Charles Carrington Collection: Catalogue de Levres Rare. Librairie Ch.Carrington 13 Faubourg Montmartre Paris n.d |(1901).

September 29, 2024October 25, 2024 / Steve M. / 1 Comment

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This fragile ephemera was gifted to me by my late friend and fellow bibliomaniac Michael Neal; he informed me that this item had originally been the property of Gershon Legman and that the pencil markings in the margins were his handywork. This was the final item that Michael passed to me after weeks of transferring his entire Carrington collction to me from France, I promised him that I would list them all on this site prior to disposing of them, a task I had commenced in 2020, only to have been prevented from continuing because of my own health issues. Now at least partially reinvigorated I am back on task. I hope you like this latest offering.

Catalogue de Levres Rare. Librairie Ch.Carrington 13 Faubourg Montmartre
Paris n.d |(1901). With (partial) original pink paper covers which are slowly disintegrating, and are separate from the text block, posted here in full, 46 Pages of titles for sale from Librarie Ch Carrington in 1901. This is a sales catalogue reflecting some of the stock for sale, they are not all Carrington publications. By clicking the images you can view the book titles as you would the actual catalogue.

An extremely rare and interesting item. This book is an original Carrington catalogue from 1901, an estimated date from the list of titles in production (issued in 1902) and those recently published |(all dated 1901). This catalogue is not listed in Guacamole.

For Detailed information on Charles Carrington and a bibliography of his publications see:

The Erotica Bibliophile : Charles Carrington

Inside front cover

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Final Page & inside back cover

Back Cover

Charles Carrington Collection: Octave Mirbeau The Diary of a Ladys Maid . Paris: Charles Carrington, 1903. illustrations by Emile Mas, engraved by Eugène Dété.

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Books For Sale: Thomas Nash: The Choise of Valentines, or The Merie Ballad of Nash his Dildo.Edited by John S. Farmer. London: [Privately Printed for Subscribers Only] 1899

September 24, 2024October 25, 2024 / Steve M. / Leave a comment

This Book

Something of an oddity, but a rare and interesting thing in its own right. This is a reissue of a very rare early erotic verse and apparently the first detailed description of what a dildo is and its potential uses, in English.

My thanks to Patrick Kearney for the bibliographical description For details about the editor of of this and many other weird and wonderful titles-John S Farmer- see link at base of this listing.

Title Page

1899 – The Choise of Valentines, or The Merie Ballad of Nash
his Dildo. [From MSS. Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt
MS. 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian
(Rawl. MS. Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Librar
ies] Edited by John S. Farmer. London: [Privately Printed
for Subscribers Only] 1899. 4to.
Vol. 2 of the Choice Reprints of Scarce Books and MSS series

I what I believe to be its original black boards with title in gilt on spine, a very pleasing binding. A 1899, reprint of the rare erotic broadside by Thomas Nash. This book is an odd construction, consisting of-Half title-blank verso-Title page-blank verso-Numbered vii-xii-blank verso-Main Text-numbered 1-23-blank verso- The Epilogue-blank verso- followed by some 20 blank pages. This peculiarity is reference at the foot of the Epilogue. Presumably done to make the item into a proper book, the text is complete and nothing is missing. Although some copies appear to lack the Epilogue.

Footnote to Epilogue

Despite some foxing throughout this is a very good copy of a rare item.

Introduction

Sample text

Main Text

Prologue

One of some 20 blank pages

John S Farmer bibliography PatK Scissors and Paste

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Books For Sale: Nicolas Chorier; The dialogues of Luisa Sigea. Isidore Liseux Paris 1890 (Clandestine Piracy likely USA, C: 1920.

September 23, 2024October 25, 2024 / Steve M. / Leave a comment

Another rescue book recovered form the depths of my Tardis like bookcase (Who’s it by I hear you ask), sorry!, This poor old book is in a very battered boards, the spine is detaching from the boards, but still hanging on in there, can it be rescued to preserve the lie on its spine that states in gilt, THE DIALOGUES OF LUISA SIGEA-PARIS-ISIDORE LISEUX – 1890

This Book

Why list such a thing? well despite being a pirate from the States (the binding is certainly in one), this is a very nicely produced book, good paper good print and a faithful textual copy on the original Liseux. However probably more of a privateer, than an honest pirate, as when this book unfurls its true colours, we have coloured illustrations. And very nice they are too.

