Description: Softcover, 177 × 109 mm. Black wrappers with white lettering to front and spine, yellow oval vignette to the front; publisher’s price printed. Pagination: pp. [1–3], 4–221, [2] advertisements, [1] blank. French and English texts printed in parallel throughout, pp. 27–177, illustrated with black-and-white reproductions from Pierre Louÿs. Manuel de civilité pour les petites filles à l’usage des maisons d’éducation. — Londres [i.e. Nice]: s.n., 1948 (Dutel № 1920, p. 251) [LIB-2972.2022]. Pages 179–221 consist of cartoons titled Livre d’images, without accompanying text; these images are unrelated to Pierre Louÿs or to any identifiable literary source, and their inclusion in the volume is undocumented.
Title-page: pierre louÿs | an erotic | manual of etiquette | for little girls | with | twelve illustrations | plus | a special art supplement | LIVRE D’IMAGES | Translation and Introduction by | Maurice Gloser, Ph.D. | {publisher’s device} | AVANTI ART EDITIONS | A Division of Knight Publishing Co. | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ||
Place/Date: Los Angeles, California / 1972.
Publisher: Avanti Art Editions (a division of Knight Publishing Co.), 8060 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90046
Language: French; English (parallel texts).
ISBN: 0-87067-702-0.
Contributors:
Louÿs, Pierre (French, 1870–1925) – author
Gloser, Maurice (American)
Additional Information
| Collection | Erotica , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English , French |
| Subject | Erotic books , Erotica , French poetry , Humour , Illustrated books , Poetry , Sex , Sexual life , Sexuality , Translations from French , Translations into English , USA |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Photomechanical , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1972 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus |
| Binding | Paperback , Softcover |
| Location | Bookshelf 7.3. |
| Acquisition year | 2020 |
