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1846FF2480Cantabrigiae:: J. et J.J. Deighton; Londini: Joh. Gul. Parker 1846. 1846. Two parts in one vol. 8vo. xii 13-335 1 pp. Title & leaves with red borders throughout. Text mostly in Latin and English with some Greek. Original full dark green gilt-stamped morocco raised bands all edges gilt "Bound by Dodd" Cambridge; rubbed. Foxed. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Sebastian Bayley M.A. "Finem Respice". With an erotic fore-edge painting showing a bedroom scene the young man wearing only his shirt lying in bed the nude lady-lover stroking his erect penis and taking some pleasure as his feet play between her legs. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1995. / The text is compiled by Drury with numerous poetic contributions from various sources. Includes "A Song of Sixpence." p. 113. Among the English selections are contributions by Samuel Rogers Gray Burns Shakespeare Tennyson Gammer Gurton unknown Sheridan Byron Andrew Marvel Ben Jonson Cowper Milton Congreve Prior Colton etc. "In 1838 Drury became classical lecturer at Caius but having been ordained he left Cambridge in 1839 to take sole charge of Alderley Gloucestershire a curacy which he exchanged the following year for that of Bromham Wiltshire. Drury together with some friends projected and published the Arundines Cami a collection of translations into Latin and Greek verse by several Cambridge men. The first edition was published in a beautiful form in 1841 and four subsequent editions appeared during Drury's lifetime; a sixth after his death was edited by his son-in-law Mr. H. J. Hodgson in 1865. These successive editions contained several new pieces." Wikipedia. See: "Sudden Death of the Archdeacon of Wilts and Chaplain to the House of Commons" The Times London Tuesday 27 Jan 1863 p. 8. PROVENANCE: Thomas Sebastian Bayley M.A. fl.ca.1855 Lancashire. J. et J.J. Deighton; Londini: Joh. Gul. Parker, 1846. hardcover books
1842FF2481London & Paris:: Fisher Son & co. no date ca.1842. 1842. Small 8vo. 8 400 12 pp. Engraved frontispiece ads. Original full black gilt-stamped morocco spine with compartments and gilt title all edges gilt; rubbed. Very good. With an erotic fore-edge painting showing a nude lesbian couple lying on a chaise lounge and enjoying each other. The scene is framed within an ochre border a bluish-green wallpaper panel on either side itself framed in ochre a bureau partly displayed on the left a circular window or mirror on the left. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1994. Fisher, Son, & co., [no date, ca.1842]. unknown books
1884FF2482Manchester:: Privately Printed for Viscount Julian Smithson and friends 1884. 1884. 8vo. ii xiii 248pp. Rebound by Martin Frost in three-quarter dark crimson morocco raised bands gilt-stamped spine marbled boards with edge tooling in blind all edges gilt. Fine. EROTIC MANUAL WITH DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. With a wonderfully erotic and playful double fore-edge painting by the master of the discipline Martin Frost painted ca. 1996. Signed by the artist "MF" in the scene. In classical motifs borders and set within an oval frame: Three nude nymphs running to an erect Satyr. On ethe reverse: Three Satyrs one erect approaching a nude nymph. Signed on the lower right of the scene oval. / The text is arranged in two books containing eight chapters: The Metamorphoses of Venus; I: Of Copulation; II: On Pedication; III: Of Irrumation; IV: Of Masturbation; V: Cunnilingues; VI: Of Tribads; VII: On Intercourse with Animals; VIII: Of Spintrian Postures; concluding with an "Enumeration of the Erotic Postures" 90 of them. / Bound by the artist himself Martin Frost newly gilded edges on this privately printed edition of 100 copies: "None of these copies are for sale." / "De figuris Veneris On the figures of Venus is an anthology of ancient Greek and ancient Roman writings on erotic topics discussed objectively and classified and grouped by subject matter. It was first published by the German classicist Friedrich Karl Forberg in 1824 in Latin and Greek as a commentary to Antonio Beccadelli's 1394-1471 Hermaphroditus commonly referred to as Antonii Panormitae Hermaphroditus an erotic poem sequence of 1425 in renaissance Latin though it was later also published as a separate work." / "Forberg's work was later also translated into English in 1899 and published by Charles Carrington as De figuris Veneris Manual of classical erotology and again in 1907 by Charles Hirsch and into French German and Spanish. The French edition by Alcide Bonneau was titled Manuel d’érotologie classique. One French edition of 1906 was illustrated by Édouard-Henri Avril which concludes with a list of 95 sexual positions. Most of the editions were restricted to high society or censored; one of the copies edited in France was immediately deposited on the secret shelves of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Spanish translation was titled Manual de erótica clásica." Wikipedia. Privately Printed for Viscount Julian Smithson, and friends, 1884. hardcover books
