Lot no. 128
LEROUX (Auguste) & CASANOVA (Giacomo). Memoirs. Paris, Javal et Bourdeaux, 1931-1932. 10 volumes in-4, red half-basin shagreen with corners, decorated ribbed spines, gilt heads, covers cons.
Limited edition of 2335 numbered copies, this one of the numbered copies of the main edition on Arches vellum. The memoirs are illustrated with 200 out-of-text colour plates, including a frontispiece and most of them of an erotic nature, based on original watercolours by Auguste Leroux (1871-1954).
Copies in a poor state of binding: spotting, several major tears to the spine, other minor defect. Offered as is.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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