The Dialogues of Luisa Sigea,- Literally translated from the Latin- of- Nicholas Chorier, -Paris- Isidore Liseux -1890. In black boards with significant ware to all edges, spine with title author, publisher and date in gilt is separating from the covers, Contents very good decorative chapter headings 296 pages + Note of the Editor ( an apology for taking out all the boring bits) + a frontispiece and six, hors-text illustrations in colour.

Clandestine Piracy likely USA, C: 1920

Other giveaways are lack of reference to print and publishing details.

Title Page

the Illustration

frontispiece

illustration 1

illustration 2

illustration 3

illustration 4

illustration 5

illustration 6

Publishers note/ print sample

Books for Trade: Mémoires de Fanny Hill. Traduit de l;anglais par Isidore Liseux. BECAT (Paul-Emile)]. CLELAND (John). (n.p., n.d., c. 1940)

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Book for Sale: The Perfumed Garden: A Manual of Arabian Erotology. Sheikh Nefzawi. (Richard Burton) (Abu Abdullah Muhammad ben Umar Nafzawi) Published by Librairie Astra, n.d (Circa 1930) With 6 Illustrations By “Herric”(Cheri Herouard)

September 21, 2024October 25, 2024 / Steve M. / Leave a comment

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Another puzzle, this time it is about a pretty common title. This one and the “Kama Soutra”, were commonly published by Librarie Astra and others and peddled to the English speaking tourist trade in Paris over many years arguably from the late 1920’s to the 1950’s, This Book differs in that it is on much better quality paper than the normal, the print quality is good and the printers motif is not the usual Astra one, and it even has a silk bookmark. But most strikingly it is embellished with 6 rather beautiful illustrations by Herric.

Title Page

The Perfumed Garden: A Manual of Arabian Erotology.
Sheikh Nefzawi. (Richard Burton) (Abu Abdullah Muhammad ben Umar Nafzawi)
Published by Librairie Astra, n.d, (Circa 1930) With 6 Illustrations By “Herric”(Cheri Herouard). 189 pages, bound in blue marbled boards original covers bound in, contents clean and complete, the rather horrid binding has protected the contents very well

(It is worth noting that the written content is very explicit)

Original Cover

The Illustrations

Frontispiece

Introduction

Herric 2

Herrric 3

Herric 4

Herric 5

Herric 6

( Note the discoloration at the top of the images is from a badly placed lamp, not a blemish)

This will be remedied in due course

I cannot find any reference to these illustrations linked to an English text of this title however on the Bibliocuriosa site there is a reference to-

Vatsyayna, Les “Kama Soutra”. Manuel d’érotologie hindoue. Nouvelle édition, conforme à la traduction d’Isidore Liseux, précédée d’une introduction et augmentée de notes inédites, relatives à la physiologie sexuelle, par Helpey, bibliographe poitevin [ Perceau, Louis ], Jean Fort, 1925. 6 illustrations de Hérouard, Chéri.

I have no way of knowing if they are the same illustrations as the link is not linked to an item in the “Bibliocuriosa” collection, so they have not seen a copy.

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Books For Trade: La Grande et Véritable Pronostication des Cons sauvages, avec la maniere de les aprivoiser, nouvellement imprimé par l’autorité de l’Abbé des Conars. À Lyon: Chez Jean de la Montagne, 1610.

September 17, 2024October 22, 2024 / Steve M. / 1 Comment

Publisher/Printers Decoration

Another recent find from my bookcase this is a difficult one, there are lots of references to the content but the only detail I can locate about an actual book appears in a Christies auction listing, but this appears to be referring to a privately commissioned, 18 th Century reprint, based on this edition.

Extremely fragile and not possible to flat scan hence the poor images.

Later outer cover

This Book Title Page

La Grande et Véritable Pronostication des Cons sauvages, avec la maniere de les aprivoiser, nouvellement imprimé par l’autorité de l’Abbé des Conars. À Lyon: Chez Jean de la Montagne, 1610.

(auto translation)

(The Great and True Prognostication of the Savage Cons, with the Manner of Priving Them, newly printed by the authority of the Abbot of the Conars. À Lyon: Chez Jean de la Montagne, 1610.)