1870FF2483London & Edinburgh:: Gall & Inglis no date ca.1870-1890. 1870. Small 8vo. xxiv 584 pp. Engraved frontispiece and half-title steel engraved plates pages printed with red rules. Original full dark brown morocco blind rules and gilt initials on upper on upper "CE" EC raised bands gilt title all edges gilt. Very good. With a well-painted erotic fore-edge painting the curtain opened for a revealing view of a mature man lying on his back his penis erect the mature woman holding it and placing the number in her vagina she showing her back side and ready to straddle his loins. The background shows an interior with large columns. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1997. Gall & Inglis, [no date, ca.1870-1890]. hardcover books
1858FF2485London:: Bickers and Bush 1858. 1858. Small 8vo. xxvi 476 30 pp. Illustrated with steel engravings. Original full tan gilt-ruled calf raised bands spine compartments gilt tooled red leather spine label all edges gilt; rubbed corners worn. Very good. With an erotic fore-edge painting of a man and woman nude in bed etc. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1997. Well painted scene very erotic. The scene is not signed but the origin of being painted is known Bickers and Bush, 1858. hardcover books
1903FF2486London & New York:: Macmillan 1903. 1903. Small 8vo. xxviii 459 1 pp. Half-title title vignette showing the author indexes glossary. Original olive-green calf raised bands spine with five fleurs-de-lis all edges gilt bound by Bumpus Oxford; rubbed. The inner dentelle shows the initials I.H. owner's initials. With an erotic fore-edge painting set within a styled wooden frame an austere bedroom the bed being about the only element a man and a woman both partly dressed. He is lying on the bed and propped up by two pillows the lady with her back facing him straddling his loins. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1995. PROVENANCE: I.H. unknown. Macmillan, 1903. hardcover books
1900FF2487Oxford:: Clarendon Press 1900. 1900. 8vo. xiii 3 554 2 pp. Frontispiece facsimile of Milton's handwriting. Original red calf all edges gilt; professionally rebacked to match in red calf raised bands gilt title "FOREDGE PAINTING" stamped at foot of spine; rubbed some scuffing spine is fresh. Prize bookplate of St. Paul's Girls' School gained by Burella Taylor July 1909 Frances R. Gray Head Mistress. Very good. With an erotic fore-edge painting set within a wide ochre border corner florets in black the scene depicting a mostly nude woman reclined in her bed fingering her vagina holding on the other hand a dildo. Another woman is entering the chamber. On the left side of the frame is a bureau with a mirror and a goblet. The lady in bed is watching herself masturbating in the mirror. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1994. Harrington's commissioned the binding repair adding the new spine and the words "FOREDGE PAINTING" at the foot of the spine. Clarendon Press, 1900. hardcover books
1902FF2488London & New York:: Macmillan 1902. 1902. Small 8vo. xliii 1 559 1 pp. Original full maroon blind- and gilt-stamped morocco covers stamped: "Mens Sana In Corpresano Summer Fields" "A healthy mind in a healthy body" all edges gilt. Some light foxing. Inscribed by early owners "Middle 3rd --- Prize Christmas 1902 G.R. Westmacott. Very good copy. The erotic fore-edge painting on the edges is vertical showing an interior of a room with a man and thick-thighed woman locked in their intercourse this penis addressing her lily white buxom thighs one leg lifted up to his waist and standing on the other foot her position being quite agile. She wears a bonnet her skirt brushed to the side her arms clinging to him. He retains his cap coat and boots his pants dropped to his knees. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1995. PROVENANCE: Lieutenant G R Westmacott. WWI Unit: Grenadier Guards. Received this book as a prize in 1902. Macmillan, 1902. unknown books
1864FF2489London: 1864-85. 1864. Eight volumes. Small 8vo. Original full dark red gilt-stamped morocco all edges gilt; rubbed. Bookplates of Samuel Bronfman; ownership signature of Edwin Robinson 1864 1872. All volumes with crudely painted erotic scenes on the fore-edges fanned in both directions. EIGHT-VOLUMES WITH EROTIC DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS. INVENTORY: 1 Enoch Arden etc. London: Edward Moxon 1864. Small 8vo. 4 178 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Nude couple on a bed she with upstretched arms he with his penis erect approaching his lover. 2 Nude man masturbating. 2 Idylls of the King. A new edition. 