Hardcover volume, 12mo, 125 x 85 mm, two parts in one, bound and gilded by Cuzin and Maillard, respectively, between 1876 and 1881, in crimson crushed morocco with raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, gilt dentelle, signed 'Cuzin' to foot of front turn-in and 'Maillard dor.' to rear. Adorned with engraved frontispiece and 12 plates by Elluin after Borel. Text printed on a slightly bluish paper.

Title-page: LE | MEURSIUS FRANÇOIS, | OU | ENTRETIENS GALANS | D'ALOYSIA. | ORNÉ | DE FIGURES. | — | TOME PREMIER (SECOND) | — | ✵ | A CYTHERE | — | M. DCC. LXXXII. ||

Collation: 12mo, π4 (2 blanks) A-Z6 χ1,+ π2 A-S6 (4 blanks) χ1, total 254 leaves; pagination: [8] [1] 2-277 [278 blank], [4] [1] 2-210 [8 blanks], total 508 pages, plus 13 engraved plates, incl. frontispiece.

Catalogue raisonné: Cohen-de Ricci 240; Eros invaincu 17; Fekete 51; Nordmann (I) 91.

Contributors:

Nicolas Chorier (French, 1612 – 1692) – author.

Antoine Borel (French, 1743 – 1810) – artist.

François-Rolland Elluin (French, 1745 – c. 1822) – engraver.

Hubert-Martin Cazin (French, 1724 – 1795) – publisher.

Francisque Cuzin (French, 1836 – 1890) – bookbinder.

Seller’s description: Erotica.- [Chorier (Nicolas)]Le Meursius François, ou Entretiens galans d'Aloysia, 2 parts in 1, half-title to each part, engraved frontispiece and 12 plates [by Elluin after Borel], handsomely bound in crimson crushed morocco by Cuzin, spine with gilt lettering and five raised bands, gilt tooled turn-ins by Maillard, signed 'Cuzin' to foot of front turn-in and 'Maillard dor.' to rear, marbled endpapers, g.e., fractional rubbing to extremities, an excellent copy, 12mo, Cythere [but Paris], [Cazin], 1782.

Additional Information

Collection Illustrated books , Library
Type / Purpose Book
Period 18 AD , Late 18th century
Country France
Language French
Media/Technique Copperplate engraving , Etching , Laid paper , Paper
Subject 18th century , Erotica , Fiction , French erotic fiction , Illustrated books , Prose , Sex , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life
Creation / Publishing year 1782
Edition 1st edition, thus , Clandestine edition
Binding Cuzin, Francisque (French, 1836 – 1890) , Full morocco , Hardcover
Size 12mo
Catalogue raisonne Cohen, de Ricci (1912) , Fekete (Christie's) , Nordmann (Christie's) , Éros invaincu
Acquisition year 2023

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