Books for Trade: Vincennes, Gaston. L’Amour fouetté. Orné de douze illustrations hors-texte par Ch. Avalanche. Paris, Editions Prima,[vers1930?] . Couverture par Marilac

July 17, 2015July 28, 2015 / Steve M. / 11 Comments

I have now opted to list this title with all the illustrations in an attempt to solve the mystery of the artist of the 12 plates, having already established, following conversation with Thanalie of Biblio Curiosa :- the cover for L’Amour Fouetté is signed Marilac, a pseudonym of the Italian illustrator Mario Laboccetta who worked in Paris in the 1920-30s ,it is unlikely to be Marilac who is responsible for the other illustrations, I am tempted to think that the mysterious Ch. Avalanche might well be Wighead , although the images in this title are more spartan than Wighead’s normal work they do have similarity in form and style. You disagree? , well tell me about it by leaving a comment.

For your viewing and hopefully some information, the covers, Title page and 12 extraordinary Deco illustrations.

NOTE: If you are downloading /saving ,the images that is fine with me, however if you are using them elsewhere please have the courtesy to credit this site.

This Title is available to trade against any of my Paris Olympia Press wants.

L’Amour Fouette: 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?

L’Amour Fouette Cover

L’Amour Fouette Back and Spine

L’Amour Fouette Title Page

This title and four others from the same period are listed on my page linked below, this particular title will not be traded until I know who the artist is, thus allowing me to complete my bibliographical record whilst I still have the book.

Editions Prima List

Books for Trade: Memoires de Fanny Hill par John Cleland (XVIII siecle) entierement traduits de l’Anglais par Isidore Liseux. Reimpression textuele de l’edition de Paris, 1887. Isidore Liseux Paris 1907

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 / Steve M. / Leave a comment

Although one of the most repeatedly reproduced titles in the history of erotica, there are always interesting editions to be found, and anything produced by Isidore Liseux is invariably worthy of attention, here and available for trade against any of my wants, or other interesting items of erotica that would enhance my listings, is a 2 volume set of Memoires de Fanny Hill, Isisdore Liseux Paris 1907. Produced in a small number for subscribers.

Memoires de Fanny Hill Liseux Paris 1907 Covers

Memoires de Fanny Hill Liseux Paris 1907 Back Covers

Memoires de Fanny Hill , Isidore Liseux Paris 1907. Volume one. Contents: Blank endpaper, Half title, verso: Limitation, Title page( Printed in Red and Black with a Cherub motif), verso blank, Pages I – VIII, NOTICE SUR CLELAND, Pages 1 – 157 text, verso blank, followed by a gathering of 4 blank leaves (uncut). Covers plain white card with paper sleeve , the front of which repeats the detail of the title page, and the back is decorated with another cherub motif this in black, SPINE lettered across (Top to bottom) JOHN CLELAND I Memoires de FANNY HILL I TOME I I PARIS 1907.

Memoires de Fanny Hill , Isidore Liseux Paris 1907. Volume two. Contents: Blank endpaper, Half title, verso: blank, Title page( Printed in Red and Black with a Cherub motif), verso blank, Pages 1 – 166 text, verso blank, followed by a gathering of 3 blank leaves (uncut). Covers plain white card with paper sleeve , the front of which repeats the detail of the title page, and the back is decorated with another cherub motif this in black, SPINE lettered across (Top to bottom) JOHN CLELAND I Memoires de FANNY HILL I TOME II I PARIS 1907

Any Question please leave a comment on this post.

Full details of condition and extra images on request.

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

July 9, 2015February 2, 2016 / Steve M. / 7 Comments

A very scarce and fragile item and some confusion about which of a number of possible clandestine editions this actually is, here follows some communication between myself and Patrick Kearney from earlier today:-

Good Morning Pat

L’Aretin has arrived and not at all what I expected, it is tiny and quite fragile, the frontis and another plate is detached, and the plates are all at the front of the book with a description of each on the facing page, I initially thought that there was a missing illustration only to find that at huitieme there are 3 illustrations gathered together, the verso of description and illustrations are all blank. The Pagination only begins with Les Epices de Venus ou Pieces Diverses in which there are 56 numbered pages. Which might well explain the difference in pagination with the Dutel.

As already stated the little gem is very fragile, but I will try to scan it all if I can without buggering it up completely and then drop box it for you to see, you are much more able to make sense of it than I am, if of course you have time.

