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A collection of twelve 18th-century erotic books in French, comprising: [BOYER D'ARGENS, Jean-Baptiste (1703-1771).] Thérèse philosophe . Glascow [sic]: n.p., 1778. 16° (117 x 66mm, with deckle edges). 16 engraved plates including the frontispiece. (Some plates bound out-of-sequence, occasional soiling.) 19th-century tan half morocco, top edge gilt. A rare 18th-century edition apparently not recorded by Dutel. [ With :] Le Parnasse libertin . Amsterdam: Cazals & Ferrand, 1772. 8° (164x 100mm). 119pp. (Title and some leaves repaired in the margins, without a half-title but probably not issued). 20th-century half vellum. Provenance : ‘D.A.’ (bookplate). EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with fifteen explicit 18th-century engravings. [ And: ] Théatre gaillard . ‘Londres’ [Paris]: [Cazin], 1788. Two vols in one, 18° (133 x 80mm). 8 engraved plates. (One plate possibly backed or printed on stronger paper, occasional light soiling or light marginal spotting.) Contemporary tree calf, flat spine gilt in compartments, red morocco label, edges gilt (front joint worn, extremities rubbed). Probably THE FIRST CAZIN EDITION , with attractive engravings. Dutel A-1062. And with nine others in twelve volumes, including editions of Mémoires de Suzon , Les Aventures galantes de quelques enfants de Loyola , La Paysanne pervertie , La Pucelle d’Orléans , and Histoire et vie de l’Arretin .
A collection of twelve 18th-century erotic books in French, comprising: [BOYER D'ARGENS, Jean-Baptiste (1703-1771).] Thérèse philosophe . Glascow [sic]: n.p., 1778. 16° (117 x 66mm, with deckle edges). 16 engraved plates including the frontispiece. (Some plates bound out-of-sequence, occasional soiling.) 19th-century tan half morocco, top edge gilt. A rare 18th-century edition apparently not recorded by Dutel. [ With :] Le Parnasse libertin . Amsterdam: Cazals & Ferrand, 1772. 8° (164x 100mm). 119pp. (Title and some leaves repaired in the margins, without a half-title but probably not issued). 20th-century half vellum. Provenance : ‘D.A.’ (bookplate). EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with fifteen explicit 18th-century engravings. [ And: ] Théatre gaillard . ‘Londres’ [Paris]: [Cazin], 1788. Two vols in one, 18° (133 x 80mm). 8 engraved plates. (One plate possibly backed or printed on stronger paper, occasional light soiling or light marginal spotting.) Contemporary tree calf, flat spine gilt in compartments, red morocco label, edges gilt (front joint worn, extremities rubbed). Probably THE FIRST CAZIN EDITION , with attractive engravings. Dutel A-1062. And with nine others in twelve volumes, including editions of Mémoires de Suzon , Les Aventures galantes de quelques enfants de Loyola , La Paysanne pervertie , La Pucelle d’Orléans , and Histoire et vie de l’Arretin .