This book
Another title for the true bibliophile, as this is a text without illustrations, it does however have the most extraordinary leather binding, with raised pornographic images on front, spine and back of the book, where there is also the artists signature, unfortunately undecipherable, but appears to be arabic? . I have taken multiple images of the covers with different light settings, to give as much detail as possible. This is one of those items where it would be good to have more information, so please do complete a contact form if you can offer any information to enhance the listing.
The Covers
Front Board (light)
Front Board (Medium)
Front Board (Dark)
Back Board (Light)
Back Board (Dark)
Back Board (Close up)
Signature
Spine and Front (Dark)
Spine and back (Light)
Spine and back (Dark)
Title page and limitation
ARETINO, Pietro. – Les Sonnets luxurieux du divin Pietro Aretino. Texte italien, le seul authentique et traduction littérale par le Traducteur des Ragionamenti.
Avec un Notice sur les Sonnets luxurieux, l’époque de leur composition, les rapports de l’Aretin avec la Courde Rome, et sur les dessins de Jules Romains gravés par Marc-Antoine. Paris : 1882. 8vo. pp. cxx+79. No. 2 de la Collection dite Musée secret du Bibliophile. Limited to 100 copies.
THIS BOOK: Rebound in heavy calf leather, with raised pornographic signed illustrations, on Front, Back and Spine. with original publishers, cream coloured, card wraps , including spine, preserved . CXX (120 pages) Notes (French). 79 pages of Sonnets, in original Italian, with French translations on facing pages. Printed by A.-H Becus, Boulevard de Vaugirard, 112. Leather covers with some rubbing to high spots. (21 x 14 cm) contents clean, complete and near fine. A unique copy of a rare title.
Inner Boards
Original Front cover
Sample Text
Sample text
Sonnets Title
Sample Text
Sample text
Sample Sonnet Italian
Sample Sonnet French
Sonnets title 2
Sample Sonnet Italian
Sample Sonnet French
Decoration
Sonnets title
Decoration
Sonnets title
Sonnets Italian
Sonnets French
Original Back Cover and Spine
See Also:
Books for Trade: LES SONNETS LUXURIEUX DU DIVIN ARÉTIN., Pour un Groupe de Bibliophiles. n.d.n.p.
Books for Trade: L’Arétin français, par un Membre de l’Académie des Dames 1803
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