Very pleased to be able to list this one, it is in wonderful condition but best of all offers more illustrations by the incomparable “Herric” ( Chéri Hérouard). This title will be listed immediately for sale on eBay, where currently many of my very rare titles are also listed. You can view these at the following link.
Liane Delorys, L’Écrin du rubis ou Les Délices des dessous, Au Cabinet du Livre [ Jean Fort ], 1939. In original publishers cream coloured card wraps, printed in red and black, 21 x 14 cm, Printed by E. Taffard, Bordeux 1939, 217 pages, with 10 illustrations in heliogravure by “Herric” ( Chéri Hérouard). Superb copy.
An extremely rare title which is an early example of fetish dressing and cross dressing, stunningly illustrated by Del Giglio.
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Kidrodstock, Lord Éducation anglaise, Discipline du corset, des gants, des bottines, etc., etc. (Under Kid-Government), Édition Parisienne [ Roberts & Dardaillon ] Paris, 1908. Del Giglio, M.10 B&W photogravures, head and tail pieces. 264 pages + 3 pages of adverts. Number 684/750. Rebound lacking original covers, but otherwise complete and in very good condition.
The subtitle “Under Kid Government” can be translated as: under the rule of the kid; “kid leather” is frequently used in the 19th and early 20th century to make gloves and other accessories. The fetishism of boots and gloves of “iced kid” is common in the sadomasochistic literature of this period.
Magnificent editions of this book became rare and one of the first (in 1908) to deal with fetishism and forced cross-dressing or feminization. Superb heliogravures by Del Giglio
Bécourt 28: Sentenced by the 17th Chamber Seine Correctional Court on November 25, 1953 and then by the Paris Court of Appeal 10th Chamber on June 9, 1954. The entry wrongly indicates Kio Rostock as the author.
BNF: Arsenal 4- RN- 15111, Tolbiac RES P- Y2- 472 (unavailable: absence found).
Chanrosay, Georges de [parfois écrit Georges de Chanrosey]
L’Homme à la cravache et Le Clan des Callipyges. Roman vécu révélant les dessous ignorés de la haute société, Éditions Modernes, (Collection des Bouleaux Blancs) 1935. 253 pages + 3 pages of adverts. 12 B&W illustrations by Whips, G. [parfois identifié par le pseudonyme W. Floger ], pseudonyme de Bernard, Édouard. In original Publishers card covers printed in red and black, General wear to covers, contents shaken but complete.
Now entering a bibliographical minefield as this publisher produced under multiple house names and was very loose with editions and publication dates. I am not going to attempt to solve the problem just offer examples that i have.
In original publishers decorated card covers printed in red and black, title page dated MCMVIII (1908). 234 numbered pages, 2 pages adverts for other titles+ 3 page list of other titles. (21 x12.5 c.cm.) In excellent condition. With Coloured frontis and in text illustrations by Charles Hirlemann and 7 full page illustrations by Del Giglio.
Returning to my many unlisted flagellation titles, here we have another Carlo title, this one was reissued by Dominique Leroy in the 1970,s. This book is the original. Always collectible, the original editions are now very rare indeed.
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Lapaz, Juana, Sévérités Perverses Librairie Artistique et Édition Parisienne réunies, 1934.: 253pp, (23 x 14 c.m) In Original publishers Illustrated covers + 16 B&W illustrations, by Carlo. General signs of wear and some marking to illustrations, Complete and exceedingly rare original edition.
Last listing for now of the Jean Vergerie titles from Collection de l’Eglantine. please share any information or images of missing scans and especially information about the other titles. Details below.
Vergerie, Jean, L’Île des vamps, (Collection de l’Églantine), 1938. Illustré par Sadie-Mazo. 171 numbered pages, (23 x14 c.m), printed 10th July 1938. In original publishers card covers printed in red and black. 7 of 8 mono illustrations loose, and lacking the duo tone illustration. minor splitting at base of spine otherwise very good.
With this title, the author switches illustrators, to the mysterious Sadie-Mazo, this is a significant improvement in the style and content of the illustrations. This copy also has the original duo-tone cover/frontis.
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Vergerie, Jean, La Clinique des cauchemars, R. Ballani, (Collection de l’Églantine), 1937. Illustré par Sadie-Mazo. In original publishers card covers printed in red and black, 222 numbered pages, (23 x14 c.m), printed 20th March 1937, by Imprimerie Ragoneaux 33 rue Pixerecourt, Paris. Contents complete, including duo-tone frontis/cover, and 8 full page mono illustrations on glossy paper. (Note, 4 of the illustrations have been roughly torn out, but are present and the images are undamaged. Exceedingly rare item.
Another title in this curious series, this one incomplete with only six of the assumed eight illustrations called for, unsure whether this one ever had a duotone frontis or cover illustrations, would be grateful for any information or missing scans to enhance the listing.
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Vergerie, Jean, Goules et vampires, (Collection de l’Églantine), 1936. Illustré par Chang, Sao. Printed on the 19th May 1936by l’lmprimerie J. Alacatin, 33 rue Pixerecourt , Paris, 222 numbered pages, (23 x14 cm). Significant wear to edges and spine. Text complete, 6 of the 8 hors-texte called for.
Second listing for me of books in this small series, but this title was, I believe the first of the illustrated flagellation novels produced by this author. this one is complete, and reveals in its print details that it was run off by the same press that was producing books for the Vidal imprints including titles produced by Jim Galding and J Van Styk, which had a very similar extreme style.
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Vergerie, Jean, Férocités sensuelles, (Collection de l’Églantine), 1935. Illustré par Lany-R et Chang, Sao. In original publishers card covers printed in red and black on front cover and spine. (23 x 14c.m),234 numbered pages, Printed 10th December 1935, by l’Imprimerie, J. Alcatin 33 rue Pixerecourt, Paris. with 8 full page illustrations on glossy paper by Chang, Sao and a loose duotone illustration by Lany-R. Taped at head and tail of spine covers generally grubby but Complete.
Unsure whether the colour illustration was part of a dust-wrapper, or as was sometimes the case, pasted over the front cover, or otherwise just tipped in as a frontispiece.
Introducing a short series of extremely rare flagellation novels from France in the 1930’s. Collection de l’Églantine, was a very extreme player in the flagellation market, producing only 8 titles between 1935 and 1938, seven of these penned by Jean Vergerie, with illustrations by Chang Sao or Sadie-Mazo. Any information about this publisher would be most welcome as would scans of any of the illustrations that are missing from the titles in my collection.
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Rebound in in red cloth over marbled boards, original covers absent, 237 pages, judging by other titles in my collection this volume may have been cropped, as have the illustrations, It is difficult to ascertain how many illustrations were typical and I am aware that some of the later titles had a colour cover illustration. This title has 7 illustrations credited to Lany-R and Sang Chao. Text is complete and overall condition is very good.
