Erotica from Cole & Contreras

Paris: Georges Fourdrinier, 1930. Two volumes, complete. A LARGE-PAPER COPY of the first and only edition of this outstanding bibliography. Hundreds of items described in great detail. From an edition limited to 1050 numbered sets, this is ONE OF ONLY 40 SETS PRINTED ON FINE ARCHES LAID PAPER. 4to. Original wraps. Fine and… Read more about this item

Paris: Leon Willem, 1873. A rare and unusual compendium of texts about farting. 4 leaves; XV, 189 pp. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies, of which this is one of 260 printed on fine jonquille (pale yellow) wove paper. AN ASSOCIATION COPY, FROM THE LIBRARY OF FAMED EROTOLOGIST, FOLKLORIST, AND BIBLIOGRAPHER GERSHON LEGMAN (with his… Read more about this item

Rotterdam: Reinier Leers, 1713. THE RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE MOST LURID AND FAMOUS IMPOTENCE CASE EVER HEARD BEFORE A COURT. While ostensibly intended for edification on the juridical aspects of impotence, this is in fact a thinly disguised bit of facetious erotica. The following year (1714) an English translation was printed. Blank leaf; 1… Read more about this item

Wien (Vienna): privately printed, 1921 (reprint). A catalogue of Stern-Szana's private collection, one of the great collections of erotic books ever assembled. 264 items described in exhaustive detail. 4to. Publisher's cloth. Fine and bright.

Paris: Leon Willem, 1873. A rare and unusual compendium of texts about farting. 4 leaves; XV, 189 pp. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies, of which this is one of 260 printed on fine jonquille (pale yellow) wove paper. Large 8vo. Bound in recent marbled boards. Original wraps bound in. Uncut. … Read more about this item

Madrid: Ollero y Ramos, 2001. The standard bibliography of Spanish erotica published up to the Civil War. 390 pp. 815 items fully described. 4to. Original wraps. Fine and bright. Like new.

Aix-en-Provence: Andre Adibert, 1787. A bizarre volume which defends a man whose wife, accusing him of impotence, wishes to have their marriage annulled. Rancurel's lawyers argue that he is not absolutely impotent, simply unable to perform with a virgin. Gay-Lemmonyer (III, 754) offers a lengthy account of this volume, describing it as "curieux et tres rare."… Read more about this item

Madrid: El Museo Universal, 1993. An excellent bibliography of bibliographies related to erotica. 684 items described, many at great length. Fully indexed. 8vo, publisher's decorated boards. Fine.

Wien (Vienna) and Leipzig: Privatdruck des Verlages C. W. Stern (Privately Printed), 1908. Two volumes, complete. Privately printed. First and only edition of this rare account of erotic literature. A great deal of bibliographic information. Over 60 title-page facsimiles and illustrations from early engravings (mainly 18th-century). Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. … Read more about this item

Autrecht (Utrecht) [i.e., Caen?]: Antoine Schouten [i.e., Cavelier?], 1699. Two volumes in one, complete. First edition of this rare and important collection, not to be confused with another book of the same title published in 1663. Barbier (IV, 88) offers a long citation from Nodier (Catalogue Guilbert de Pixerecourt, no. 1639): "Ce petit recueil est tres-connu,… Read more about this item

Londres (London, but probably Paris or Brussels): Martin & Hubert, Editeurs, Successeurs de J.-J. Gay, 1885. A very scarce edition of this erotic classic, originally published in 1755 and both reprinted and burned several times thereafter. This edition limited to 500 copies beautifully printed on fine laid paper. 8vo. Attractively bound in half calf and… Read more about this item

Paris: Georges Fourdrinier, 1930 (reprint). Two volumes in one, complete. Reprint of this outstanding bibliography. Hundreds of items described in great detail. 4to, publisher's cloth. Fine and bright. Like new.

Barcelona and Madrid: Biblioteca de Catalunya and Calcografia Nacional, 1989. First and only edition of the catalogue raisonne of the prints of Ismael Smith, an early 20th century artist who was born in Catalonia but ended up living in the United States. Among Smith's favorite subjects were erotic scenes, bullfights, and religious images. 119 items thoroughly… Read more about this item