Lot no. 216
RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE, Nicolas Edmé (1734-1806). La Duchesse, ou la Femme Sylphide. Paris: Aux dépens de quelques bibliophiles, [1948].
Curious erotic work in an attractive artist's binding.
4to (273 x 218mm). Copy no. 28 from a limited edition of 30 (total 240 copies), including a suite of 20 illustrations in double state, with an additional set in sanguine. Contemporary full leather binding with a coloured leather onlay on the upper cover depicting a flower with a phallic motif; silk endpapers. (1)
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