Lot 44
Éléonore ou l'Heureuse Personne, 2 vol. in 1, large paper copy with plates in 2 states, extra-illustrated with 12 original watercolour erotic illustrations, Amsterdam, 1875
Hammer Price: £2,200
Description
Éléonore ou l'Heureuse Personne, 2 vol. in 1, large paper copy with plates in 2 states, 6 engraved plates after the original 1799 edition, each in 2 states (black and sanguine), extra-illustrated with 12 original watercolour erotic illustrations to text, a few minor stains to margins, bound in half tan morocco, by P[etrus] Ruban, spine titled in gilt above climbing floral design with onlays in light and dark green (one lacking), t.e.g., others uncut, a little rubbed and spotted, 8vo, Amsterdam [Brussels, Poulet-Malassis], 1875.
⁂ Erotic novel in which a young girl has the ability to change her sex, as depicted in the additional illustrations.
Description
Éléonore ou l'Heureuse Personne, 2 vol. in 1, large paper copy with plates in 2 states, 6 engraved plates after the original 1799 edition, each in 2 states (black and sanguine), extra-illustrated with 12 original watercolour erotic illustrations to text, a few minor stains to margins, bound in half tan morocco, by P[etrus] Ruban, spine titled in gilt above climbing floral design with onlays in light and dark green (one lacking), t.e.g., others uncut, a little rubbed and spotted, 8vo, Amsterdam [Brussels, Poulet-Malassis], 1875.
⁂ Erotic novel in which a young girl has the ability to change her sex, as depicted in the additional illustrations.
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