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Mémoires de Saturnin, écrits par lui-même, Nouvelle édition, corrigée & augmentée avec 24 Figures. Première [et] seconde partie.

Mémoires de Saturnin, écrits par lui-même, Nouvelle édition, corrigée & augmentée avec 24 Figures. Première [et] seconde partie.

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Mémoires de Saturnin, écrits par lui-même, Nouvelle édition, corrigée & augmentée avec 24 Figures. Première [et] seconde partie.

by Gervaise de la Touche

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Londres, 1803.

2 parts in two 16mo volumes [141 x 88 mm] of: I/ 1 frontispiece, (2) ll., 253 pp., 12 plates out of pagination; II/ (2) ll., 1 frontispiece, 161 pp., 10 engravings out of pagination, (1) bl. l.
Quarter brown morocco, spine ribbed with gilt fillets, untrimmed. Binding from the nineteenth century.

Precious copy of this reprint, under a new title, of the illustrious "Portier des Chartreux".

"Gervaise de Latouche (born in Moreuil, Somme, on November 26, 1715, died in Paris in November 1782), lawyer at the Parliament of Paris, had placed all his fortune in the house of Guémené, which went into a resounding bankruptcy. He wrote very licentious works: 'Mémoires de Mlle Bonneval', Amsterdam, 1738; 'Hist. De dom B... portier des Chartreux écrite par lui-même', 1750 ".
Hoefer, G.E. - D.L.F., 18th century.

A successful novel by the lawyer at the Parliament of Paris Gervaise de La Touche, published around 1741, this book relates the life of Saturnin, nicknamed "Dom Bougre" by himself, who ended his life as a porter in a convent of monks from Chartreuse. The title of this successful book will vary according to the reeditions: such as Histoire de Gouberdom (anagram of "Dom Bougre"), or Histoire de Saturnin, Portier des Chartreux. 

It is magnificently illustrated with 24 very free figures of the painter Antoine Borel, not signed, engraved by François Rolland Elluin, which take again those of the edition of Cazin of 1787.
Pia declares that these engravings are among the best ever made to illustrate this classic of eroticism.

A precious copy, complete with its 24 free figures, preserved wide-margined as untrimmed.



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Londres, 1803.

2 parties en 2 volumes in-16 de: I/ 1 frontispice, (2) ff., 253 pp., 12 planches hors-texte ; II/ (2) ff., 1 frontispice, 161 pp., 10 gravures hors-texte, (1) f.bl.
Demi-maroquin havane à coins, dos à nerfs ornés de filets dorés, non rognés. Reliure du XIXe siècle.

141 x 88 mm.

Précieux exemplaire de cette réédition, sous un nouveau titre, de l'illustre " Portier des Chartreux ".

" Gervaise de Latouche (né à Moreuil, Somme, le 26 novembre 1715, mort à Paris en novembre 1782), avocat au Parlement de Paris, avait placé toute sa fortune dans la maison Guémené qui fit une retentissante faillite. Il a écrit des ouvrages fort licencieux : 'Mémoires de Mlle Bonneval', Amsterdam, 1738 ; 'Hist. De dom B… portier des Chartreux écrite par lui-même', 1750 ".
Hoefer, G.E. – D.L.F., XVIIIe siècle.

Roman à succès de l'avocat au Parlement de Paris Gervaise de La Touche, publié vers 1741, ce livre relate la vie de Saturnin, surnommé par lui-même "Dom Bougre", et qui finit sa vie comme portier dans un couvent de frères Chartreux. Le titre de cet ouvrage à succès variera au gré des rééditions: tels Histoire de Gouberdom (anagramme de "Dom Bougre"), ou encore Histoire de Saturnin, Portier des Chartreux. 

Elle est magnifiquement ornée de 24 figures très libres du peintre Antoine Borel, non signées, gravées par François Rolland Elluin, qui reprennent celles de l'édition de Cazin de 1787.
Pia déclare à propos de ces gravures qu'elles comptent parmi les meilleures que l'on ait faites pour illustrer ce classique de l'érotisme.

Précieux exemplaire bien complet de ses 24 figures libres, conservé à grandes marges car non rogné.

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Mémoires de Saturnin, écrits par lui-même, Nouvelle édition, corrigée & augmentée avec 24 Figures. Première [et] seconde partie.
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