progress d’une Garée”); pp. 1–287; p. [288] blank; blank leaf; back wrapper. Unique copy, extra-illustrated with six amateur contemporary erotic photographs bound in by a previous owner, initials “J. E.” Contents: Introduction, pp. 1–131; Essai bibliographique, pp. 133–136; Mémoires d’une femme…, pp. 137–287.
Translation into French from the English original, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, by John Cleland; translator unknown. The present version differs from that of Cazin’s 1776 edition [LIB-3251.2023].
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Early 20th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Photographic paper , Photomechanical , Wove paper |
| Subject | 18th century , 20th century , Amateur photography , Courtesans , English literature , Erotic photography , Erotica , Extra-illustrated copies (Grangerized books) , Fiction , Illustrated books , Libertine literature , Limited editions , London , Paris , Prose , Prostitution , Sex , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life , Social life and customs , Translation to French |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1910 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus |
| Binding | Hardcover , Quarter cloth |
| Size | 8vo |
| Location | Bookshelf 19.4. |
| Acquisition year | 2026 |
