Erotique

1791 · 3878 — De l'Imprimerie de Nicodeme dans la Lune Paris 1791 Half dark green leather and marbled paper-covered boards five raised spine bands gilt spine lettering bright top edge gilt 6 5/8 x 4 3/8 inches 112 pp. marbled endpapers frontispiece with tissue guard four other plates ribbon marker. Near fine mild edgewear. In French. Said to be a fictitious imprint actually printed in Brussels circa 1864-1869. In any case very rare erotica. One of 206 copies. This is Volume 2 Tome 2 of the original 2 volume work. "The Pantins des Boulevards or Bordels de Thalia. Bastard confessions of triads and whores of the trestles of the boulevard collected by the accomplice Mathieu Work as useful as pleasant dedicated to all the ballad-makers of the end of the eighteenth century and enriched with figures by Their Ordinary Spy." "A book composed of obscene dialogues between Father Mathieu and the actors of the various theaters illustrated with fine engravings of actors and actresses in postures more than compromising." 1722RO090. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. De l'Imprimerie de Nicodeme dans la Lune, Paris hardcover