Steve, Hi:

Got the L’Aretin, and I have to say it’s a pretty little item and
one that still defies identification. There are three dated ‘1803’
but they all have differences which tend to distinguish them
from being the same as the little delight you’ve picked up.

The date seems right, or at least it’s in a close ballpark. Your
scanning is excellent, BTW, and I love the phallic frontis.

Pat ,Sorry my friend

Opening ones eyes helps, I note looking at the images that they all have their number above the top right hand border, they all appear to be present but two different images are both numbered 8, and are two thirds of the trio grouped together along with 9 the description of which stands facing a blank on the following page.

Steve, Hi:

The pagination, I notice, appears only on the “Epices de Venus” — pp. [1]-56.
The first part is unpaginated, and so I’m thinking seriously that what you’ve
got is an exemplar of Dutel A-104 after all. He describes it as: “2 parties en
1 vol. in-12 (12.8 x 8.2 [centimetres one surmises]) de (23 ff.) et 56 pp.” He
also concurs on the date (1803), and that the plates are a “reproduction
de celles Borel-Elluin” from the edition of 1787. The texts are by Felix Nogaret.

If the size matches what you have, then I would say that you could describe
it as being Dutel A-104.

I’ve compared the plates to those in the original edition (as printed in “Ars
Erotica,” vol.1) and they seem to be reversed and are fairly crudely
reproduced. The original 1787 engravings are marvellous, and were not
coloured.

Best wishes

Pat

Well the above is included to illustrate the type of communication that goes on around clandestinely published erotica, especially when it is something as old and marginal as this. Despite Mr Kearney’s reservations on the matter of artistic rendering, I am absolutely charmed with this little book, and would welcome any further information or alternative view on the edition. So here for your enjoyment are the highlights of the item in question, being the title pages, frontispiece and 19 coloured plates of :

L’Arétin français, par un Membre de l’Académie des Dames 1803

This Book is available to trade against my Paris Olympia Press wants.

Title Page for Text 56 pp

My apologies for the quality of the Jpeg scans, but because of the fragility of the book I could not flatten out the pages.

Anyone who is seriously interested in assisting with resolving the matter of which edition this is please leave a comment on this blog and I will send on request a PDF of the entire book, you will need DropBox or some such facility as the file size is too large to email.

Books for Trade: Special Edition, L’Anti-Justine ou les delices de l’amour. Nouvelle edition entierement revue et corrigee, etablie pour la premiere fois sur le texte original de 1798. Precede d’une notice bibliographique par Helpey [d. i. L. Perceau.]

July 4, 2015January 12, 2016 / Steve M. / 11 Comments

The Anti-Justine is a pornographic novelization of Restif de la Bretonne’s own life and sexual debauches, which the author tried to defend “morally” by declaring his book to be an “antidote” to the supposed poison of de Sade; yet the book is a monumental odyssey of sexual depravity that often rivals de Sade in its relentless explicitness.

This copy is 135/350, rather curiously some books in the same limitation do not have the plates coloured. In this copy the engravings are hand coloured and rather beautifully so, the artist signs himself Le Loup, and to the best of my knowledge remains unidentified.

This book is available to trade against any of my Paris Olympia Press wants, as listed in Books Wanted on this site.

The publisher was something of a character to say the least, and here I borrow from Patrick Kearneys Scissors and Paste web site:-

Together with René Bonnel, Maurice Duflou was one of the more important erotica publishers in Paris between the two World Wars, but unlike Bonnel he tended to avoid the more avant-garde extremes of the genre, concentrating for the most part on reprints and only the occasional original work. Duflou’s longtime association with Louis Perceau–similar to Bonnel’s with Pascal Pia–produced a number of fine new editions of important eighteenth century works, and several of Perceau’s own compositions and editorial endeavors, including Le Keepsake Galant, a fascinating anthology of shorter erotic pieces, which was by Perceau’s own admission “…l’un des curieux de ceux qu’on publiées sous le manteau au XXe siècle…”. (See Perceau, 327-1.)

In addition to being a publisher, Duflou was also a printer, and there is evidence to suggest that he may have printed books for others. School Life in Paris (‘Privately Printed, 1923’) for example is pointedly described by Pia (2nd ed., p. 684) as being merely printed by Duflou, whereas all the other Duflou titles noted by Pia are French and stated to have been both printed and published by him. This suggests that Duflou’s work as a printer for others may have been limited to cheaply produced English works ‘for the trade’ rather than the finely printed works he did in partnership with Perceau and others.

RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE, (Nicolas-Edmé). – L’Anti-Justine, ou les Délices de l’amour. Nouvelle édition entièrement revue et corrigée, établie pour la première fois sur le texte originale de 1798. Précédée d’une Notice Bibliographique par Helpey, bibliophile poitevin [Louis Perceau]. Ile Sainte-Louis: De l’imprimerie de Monsieur Nicolas [c. 1930]. 4to. pp. 244. 12 ‘aquatintes libres reproduites en héliogravure.’ Limited to 350 copies on papier Alfax.

This copy: Foxing to covers and edges of page block, book and contents in very good condition and complete with 12 beautifully executed explicit erotic illustrations by Le Loup.

For a detailed description of the condition of the book please leave a comment on this page.

Books For Trade: Losfeld and other clandestine erotica. (3)

July 2, 2015December 11, 2015 / Steve M. / 7 Comments

This list will provide a bridge between the French 1950’s material and a small number of earlier French erotica items that I have, mainly clandestine but also some items that were openly published. As always all titles are available to trade against my Paris Olympia wants or other interesting items of erotica that might enhance the site. Please feel free to ask any questions or contribute any bibliographical information that would improve the listings.

Le Noir sied aux blondes

Lyneczy-Stan

Published by no place no publisher, 1960

Item Description: No publisher name, 1960. Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. Original edition. In-8 (20.8 x 13.4) paperback, 172 pp. unnumbered, printed in black ona gray cover, 12 full page illustrations . First edition of a clandestine pornographic novel, published in the late 50’s. Prosecuted February 21 1960.

This copy very good some fading to covers .For full description

Le Noir Sied Aux Blondes

Le Grand Ordinaire.

Anonymous (THIRION André)

1955

[THIRION, André.] – Le Grand ordinaire. n.p., n.d. [c. 1955.] 8vo. pp. 123. Six illustrations by [Oscar Dominguez]. [ Dutel, 1676.] With the exception of the wrappers, a facsimile reprint of the original edition of this surrealist work, first published secretly in 1943 by Robert J. Godet. The majority of the print run was seized by the Gestapo in 1944

Uncut. Beautiful specimen, very good condition.

Les Aventures de Pinedebois

Olga du Braquemart [Jean-Pierre Bernier]

Oslo [Claude Coeurjoly],

In-8 (19×14) paperback, 174pp., 1ff., 6 illustrations inset on loose sheets. First edition of a clandestine pornographic novel edited by Claude Coeurjoly and published in the late 50’s Author is apparently Pierre Bernier, better known under the pseudonym Marc Arno, prolific author of spy novels for Fleuve Noir. Prosecuted 21st Sept 1960

Very Good Near Fine complete with 6 illustrations

Les Vies Paralleles.

Avec 10 bois originaux de C. Taureau.

Pilou

[c. 1955].

Book Description: Small 8vo (18,8×12) paperback, 158pp, 1ff, printed in black yellow cover… Clandestine pornographic novel, published in the mid-50s by Eric Losfeld. Fun text on sexual adventures caused by an advert. Dutel (II-2620) classifies this title in a group of texts “sometimes attributed to Eric Losfeld” adding that they “are of the same style in Cerise.” It has the distinction of being illustrated with woodcuts, little used technique for clandestine romances. [Dutel 2620.]

A tear and tape at first ffep back slightly striated. GOOD, COMPLETE.

Full set of Images

Janbir, Les Vies Paralleles

Débauche au Pensionat.

Lamothe-Phyne.

Book Description: [Francis Flores, Toulouse], 1959. Paperback. Original edition. In-8 sheets (19×14) of 230pp., 1ff., In gray paper printed covers with an image of a blackboard. 12 illustrations inset in black on bristol paper. First edition of a clandestine pornographic novel, published at the end of the 50’s in Toulouse by Francis Flores. Anonymous beautiful retro illustrations in ink. The book was first sentenced for gross indecency on September 21, 1960. Pia 303 Dutel 1346.

Some light wear and creasing but a very nice clean and complete copy great illustrations.

Full set of Images

Lamothe Phyne: Débauche au Pensionnat

Josiane et son esclave

[ND. NP]

Second edition published in 1928 this text first appeared in 1911. Cover printed in black blue paper with the Virgil, Eneide. dummy cover , sn, sl, sd [v.1928].DUTEL 1805.reissue of a rare clandestine flagellation novel

Good condition creasing to cover as per image. any extra information about this edition would be welcome.

