Anon. Memoires secrets d'un tailleur pour dames

par une femme masquee. Brussels, Gay et Doucé, 1880. (4),II,162 p., engr. frontisp. and 27 woodengr. ills., printed in 110 copies, contemp. overlapping vellum w. handdrawn double borders and fine penwork on spine by L. Pouillet. Sl. foxed. An erotic novel about a ladies’ tailor whose work brings him into a web of seductive intrigues and clandestine affairs among his clients.

With: (2) Grécourt. Oeuvres Choisies. Paris, Paulin, 1833. With 10 plates. Bound in gilt half morocco with gilt floral emblems on spine (each flower in different colour). Foxing as usual, else a good copy. A witty collection of libertine poems with explicit sexual themes and bawdy humour. (3) Beaufort d'Auberval, A. Contes érotico-philosophiques. (Bruxelles), H. Kistemaeckers, 1882. 2nd ed., lithogr. frontispice and numerous ills. by A.M. Lynen. A collection of erotic tales depicting seduction, adultery, and libertine behaviour.Bound in contemp. green hcalf w. gilt mor. letterpiece. Bookplate of Max Salomon on upper pastedown. Sm. stain on title, else a good copy. A lively collection of erotic tales filled with intrigue, seduction, and clandestine affairs. (total 3)