Small pamphlet in later protective card cover, original printed paper wraps preserved, one of only one hundred copies on papier Verge. Contents 12 numbered pages (Roman Numerals), pagination appears to include covers and title page, series is, cover with printed title; limitation on verso; Full title page with publishers decoration; blank verso followed by 9 pages of verse. 2 blank end papers inc outer cover.

Contents

Original Cover

Limitation

Title Page

The Text Introduction

Pages Numbered VI and VII

Pages numbered VIII and IX

Pages Numbered X and XI

Page numbered XII

These appear to be Rabelaisian Jokes or satires of a risqué nature that were probably considered pornographic and subject to being banned.

Below is symbol that appears in Carrington’s” The Old Man young again—” 1898. It is placed ahead of the the Authors Prologue , prior to P253. and is a direct translation of the French title of the the book that is the subject of this listing.

In true Carrington style, the following pages to P 265 are complete Victorian grand verbosity.

There is far too much text in the, Authors Prologue for it to be based it entirely on our book, But the thing that both have in common, is constant references to “Cons”, in out 1610 edition, and ” Coyntes” in the Carrington.

Both words are vulgar slang for Cunt(s) ( women). The 1610 edition which is in verse, seems to run through the Months of the year and refers to their, behavior and sexual activities , according to the change of the season. Carrington appears to be listing Coyntes by status.

Coyntes of Dames and of Damoiselle
Coyntes of stout Burgess , and of Maiden
Coyntes of Servants , or of Convent- cell

I am inclines to think that Carrington has combined elements of our 1610 edition and other titles hence the text at the end of “The Old Man” is explicit and bawdy, full of characters with ridiculous names and some very peculiar sexual habits.

Christies States, that a rare , privately commissioned volume from the late Victorian era contained an 18th century copy of our book along with a selection of other titles all bound together, which they described as a ” Fine collection of four facetious poems in the style of Rabelais, reprinted in the early 18th century. Entirely rubricated and bound in contemporary olive green morocco.”

Books for Trade: L’;Arétin français, par un Membre de l ;Académie des Dames 1803

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Bookcase Archive: Gamiani Clandestine Edition, No Date, No Publisher, No place. (Likely Paris) (1920-1930)

September 15, 2024October 17, 2024 / Steve M. / Leave a comment

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The book is rebound in half leather (spine and corners) on dark marbled boards. Title in gilt embossed horizontally, with embossed decorations, gold bands ( significant wear to raised band)s. Fairly obviously with no information whatsoever within the book itself it is not possible to accurately reference to any Gamiani bibliographical information.

Cover (Bound in Cover)

Gamiani Frontispiece

Gamiani, Clandestine Edition, No Date, No Publisher, No place. ( Paris)(1920-1930)Printed on good quality paper with strong clear text, Original Illustrated covers preserved, 112 pages of text, with main illustrations in black and red, and small vignettes and chapter headings and endings in mono.

The book does have an introduction which appears to focus on the historical and social history of the origin of Gamiani and the circumstances under which it was written. It goes on to outline the early publications and critiques some particular editions especially the illustrated copies, and finishes up giving an outline of the story. It does not appear to reference or name the origin of the particular edition it contained . It is possible that this introduction was lifted from another source. My best reference for dating is the design of the the small in text figures which have a very distinctive, ” flapper” feel to them hence my guess at 1920-1930. The only reference that is close, is all but useless:-GAMIANI [S.I.: n.p., n.d., c.1930].8vo. 112pp. Printed on velin. 5 illustrations.(Dutel: 1646.)

The illustrations appear to be signed either P.S or P.J.

Your assistance would be gratefully received if you have any knowledge at all about this title.

Illustrations

Premier Partie

In Text 1

In Text 2

Full Page 1

Full Page 2

Vignette 1

Vignette 2

In Text 2

Books for trade: Alfred de Musset, Gamiani ou Deux Nuits d;Excès, Clandestine edition Published by Aux dépens des deux cent cinquante amis de lépoque romantique. S.d. [vers 1950]

Charles Carrington Collection: Parisian Frolics. Translated from the French by the author of The way of a man with a maid. Published by London, For private circulation only, 1896 (1923)

September 15, 2024November 18, 2024 / Steve M. / 1 Comment

This Book

An interesting rarity, which as a clandestine title presents something of a puzzle as to publisher, author date and location. However this title does bear some similarities to other titles I have listed previously, in particular, the publishers motif on the title page.

