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1880110970Paris: Bibliothèque des Curieux 1880. Paperback. Very Good. Paris Bibliothèque des Curieux circa 1880s/ 1750. Duodecimo iv 159 pages. Two-colour printed wrappers all edges uncut; spine lightly chipped; an excellent copy. Number 652 of 760 copies 'reservée aux souscripteurs'; advocacy against the use of padlocks and chastity belts. <p>Provenance: Glen Ralph with his Wilmar Library bookplate. Bibliothèque des Curieux paperback
1863013289Paris: Jules Gay 1863. Number 15 of an edition of 100 copies. Later cloth leather spine label. Two lithographed plates. . Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Jules Gay Hardcover
18632388Paris: Jules Gay 1863. Hardcover. Very good. 16mo. xv 1 56 pp. slightly toned. With 2 engraved plates depicting different models of "ceintures de chastete" i.e. chastity belts trifle foxed. Bound by Cyprien Lhuinte of Grenoble green half morocco over blue marbled boards spine a little sunned extremities slightly worn top edges gilt others untrimmed. Highly curious work containing a legal argument against forced use of chastity belts -- unknown to David Murray "Lawyers' Merriments." ¶ From the preface unsigned but by Gustave Brunet: "There exists few trials as bizarre as this one and we believe that the case involving Master Freydier remains unparalleled in the annals of legal literature" translation. ¶ THE CASE: Pierre Berlhe age 36 "seduced" Marie Lajon age 18 imprisoned her and forced her to wear a chastity belt after she had refused to marry him. She lodged a complaint with the civic authorities and retained the counsel of Nimes attorney Freydier his first name is not recorded. The lawyer here describes in considerable detail the chastity belt in question while embellishing his legal argument with references to Genesis Plato Saint Jerome Saint Isidore and others. ¶ First printed in 1750 ours is the first illustrated edition with 2 highly finished engravings of the aforementioned belt. Edition limited to 100 copies on papier verge published by Jules Gay the great bibliographer of human sexuality. ¶ The binder of our copy Cyprien Lhuinte of Grenoble remained unknown to Flety. ¶ PROVENANCE: unidentified armorial lion rampant supported by two lions rampant surmounted by the crown of a count with motto "Vigor Invirtute." ¶ Gay Amour III 753-4. Jules Gay hardcover
