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[Mirabeau, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, marquis de]
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4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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- [Mirabeau, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, marquis de]
- Le degré des ages du plaisir, ou jouissances voluptueuses de deux personnes de sexes différens... Paphos [i.e. Paris]: de l'Imprimerie de la Mère des Amours, 1793
- Paper
12mo (128 x 76mm.), 144pp., engraved frontispiece, 7 engraved plates, woodcut vignettes, contemporary mottled calf gilt, flat spine gilt, green morocco lettering-piece, a few small stains, extremities slightly rubbed, spine chipped at ends
Literature
Cohen-De Ricci 709
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A RARE WORK OF EROTICA; the Nordmann sale catalogue (2006) claimed that there was only one copy in circulation, and we have only been able trace one further copy in the British Library. The engraved plates comprise five portrait busts composed of naked body parts, a mitred three-headed dog and a bedroom scene. It was reprinted in the nineteenth century for the Société des bibliophiles de Bâle.