1864. Small 8vo. vi 2 261 1 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Vertical scene showing the woman kneeling and performing fellatio on the man. 2 Nude man and woman with another copulation position. 3 Poems 1864. Sixteenth edition. Small 8vo. xii 379 1 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Copulation position. 2 Back-view of the man and woman enjoying a seated position nude as if watching a sunset probably on the edge of a bed. 4 The Princess a medley. Twelfth edition. with: Maud and other poems. A new edition. London: Edward Moxon 1864. Two volumes in one. Small 8vo. vi 183; viii 168 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Nude couple penis erect the lady lying down and relaxing next to him. 2 The nude couple with a copulation scene. 5 The Holy Grail and other poems. London: Strahan 1870. Small 8vo. 6 222 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Nude man lying down performing fellatio on the nude women straddling above him. 2 Man nude masturbating. 6 Gareth and Lynette. London: Strahan 1872. Small 8vo. 6 136 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Full penetration scene of the man and woman viewing from the man's rear. 2 Man and woman nude where he is performing fellatio on the woman. 7 Becket. London: Macmillan 1884. Small 8vo. 4 213 3 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Man & woman in bed nude she manipulates his genitalia. 2 Nude embrace. 8 Tiresias and other poems 1885. Small 8vo. viii 203 1 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Nude couple the lady performing fellatio on the man. 2 Another position of the same she with her back to the man manipulating his genitalia. PROVENANCE: Edwin Robinson 1864 – Samuel Bronfman 1889-1971 Canadian businessman. 1864-85. unknown books
123808Luxembourg: Privately Printed n.d. but Paris: Guibal c.1931. 4to 214 pp. With 53 color pochoir illustrations. Original printed wrappers binding cracked and shaken but just holding wrappers unevenly sunned internally fine. § Privately published in an unknown edition. Worldcat lists copies only at Yale and the Bibliothèque nationale de France although it is not rare in commerce. This copy from the library of Gershon Legman. A collection of fifty bawdy ballads beginning with the venerable and obscene "Les Trois Orfevres a la Saint Eloi." In the forward the compiler under the pseudonym "Vidame de Bozegie" explains the book was demanded by subscribers to his previous work 3 Orfèvres à la Saint-Èloi privately printed in Paris in 1930 who welcomed it as a monument de la chanson étudiant but lamented the lack of printed music. In this volume he presents fifty of "the best songs" in "a luxury edition on beautiful paper illustrated with color drawings worthy of a bibliophile." The music for each song is illustrated by pochoir. The author goes on to state: "I have avoided giving the illustrations an erotic character. They are obviously saucy but do not shock too-puritan eyes. I believe them to be worthy of the text." Puritan eyes would probably disagree in the strongest possible terms but it is true that alongside the lyrics the illustrations are comparatively restrained. Gershon Legman the great bibliographer of erotica erotic folklore and origami attributed the work to Edmond Bernard who was responsible for other significant collections of erotic folksongs. See Legman G. "Erotic Folksongs and Ballads: An International Bibliography." The Journal of American Folklore vol. 103 no. 410 1990: 417-501 referencing his own presumably this copy: "Copy: G. Legman. Edited by Edmond Dardenne Bernard as a supplement to his Anthologie Hospitaliere et Latinesque 1911-13 and its partial reprinting in 1930 as Trois Orfevres a la Saint-Eloi. Gives the musical notation apparently for the first time for these "Chansons de Salles de Garde" all later printed music for these except that of STAUB q.v. being largely derived from this edition and not collected in the field. Privately Printed unknown books
123805Paris: Chez les Marchands de Nouveautés c. 1825 or earlier. 64mo 3 x 2 ins 7 x 5 cms. With an engraved frontispiece and facing engraved title-page 2 letterpress title verso blank 3-254pp. text. Original pink wrappers printed label worn gently restored and enclosed in a box. § A great rarity -- three copies recorded Oxford BNF and Lilly imperfect to which can be added PML rebound. A collection of erotic songs by Alexis Piron 1689-1773 Charles Collé 1709-1783 and "Gallet" 1698-1757 three popular French dramatists and song writers who were all members of the famous dining club Société du Caveau. A copy was recently recorded at auction 2018 but the price was not available. From the collection of Gershon Legman. Chez les Marchands de Nouveautés unknown books
187088011870. 1 vols. In circular shape 4" diameter. Fne. 1 vols. In circular shape 4" diameter. Showing in relief a slender faun nude except for an animal skin around his shoulders his brow crowned with vine leaves holding in his right hand a kylix the whole of the composition modeled to fit the circular space; probably French latter half of the 19th Century. In fine condition mounted in a circular gilt plaster frame. unknown books
