Chéri Hérouard (1881-1961) was a French artist and illustrator of numerous erotica and spanking novels. He used the pseudonym Herric when he illustrated spanking novels for various French publishing houses, such as Jean Fort’s Collection des Orties Blanches. And as evidenced by these titles also, Editions Prima.

Yet another accidental off shoot of my collecting activity, I found one of these titles and then set out to locate others, they are rather beautiful things and despite the subject matter, which even some erotic  bibliophiles disapprove of, most were not prosecuted at time of publication and only really became the subject of censorship when reprinted , mainly in the 1950’s

The limited information that I have on these titles comes mainly from descriptions and dating from the Biblio Curiosa web site, or from auction catalogue listings, as always the titles you see here are the real thing and in my private collection, and as such available for trade for items I am seeking for my Paris Olympia Press collection, I must state now that it would take something pretty persuasive for me to part with any of these.

I am keen to find a definitive list of the titles produced by this publisher, I understand from browsing the web that they were quite prolific, however my primary interest is censorship and books that were prosecuted and banned,so any information would be most welcome.

L’Amour Foutte: Gaston Vincennes. Éditions Prima : Paris  In original illustrated covers, with 12 engraved monochrome plates. 246 pages (uncut) plus table of contents. Printed by L’Imprimerie Typographique 9, Rue des Gardes. Paris. (ND) but 1930?.

Artist is credited as CH.Avalanche, no idea who that is but pretty sure its not Chéri Hérouard, although the initials lead to that conclusion. When I first acquired this title I had trouble getting my head around this cover and that time, it had much more of a sixties feel to it, but it is 1930 or thereabouts and a wonderful and exceedingly rare example. My apologies for the paucity of information but that is what you are there for, fill in the gaps in my knowledge please. Detailed description of condition and other images on request.

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Vincennes, Gaston. L’Amour fouetté

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La volupté du Fouet:  Armand du Loup :- Éditions Prima : Paris 1938, 12 (sepia tone engraved plates)  illustrations hors-texte de R. Fanny. ( Etienne Le Rallic ( 1891/1968). In original printed marbled card covers, 255 pages, printed by L’Imprimiere Tassier October 1938. Detailed description of condition and extra images on request.

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La volupté du Fouet

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Matée par le fouet: Jean Martinet, Éditions Prima, 1930. Cover and 12 full page engraved plates by Herric. 252 pages. Printed by Imprimerie Tessier, Romainville 32 Rue de Paris (ND) 1930?.

This copy bound in contemporary quarter leather on marbled boards, original covers preserved. Full description of condition and extra images on request.

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Matée par le fouet:

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Venez ici, qu’on vous fouette ! : Jean Martinet.  Éditions Prima. Paris.255 pages, Cover and 12 exquisite monochrome engraved plates by Herric.  ND. No Print details but C 1938? so likely Tessier. Prosecuted in 1953, banned in 1954.

:This copy bound in contemporary quarter leather on marbled boards, original covers preserved. Full description of condition and extra images on request.

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Venez ici, qu’on vous fouette !

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Cinglants châtiments : Walter Flog,  Éditions Prima, (1932) Cover and 12 superb engraved plates by Herric.

252 pages. Printed by Imprimerie Tessier, Romainville 32 Rue de Paris

:This copy bound in contemporary quarter leather on marbled boards, original covers preserved. Full description of condition and extra images on request.

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Cinglants châtiments

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