La Gazette De CythÈre..
Bound in half morocco over marbled boards, gilt; spine with raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. The original paper wrappers including decorated front wrapper and publisher's advertisements on rear wrapper, are included. Spine sunned, extremities a little worn and foxing in the second half of the book; otherwise a very good copy.
£75.00
Publisher
A. Quantin, Imprimeur-Éditeur, 7, Rue Saint-Benoit.,
Place
Paris
Date
1881
Synopsis
Publiée par octave uzanne. avec notice historique.
Item Description
Large 8vo. 7 x 10.5 inches. [4] + xi + [i] + 284 + [2] pp. Title page in red and black.
Illustrations
Illustrated by tinted engraved frontispiece and vignette text engraving at the front. Decorated by title page, head and tailpiece engraving, by initials and by colophon at end.
Notes
The original La Gazette de Cythère was a collection of erotic tales in French of 1774-75, alleged to have translated from the English and purporting to be published in London. It is generally attributed to François Bernard and may have been printed in the Netherlands. At the end it includes the Histoire de Mademoiselle Brion dite Comtesse de Launay. This 1881 version includes an historical and bibliographical account of the original work by the editor, Octave Uzanne (1851-1931), a famous bibliophile, writer, publisher and journalist, whose research included eighteenth century authors.
[Stock No. 24181]
Subjects
18th Century • 19th Century • Art / Literature • Erotica • Fine Binding • French • Lit. Fiction