[BOYER D'ARGENS (Jean-Baptiste de)]. Therese philosophe. À P - Lot 149

[BOYER D'ARGENS (Jean-Baptiste de)]. Therese philosophe. À Paphos, Chez les Frères Cupidon, à l'Enseigne de Vénus-Uranie, s. d. [Bouillon, circa 1780]. 2 "parts" in one small in-8° volume, red morocco, wide gilt decoration framing the boards, ornate ribbed spine, gilt edges, interior roulette (Cuzin). o 116 pp. & oo 77 pp. A title-frontispiece and eighteen engraved plates (by three different hands), eleven of which folded, lettered "a" to "p", two unlettered, and "r" to "t". "Sixth Edition more correct, & more complete than the preceding. " UNIQUE COPY, ENRICHED WITH TWO ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS. Bends of some plates reinforced. Brunet, Imprimeurs imaginaires, 53; Lemonnyer, III, 1211 "Early editions of Thérèse are very numerous, and ALL HAVE BEEN RARE. " Provenance: French private collection Erotica Monsieur X Expert: Cabinet REVEL