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A Caprées [Nancy], chez Sabellus [Le Clerc], 1780-84.2 volumes 4to [228 x 183 mm] of : I/ 1 frontispiece, xii pp., 196 pp., 50 plates out of pagination; II/ 1 frontispiece, xxvii pp., (1) bl. p., 98 pp., 50 plates out of pagination. Crease on one plate.
Citron morocco, large gilt border around the corners alternating with mosaic lozenges in red morocco, rectangular framing of straight fillet, spine decorated with mosaic panels, lettering pieces in red and plum morocco, inner border, gilt edges. Rich binding from the 19th century in the taste of Derome.
First French edition of one of the most famous erotic books from the end of the 18th century.
Vinet, Bibliographie méthodique et raisonnée, 1633 ; Cohen 475.
"First editions. Those two volumes are illustrated with 2 frontispieces and 100 sprintian plates by Denon." (Rahir, III, n°798).
This edition is illustrated with 2 allegorical frontispieces and 100 erotic engravings from imaginary medals and engraved stones (Cohen, 475).
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