See Also Links

Losfeld 1

Losfeld 2

Books for Trade: Losfeld and other clandestine erotic titles C 1950’s

July 2, 2015December 11, 2015 / Steve M. / 12 Comments

My apologies to anyone who has already viewed these titles, but published originally as a page, I found it difficult to locate on my own site, so now back up as a blog, and hopefully more visible, to be followed by further clandestine erotica (French) later today. As always all titles are available to trade against my Olympia Press wants, or other rare and interesting, erotica that might enhance my listings.

Louise Dormienne

Les audaces

amoureuses de

Melle de B…

New Orleans:

1957.

[DUNAN, Renée.] Louise Dormienne. – Les Audaces Amoureuses de Melle de B… New Orleans: 1957. 8vo. pp. 176. Fourteen illustrations. [Dutel, 1062.] Near fine condition with uncut pages.

A reprint of Les Caprices du Sexe, originally published at Paris in 1928 by Maurice Duflou.

Full set of Illustrations

Louise Dormienne. – Les Audaces Amoureuses de Melle de B…

Les Étapes de l’amour

S.Palu

Berlin [Paris]

(1958)

Palu, S. [Isidore Isou and the Lettriste Group]. Les Étapes de l’amour. Berlin [Paris]: [1958]. First edition. 8vo, 208 pp. + [40] plates. Printed wraps.

An erotic work written under pseudonym by Isidore Isou and the Lettristes. According to Dutel, Isou didn’t have time to do the drawings for the work, so he gave the scenarios to other members of the Lettriste Group, who executed the rough, full page pornographic drawings – one of the rarest early documents of it’s kind from the Lettriste group. The place of publication, here stated as Berlin, was actually Paris – a subterfuge to avoid prosecution. The work was banned on September 21, 1960. Dutel 1514.

My thanks to Patrick Kearney for his kind permission to use his bibliographical details, in this and my other listings

Vicomtesse de SAINT-LUC

Ma Vie Conjugale

En souvenir de Isidore Liseux

[c. 1955]

SAINT-LUC, Vicomtesse de, pseud. – Ma Vie Conjugale. En souvenir de Isidore Liseux [c. 1955]. 8vo. pp. 151. Twelve illustrations. [Bibliothèque Nationale: 8-Y2-90000(1130). – Dutel, 1876.] Prosecuted in December 1957. In original soft card wraps, in sheets, wear to cover some creasing , but complete with all illustrations, limited sample in this listing, please request any further images. A reprint of a work originally published at Amsterdam in 1893 by Auguste Brancart, under the title Autour du Mariage de Paulette.

Full set of images

Ma Vie Conjugale

Fleurs de Chair

Mme la Vicomtesse de SAINT-LUC

Société de Bibliophiles

Montréal (Canada)

(1950)

In Original printed card covers. 8vo. pp. 110. Six illustrations, [Dutel, 1581.] Limited to 300 copies,first published at Amsterdam by Auguste Brancart in 1893, all illustrations are present, restricted view in this listing extra details on request

Fleurs de Chair

Alexandre LEUCADE

n.d- n.p

(1962)

LEUCADE, Alexandre, pseud. [?Eric Losfeld] – . n.p., n.d. [c. 1962.] 8vo. pp. 119. Sixteen illustrations. [Dutel, 1673.] Original Card covers Author and title in red on off white background, an entirely clandestine publication by Losfeld who may also have been the author. Very good complete .

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LEUCADE Alexandre [ Pseudonyme de Ado KYROU ]: LE GORILLE

L’Envoutement,

par

XXX

[VIAUD, Anselme Louis.]

No Date

(1959)

[VIAUD, Anselme Louis.] – ‘, [par] XXX. Illustré par Géro. n.p., n.d. [1959.] 16mo. Unpaginated, but pp. [120.] Frontispiece and twelve erotic plates. Illustrated wrappers. ( Dutel, 1489.] Contains four tales: L’Envoûtement. – La Prison dans les bruyères. – D’amour et de mort. – Petit ménage. This is the second edition. The original appeared in 1952, without illustrations, credited to A.L.V. and published by [Pierre Pic], with the imprint ‘Collection Vir et Mulier.’ It is a 16mo of pp. 2ff. 124+2ff. and limited to 1000 copies. In original illustrated card covers , illustrations bound in complete Very good copy, Mark on front cover.

