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Contes secrets russes : (Rousskiia zavetnia skazki)

1891140 X 210 mm

ORIGINAL FRENCH EDITION
220 NUMBERED COPIES

600 

1 in stock

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ORIGINAL FRENCH EDITION of this erotic collection, a blend of Russian folklore and elegant translation.

220 NUMBERED COPIES on fine laid paper.

Drawn only "for archaeologists and bibliophiles"This complete version, published without an author's name, was printed clandestinely.

Quoted by Apollinaire in L'Enfer de la Bibliothèque Nationale, number 117. Some titles chosen after reading:

The Pope neighs like a stallion.
Bad, not bad.
The pike head.
The burning glass.
The intelligent housewife.
The Pope who fathered a calf.
The marvellous blowtorch. 

 

Paris,Isidore Lisieux,1891.In-12, Bound,140 x 210 mm,253 pp. .

Half havana long-grain morocco, smooth spine decorated with frames, fleurons, round title page, grey morocco, gilt head and spine bound, bookmark, cover and spine preserved.

Very nice copy.