Hardcover volume, 26.6 x 21.3 cm, ¾ blue crushed morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers, original wrappers preserved, raised bands; wove paper, watermarked Van Gelder Zonen, unpaginated, 2 ffl, 1 front cover, 2 blanks, 1 h.t., 1 t.p., 46 leaves of text and plates (18 full-page and 14 half-page lithographs by Marcel Vertès), 1 colophon, 1 blank, 1 back cover, 2 ffl; 52 leaves within the original covers, as per Dutel.
Title-page: POÉSIES | ÉROTIQUES | D' | UN | AUTE | UR CÉ | LÈBRE, | ILLUSTRÉ | ES DE TR | ENTE-DEUX | LITHOGRAPHIES | ORIGINALES | DESSINÉES | PAR UN | ARTISTE | INCON | NU | ★ | BARCELONE | ATARAZANAS (BARRIO CHINO) | L'AN I DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE | CATALANE ||
Limitation: A print run of 165 numbered copies, of which this is copy № 148, and 5 additional presentation copies. The text was printed by Massol, and plates were produced by Mme Duchatel.
Catalogue raisonné: Dutel III № 2228 ; Nordmann II (Christie’s) № 321; Éros invaincu № 92, p. 222; Vokaer № 36, p. 16.
Contributors:
Pierre Louÿs (French, 1870 – 1925) – author.
Marcel Vertès [Marcell Vértes] (Jewish-Hungarian-French, 1895 – 1961) – artist.
René Bonnel (French, 1884 – 1975) – publisher.
Additional Information
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 20th century , Clandestine edition , Erotica , French poetry , Humour , Illustrated books , Limited editions , Modern literature , Sex , Sexual behavior and attitudes , Sexual life , Sexuality |
| Media/Technique | Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1932 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Clandestine edition , Limited |
| Binding | 3/4 , Hardcover , Morocco , Original , Wrappers |
| Catalogue raisonne | J.-P. Dutel , Nordmann (Christie's) , Vokaer (Vertès) , Éros invaincu |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
