Hardcover, 330 x 255 mm, marble paper, two labels of black calf with gilt lettering to spine, 2 blank leaves at front and 2 at back (laid paper), two leaves of lithographic vignettes (t.p. and limitation), plus 20 lithographic plates signed “am”, unpaginated. Limited edition of 25 copies on Japon Impérial paper №№ 1-25, 300 copies on Vélin d’Arches №№ 26-325, of which this is copy № 206. Stones sanded. A poem by Verlaine at p. 2 recto.
Title-page: L'Académie | DES | Dames | VINGT ATTITUDES PAR | ALBERT MARQUET | {vignette} | NEW YORK | SIXTY-NINTH AVENUE ||
Imprint: ÉDITION PRIVÉE | EXEMPLAIRE NUMERO 206
Limitation: JUSTIFICATION DU TIRAGE | IL A ÉTÉ TIRÉ DE CET OUVRAGE | VINGT-CINQ EXEMPLAIRES SUR JAPON IMPÉRIAL | NUMÉROTÉS DE 1 à 25 | ET TROIS CENTS EXEMPLAIRES SUR VÉLIN D'ARCHES | NUMÉROTÉS DE 26 à 325 | PIERRES BIFFÉES ||
Catalogue raisonné: Dutel III № 949; Nordmann I № 255.
Provenance: From the collection of Hans-Jürgen Döpp, Frankfurt.
Contributors:
Albert Marquet (French, 1875 – 1947)
Verlaine, Paul (French, 1844 – 1896)
One additional lithographic plate by Marquet from a different source but on a similar subject is laid in.
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Pictorial album |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 20th century , Clandestine edition , Homosexual , Illustrated books , Lesbians , Limited editions , Lithography , Pictorial album , Pictorial works , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life , Sexuality |
| Media/Technique | Lithography , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1950 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Clandestine edition , Limited |
| Binding | Hardcover , Paper |
| Catalogue raisonne | J.-P. Dutel , Nordmann (Christie's) |
| Acquisition year | 2024 |