100841Japan n.d. 5-3/8 x 4-1/4 in. Fine. 5-3/8 x 4-1/4 in. unknown books
6881Many fine woodcuts the first color-printed of which 29 are double-page & 9 are single-page. 50 folding leaves. 8vo orig. blue wrappers rubbed new stitching. Japan: "Iki no omoitsuki nari" a playful pun meaning the publisher is sharing the thoughts of a connoisseur Preface dated ca. 1764-65. First edition of this fairly early shunga and extremely rare; no copy listed in WorldCat nor the Union Catalogue of Japanese Books. We have located one copy in the Ritsumeikan University Kyoto. This is a richly illustrated and witty book in which the author takes a novel approach: he describes how to appraise women from a sexual perspective. We find nothing like this book in the great exhibition catalogue Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art British Museum: 2013. The text is filled with double-meanings and puns and has almost the quality of a textbook. The beginning of the text states that the proper appreciation of women is of equal importance and gravity as the nine-year contemplation of Buddha by Bodhidharma. The author relates that this book was the result of 57 men with much sexual experience gathering and making a classification of gyokumon a woman's genital area. Each orifice is discussed and graded. The first woodcut is color-printed and depicts a woman her internal organs and the three sexual orifices one can make a woman pregnant the others not. The qualities and pleasurable sensations a man derives from each orifice is described. The many explicit woodcuts that follow contain dialogue alongside the images of men and women coupling. The men and women come from very different socio-economic levels and ages from aristocrats to samurai to merchants to actors to prostitutes all revealed by their hairstyles attire and room interiors. Later woodcuts illustrate the anatomical variations within women short necks big hips etc. also discussed in the text. Towards the end is a section on how to make a good match based on sexual characteristics. Another section describes how not to make a woman pregnant. The date of the Preface is based on two kanji characters that sound like "Horeki 15." The Horeki era ended in year 13 1763. The Preface was written and signed by "Keichoin" which has sexual connotations based on the characters. The first double-page woodcut did not print well on the recto nor did the text on the verso but is largely intact. Minor mostly marginal stains to four folding leaves. Minor worming to Preface leaves and again minor worming mostly marginal towards end. In spite of these defects this copy is in fine and fresh condition. Preserved in a chitsu. unknown books
18003174241800. 38 mounted lithographs including 2 duplicate plates 1 with handcoloring. Oblong 4to. Early 19th century French purple morocco stamped to neo-Gothic panel design in blind and gilt initials "C D" on upper cover a.e.g. Skillfully rebacked preserving original spine. 38 mounted lithographs including 2 duplicate plates 1 with handcoloring. Oblong 4to. NORDMANN COPY. A collection of French erotic lithographs in an ornate romantic binding. Includes a series of 17 lithographs "Le départ de la garnison" "L'Antichambre en goguette" "Ah! Le bon bouillon que j'aurai" etc. Provenance: bookplate of Gérard Nordmann lhis sale Christe's Paris 27 April 2006 lot 218 unknown books
192024417China Late 19th or early 20th century. 1 vols. 2 inches in diameter. 1 vols. 2 inches in diameter. An amusing medallion in the shape of a Chinese"cash" around the square center of which four amorous couples are disporting themselves. In a glazed rectangular gilt wood and red plush frame. unknown books
100585N.p. Paris ca. mid 19th century. 23 handcolored lithos 21 approx. 10-1/2 x 8 in. 2 approx. 7 x 5-1/2 in; 14 black and white lithographs 11 in a series 5 x 3-3/4 in. the rest of various sizes; 2 original watercolor drawings 6-1/2 x 9 in. Most removed with residue of glue on backs some chipping and creasing to edges. 23 handcolored lithos 21 approx. 10-1/2 x 8 in. 2 approx. 7 x 5-1/2 in; 14 black and white lithographs 11 in a series 5 x 3-3/4 in. the rest of various sizes; 2 original watercolor drawings 6-1/2 x 9 in. A lively collection of explicit French erotic prints comprising richly hand-colored and black and white lithographs and 2 original watercolors. Includes scenes involving cross-dressing anti-clericalism orgies sex toys historical costume and so on. Must be seen. unknown books
1930218101N.p. 1930. With 5 explicit plates with celluloid overlays. 23 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue wrappers somewhat chipped at margins. With 5 explicit plates with celluloid overlays. 23 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With pencil erotic drawing laid in at the back. Not in Kearney unknown books
