![Les Amours du Chevalier de Faublas. [ 2 vols + portfolio of 48 plates, complete ]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/950/073/1402073950.0.m.jpg)
Click for full-size.
Les Amours du Chevalier de Faublas. [ 2 vols + portfolio of 48 plates, complete ]
by Louvet de Couvray, J.-B
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Copy No. 8. Some chipping to spine-labels, some light foxing to contents, otherwise Good
- Seller
-
LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chez les marchands de nouveautés, Paris, nouvelle édition, large paper, n.d. [but 19th century]. Limited edition of 10 numbered copies "sur papier de chine". 2 vols, later cloth, top edges gilt, 8vo, with portfolio of plates unbound as issued in matching cloth portfolio, 8vo, old leather spine-labels (mis-spelling the author as 'Gouvray'), 24 cm,. 436 + 491 pp + 48 plates. Rare. We have not found a date for this item, nor any auction record, nor any mention in the bibliographies. (A copy of what appears to be the same edition, but one of 50 "sur papier de Hollande", and without accompanying plates, has been advertised for sale online). The printer is given as: "Imprimerie Générale de Chatillon-sur-Seine - A. Pichat". Louvet was a bookseller's clerk and the heroine of his licentious novel is believed to be based on his own wife, who had been divorced from a prominent jeweller following the exposure of her liason with Louvet. The novel was first published in instalments beginning in 1786 with the first collected edition in 1789; numerous later illustrated editions followed as several publishers realized its appeal when suitably (or unsuitably) illustrated. Copy No. 8. Some chipping to spine-labels, some light foxing to contents, otherwise Good.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-10914
- Title
- Les Amours du Chevalier de Faublas. [ 2 vols + portfolio of 48 plates, complete ]
- Author
- Louvet de Couvray, J.-B
- Format/Binding
- 2 vols, later cloth, top edges gilt, 8vo, with portfolio of plates unbound as issued in matching cloth portfolio, 8vo, old leath
- Book Condition
- Used - Copy No. 8. Some chipping to spine-labels, some light foxing to contents, otherwise Good
- Edition
- Limited edition of 10 numbered copies "sur papier de chine&
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chez les marchands de nouveautés, Paris, nouvelle édition, large paper, n.d. [but 19th century]
- Date Published
- n.d. [but 19th century]
- Pages
- 436 + 491 pp + 48 plates
- Keywords
- Louvet de Couvray, Jean-Baptiste French libertine novel erotica curiosa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Wykeham Books
Prices are net, and postage and insurance (if required) are extra. Books sent overseas will normally be despatched by surface mail at printed paper rate unless air mail is requested. Terms: We accept payment by bank (wire) transfer (all bank charges payable by the purchaser) or PayPal. Alternatively we accept cash or cheques in UK Pounds (payable to Wykeham Books) drawn on a UK bank account. Prices are net, and postage and insurance (if required) are extra. For overseas orders, any applicable sales or value added tax, or customs duties, or administration charges for the collection thereof, are payable by the purchaser on importation. Books may be returned within 10 days of receipt if not as described.
About the Seller
Wykeham Books
Biblio member since 2005
LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Unbound
- A book or pamphlet which does not have a covering binding, sometimes by original design, sometimes used to describe a book in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
This Book’s Categories
How to tell if a signature is genuine
Author's signatures can undoubtedly increase the value of a rare book or first edition. The more scarce the book is, the more an autograph adds to its value. But how to tell if the signature is real? Find out how you can avoid common pitfalls in identifying an author's signature.
Collecting History of the Circus in America
Step right up! Take a look at the center ring, where you will see displayed the most amazing, most colorful series of history books that the world has ever seen! Right this way, folks…