I will link these titles at the base of this listing under See Also.

Title Page

Parisian Frolics. Translated from the French by the author of The way of a man with a maid. Published by London, For private circulation only, 1896 (1923?).In Original publishers, coloured, floral decorated, French style wraps (Vellum?) over plain card covers, general wear to covers with small tear on back cover see images.

Front Cover

Back Cover

Clandestine volume containing 4 erotic stories, presumably by Adolphe Belot. The bibliographer Peter Mendes suspects that these are manuscripts that were left unpublished by the publisher Carrington. These works were auctioned in Paris in 1923 at auctioneer, Drouot. Duflou or Hirsch could be considered as publishers. The publication date is therefore likely to be around 1923. The rare work can only be found in 3 private collections. Mendes210

SOME MORE ABOUT MY LITTLE COUSIN

Mme GERMAIN * AT HOME *

HUNTING THE * RAT *

THE * MAIZE PORRIDGE *

This volume contains a selection of four erotic tales. “Some More About My Little Cousin” describes an unusual reunion; “Mme Germain at Home” conducts herself in a way that would surprise her husband; “Hunting the Rat” reveals a strange discovery; and “Maize Porridge” is not the usual breakfast.

Books for Trade: The Life and Adventures of Father Silas written by himself and now translated from the original French edition (dated 1742) London (Paris) 1907 (1930?)

Bookcase Archive: Georges de Lesbos (Alphonse Momas), JOYEUSES ENFILADES, n.p ( Auguste Brancart) Amsterdam 1895.

March 25, 2023October 25, 2024 / Steve M. / 1 Comment

A very rare clandestine, first edition by Momas under one of his many pseudonyms’, this unique copy is embellished with 4 erotic (risque?) illustrations that would have been added post publication, unable to locate this one in any sales records.

Little seems known of Momas, other than his dates and the titles of the many books he wrote. According to Martial Beauvais in the Dictionnaire des œuvres érotiques, Momas was a low-level civil servant attached to the Préfecture de la Seine, presumably at their headquarters on the Quai des Orfèvres, who became interested in mysticism toward the end of life. As a biography, these are slim pickings, but some tentative conclusions, of admittedly dubious significance,
may be arrived at based on the dates of his books.
By the time Momas’ earliest books appeared around 1891, he would have been about 45 years of age. Twenty-one years later his career as a pornographer was effectively over, after having published comfortably in excess of seventy separate works. The only other author in the field at the time who comes close this achievement is the equally mysterious ‘E. D.’ under which pseudonym almost twenty titles were published, all by Auguste Brancart at Amsterdam, between
1887 and 1899, but even this score may be in doubt.

For further information about this author and his titles see.

http://scissors-and-paste.net/pdf/Alphonse_Momas.pdf

JOYEUSES ENFILADES, par Georges de Lesbos. Amsterdam: [?Auguste Brancart], 1895. Rebound in half brown leather over marbled boards, with author and title in gilt on spine, 175 pages, with 4 full page erotic illustrations inserted. Nice example of exceedingly rare title.

Another Bibliographical Mystery: FUKWEL (Alphonse Momas) (NOT) Grandes & Petites Filles (ACTUALLY) FRUIT VERTS. Amsterdam 1933 (Paris?) (Losfeld?)

Charles Carrington Collection: Jean de Villiot: La Maison de la Verveine, Illustrations de MARTIN VAN MAELE et EMILE MAS, PARIS, LIBRAIRIE DES BIBLIOPHILES PARISIENS,1904.

January 19, 2021October 11, 2024 / Steve M. / Leave a comment

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Another Carrington, this one clandestine under his Librarie des Bibliophiles imprint. Altogether a lavish production with red borders to each page and profusely illustrated.