1902313581New York i.e. Paris: Erotica Biblion Society 1902. One of 250 copies. Title page printed in red and black. 182 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern black cloth original blank green wrappers bound in. Very good. One of 250 copies. Title page printed in red and black. 182 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Collection of linked sexual adventures originally published in a shorter version as Tit-Bits Brussels 1891. This title was first published ca. 1895 in an edition of 180 pages.<br/>The verso of the title page of this printing bears the date 1896 but the design conforms to Group L in Mendes who suggests a date of circa 1902 and Gaucher or Renaudie as the printers. Mendes 63-B note; cf. Private Case 1067 160 pp imprint London & New York Erotica Biblion Society unknown books
4033Leipzig Leipzig: F. Schönemann circa 1920. Folio cloth and batik-board portfolio with mounted color illustration and gilt lettering. Fine. Ten plates in color or tint of a barely dressed woman involved with opium puppets at her toilette watering plants playing cards and so on. . Portfolio. Fine. Illus. by Max Bruning. Folio. Hardcover books
198015244New York: Star Distributors 1980. First Edition. Wraps. Very good . 12mo. Illustrated wraps. Mild handling wear. Square of toning to front. Otherwise clean sound. <br/><br/>Smut. The story of a Manhattan dominatrix. Catalog number MS-120 from the publisher's Maitresse Series. 180pp. Plus six leaves of publisher's ads to rear. Star Distributors paperback books
48488Buffalo New York: Stuart 360 Main Street n. d. Ca early 1880s. All now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. 1 Woman seated on one log leaning on another. Photo - Spots and specks. Some soiling. Discoloration along left top and right edges. Mount - Wear at corners. Milkiness on front. Brown stains/discoloration all over back. 2 Woman seated on hammock with her head down with one finger in shoe. On photo: "B126" and what appears to be: "Zola." Condition :Photo: Mottled with spots and specks. A few other dark spots. Discoloration along left top and right edges. Mount: Wear at corners. Brown stains/discoloration all over back. 3 Woman seated on floor with her head down and facing lower right. Condition: Photo - Mottled with spots and specks. A few dark spots and a dark mark. Discoloration along left top and right edges. Right edge also has a couple of vertical lines. Mount - Wear at corners. A bit of wear along bottom edge. Brown stains/discoloration all over back. Back also has a few small spots and marks. All photos with very good tone and details. All cards ~ 6-1/2" x 4-1/4" with photos ~ 5-3/8" x 4-1/8" <br/><br/>Scarce images by this elusive Buffalo NY photographer. Stuart, 360 Main Street unknown books
1931226439N.p. American Institute of Pornography 1931. 1931. Presumed first edition. Tall 8vo. 6 erotic illustrations. Original 1/2 black cloth over gray cloth. 107 pages. Group sex and similar doings. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. N.p., American Institute of Pornography, 1931. hardcover books
189846649Paris: Charles Carrington 1898. 1st Edition. #277 of 500 cc. Printed self wrappers. First page title: "The Return of the OLD MAN To the Condition of the STRENGTH Of YOUTHTIDE In the POWER Of COPULATION. Age-toning. Light wear & chipping at extremities. Very Good. xi 1 265 1 blank pp. T.p. printed in red & black. Printed at top of t.p.: Liber redintegratae Aetatis in potentia Libidinis. Untrimmed. Gatherings sewn though no covers per se. Head- tailpieces. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> Charles Carrington unknown books
1744BB093EROTICA -- The SNUFF BOX PORTRAY'D. London: George Bickham the Younger sold in May's Buildings Covent Garden N. at the Globe in Pater Noster Row July 19 1744. Copperplate Engraved title-page 13 2/3rd-page portraits matching the likely client with his appropriate prostitute engraved texts underneath identifying each figure plus a four-line verse. 16mo 14pp with verso page 13 misnumbered 15 lacking one leaf; dutch floral board front cover dulled lacking rear cover and spine contents soiled and a bit stained.<br />First and only printing hitherto unknown and unrecorded styled in format like an early children's book but hardly that. Characters illustrating the Captain All'a Mode; Billy's Farewell Miss Notenough; The Man in Blue Wanton Polly The Keeper Polly Peachum; January and May; Wall-Pone Nor-Saw; and a preacher-man missing its companion figure. <br />Despite its faults an unique survivor from the Augustan underground interestingly identifying a familiar actor from The Beggar's Opera Threepenny Opera by John Gay 1728. [George Bickham the Younger] sold in May's Buildings, Covent Garden, N. at the Glob[e] in Pater Noster Row, hardcover books
