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Edition: Limited numbered edition of 252 copies, artist’s copy on Marais paper with watermark, final state.
Pagination: [2] blanks, [2] h.t./tirage, [2] blank / exemplaire, [2] t.p. / blank, i-iii [iv], f.t. / blank; 13-183 [184] [2] blanks, [2] ex-libris / blank; frontispiece, 9 vignettes and 9 plates by Gaston Barret, dry point, sanguine; woodcut vignettes at the faux-title of each chapter.
Binding: Unbound, in publisher's blue velour paper folder with gilt device to front cover, original wrappers with blue silhouette and grey medallions, in publisher's grey slipcase.
Ref: (1) Jean-Pierre Dutel, Bibliographie des ouvrages érotiques publiés clandestinement en français entre 1920 et 1970, № 951, Inconnu à Pia. (2) Curiosa: An exhibition of illustrated erotic books 1987 — London: Hobart & Maclean, 1987, № 8. (3) Honesterotica (793).
Note: Most sources reference black prints, not sanguine. The publishing year was established by Jean-Pierre Dutel; in any case, it was published before the jury hearings at Cour d'Assises in Paris on May 29, 1956. The fact of hearings was not independently confirmed.
Additional Information
| Collection | Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Country | France |
| Period | Mid-20th Century |
| Language | French |
| Subject | Erotica , Fiction , French , French literature , Illustrated books , Literature , Love , Sex , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life , Sexuality |
| Media/Technique | Chromoxylography , Drypoint , Paper , Woodcut , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1950 |
| Binding | Folder , Slipcase , Softcover , Wrappers |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus |
| Size | 26 x 20 cm |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
