[Cinquante Eaux-Fortes de Sylvain Sauvage Pour Illustrer Les Memoires de Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Venitien]
by [Sauvage, Sylvain]
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
[Paris]: [Cotinaud], 1920. Limited Edition. Etchings in Portfolio. Very Good +. [Sauvage, Sylvain]. 50 loose etchings on laid paper, housed in bespoke chemise and slipcase. Case is bound in quarter red calf with 5 raised bands to spine and gilt text ("Casanova" to second panel and "ILLS" at foot). Red cloth boards and chemise enclosure, with beige silk ribbon pull. Though lacking original case as well as signed and numbered leaf, this set was produced in a limited edition of 275 copies. Printed on watermarked Arches paper, each leaf measuring 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in., with plate lines measuring 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. Etchings in fine condition, illustrating the erotic adventures of Casanova.
Details
- Seller
- small volume (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 462
- Title
- [Cinquante Eaux-Fortes de Sylvain Sauvage Pour Illustrer Les Memoires de Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Venitien]
- Author
- [Sauvage, Sylvain]
- Illustrator
- [Sauvage, Sylvain]
- Format/Binding
- Etchings in Portfolio
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- [Cotinaud]
- Place of Publication
- [Paris]
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- giacomo casanova, erotic, art, etching, limited edition, limited, print, sex, romance, erotica, casanova, french, italian
Terms of Sale
small volume
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About the Seller
small volume
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Providence, Rhode Island
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Small Volume is based out of Providence, RI. We buy + sell old, rare, odd, unusual, and otherwise collectible books + ephemera.
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- Cloth
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Plate
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- Fine
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
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