Bibliographical information courtesy of Sheryl Straight.

https://www.eroticabibliophile.com/publishers_carrington_m_o.php

Title Page

Cover

Back

Illustrated header

Section End Decoration

First Part

Van Maele 1

Van Maele 2

Van Maele 3

Van Maele 4

Van Maele 5

Van Maele 6

Van Maele 7

Van Maele 8

Limitation

Charles Carrington Collection: Weird Women; The Crimson Curtain; Happiness in Crime; A Dinner of Atheists; A Woman’sVengeance. Translated from the French of Barbey d’Aurevilly. With Eight Wood Engravings. London. Privately Printed. For the Lutetian Bibliophiles’ Society, (Charles Carrington). MCM. (1900)

Bookcase Archive: RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE, Nicolas Edme (RETIF DE LA BRETONNE): LA DUCHESSE OU LA FEMME SYLPHIDE . Edité par Aux dépens de quelques bibliophiles, s.d. (1948), 1948

December 19, 2020October 11, 2024 / Steve M. / Leave a comment

A rather beautiful and rare clandestine title, very little research material on this one, and the only other copy that I can locate is one for sale elsewhere, in which the description is a mass of confusing detail, leaving unclear which part of the small limitation the book in question belongs to, however from that listing it appears that the sanguine illustrations are without the so called artists remarks, therefore it is not in the smaller limitations and therefore must be, a copy from the general run. A detail of the limitation page would have clarified this matter. Dutel lists it at No. 1441, in his “Bibliographie des ouvrages érotiques publiés clandestinement en français entre 1920 et 1970”. No credit as to artist or publisher.

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Title Page

LA DUCHESSE OU LA FEMME SYLPHIDE
RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE, Nicolas Edme (RETIF DE LA BRETONNE).
Edité par Aux dépens de quelques bibliophiles, s.d. (1948).

Rebound in luxury boards, in red leather over marbled boards, author, title and erotic motif in gilt on spine, binding is stamped (signed) in gilt “N. Corréaud”. The original covers are bound in. 122 +2 pages, + 4 plates refused for the the edition, + limitation page. (23.5 x 28.5 in binding) This copy being number 38 in the limitation 21-50, containing 20 colour illustration (one of these in text) and 24 in sanguine including the 4 refused, all of which bear the artists remarque, a small illustration embellishing each of the sanguine plates. There is some rubbing to the binding at the front edge. some minor spotting at the endpapers, and light finger marking on illustration pages.

All the main illustration are in facing pairs each pair being one in sanguine and one in colour of the same scene. However listed here as individual, one above the other. The scans were achieved with a Czur overhead scanner which allows for open book scanning, with software that corrects curvature and separates facing pages, I would not be able to present the book without this device as it is too large for flatbed scanning.

Original Cover

Frontis

Opening

In Text

Sample Text

3rd Pair

Sample Text

4th Pair

5th Pair

6th Pair

6th pair

7th pair

8th pair

9th pair

10th pair

11th pair

12th pair

13th pair

14th pair

15th pair

16th pair

17th pair

18th pair

19th pair

20th pair

Refused 1

Refused 2

Refused 3

Refused 4

Limitation

Binding Front

Binding Back

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Charles Carrington Collection: Catalogue de Levres Rare. Librairie Ch.Carrington 13 Faubourg Montmartre Paris n.d |(1901).

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Books For Sale: Thomas Nash: The Choise of Valentines, or The Merie Ballad of Nash his Dildo.Edited by John S. Farmer. London: [Privately Printed for Subscribers Only] 1899

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Books For Sale: Nicolas Chorier; The dialogues of Luisa Sigea. Isidore Liseux Paris 1890 (Clandestine Piracy likely USA, C: 1920.

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Books For Trade: La Grande et Véritable Pronostication des Cons sauvages, avec la maniere de les aprivoiser, nouvellement imprimé par l’autorité de l’Abbé des Conars. À Lyon: Chez Jean de la Montagne, 1610.

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Bookcase Archive: Gamiani Clandestine Edition, No Date, No Publisher, No place. (Likely Paris) (1920-1930)

Charles Carrington Collection: Parisian Frolics. Translated from the French by the author of The way of a man with a maid. Published by London, For private circulation only, 1896 (1923)

Bookcase Archive: Georges de Lesbos (Alphonse Momas), JOYEUSES ENFILADES, n.p ( Auguste Brancart) Amsterdam 1895.

Charles Carrington Collection: Jean de Villiot: La Maison de la Verveine, Illustrations de MARTIN VAN MAELE et EMILE MAS, PARIS, LIBRAIRIE DES BIBLIOPHILES PARISIENS,1904.