L’Envoutement

Les

Imprudences

Monique

1950’s?

In original beige coloured card covers with title in red on cover, This is an entirely clandestine imprint, illustrated in this copy with 5 full page illustrations of an explicit nature in black. All details are a complete mystery to me, the only copies I can locate do not have the illustrations this one has 5, they are very stylized and look to be 50’s or 60s , they appear to be by the same artist who illustrated ” Le Noir sied aux blondes”, which isn’t much help as I don’t know who published that either. 5 illustrations seems like an odd number (I know it is , but you know what I mean) but I can not detect any interference with the structure of the book. And 5 is certainly better than none which appears to be the alternative.

Les Imprudences de Monique

Moineau

Paris

“Les Expériences de Friquette moineau parisien”

XXX

(1950s)

In original paper wraps beautifully produced cover design, ,In-8 (19 x 14) p.p.199 pages uncut, A clandestine publication by Francis Flores , Toulouse in 1955 . 6 unsigned illustrations drawn in sepia on card-stock. Clandestine pornographic novel . ( Dutel II- 1536, Pia 471 ) , COMPLETE In fine condition.

For detail see link

Moineau de Paris (Les Expériences de Friquette. Moineau parisien)

Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de MIRABEAU,

Le Rideau levé

ou l’éducation de Laure.

Amsterdam:

au galant passe-temps

1953

8vo. pp. 172. Twelve erotic plates. Limited to 258 copies on ‘beau velin,’ numbered 1 to 250 and lettered A to H. This copy No 161 . Fine uncut pages unread copy, all illustrations present.

Of interest to the serious erotic bibliophile, Item is complete with no missing parts and no unwanted scribbles or other additions.

le Parc a Cerfs

[par] Baron de…

(Versailles)

[c. 1958]

I8vo. pp. 165. in uncut sheets. Eight illustrations. tipped in. [Dutel, 2135.] Prosecuted in June 1961. Limited to 300 copies. The authorship and place of publication are given on the wrapper only. In protective, anonymous card covers and slipcase. Book in original printed wrappers, illustrations tipped in, complete very nice copy

. All contents clean and complete no added scribbles or any other additions. Sample images only in listing please ask for further information.

See Link for detail.

Le Parc Aux Cerfs,

FLORILÈGES DE LA VOLUPTÉ

, ou Les Voluptés d’une Vicieuse

Au Petit Cénacle:

1936

[1955]

In original illustrated wraps over card covers. 8vo. Unpaginated, but pp. [112] with sixty leaves on which are printed seventy illustrations. [Bibliothèque Nationale: 8-Y290000(1181). – Dutel, 1586.] Prosecuted in September 1960. . All contents clean and complete no added scribbles or any other additions. Sample images only in listing please ask for further information.

Des Filles et des Hommes

STARCANTE

[ Claude SEIGNOLLE,.]

Hong Kong

[1959]

Original printed wrappers. 20 erotic illustrations.( 22 in this copy illustrations (2 duplicates bound in together) .. 4to. Unpaginated, but pp. [248]. [Bibliothèque Nationale: 1538. Dutel, 1374.] In original Printed card covers complete with 22 illustrations bound in, altogether in very good condition now rare in any condition. All contents clean and complete no added scribbles or any other additions. Sample images only in listing please ask for further information.

STARCANTE. [ Claude SEIGNOLLE,.] Des Filles et des Hommes

Les CURIOSITÉS

Anon

n.p., n.d.

[c. 1958.]

In Original Black card covers with title in red on cover and spine. 8vo. pp. 159. Eight coloured illustrations. [Dutel, 1329.] All illustrations and text present and correct.

A reprint of vol. II of Liqueurs et Parfums des Importantes Fabriques de Lesbos, Cythère et Gomorrhe… published at Amsterdam by A. Brancart in 1894.Curiosités (Les). – S.l.n.d. [P., Eric Losfeld, fin des années ’50], in-12, en f., couv. noire impr. en bistre, étui. Edition clandestine ornée de 8 illustrations en coul., très libres. Il s’agit d’une réédition du tome 2 de Liqueurs et Parfums paru pour la 1e fois en 1894.

For Detail see link

Les Curiositès

Luxure et Souffrance

Janine Peyrin

In original printed paper wraps, navy blue text on cream background 1 large volume in-8 (26 x 17 cm), in sheets, 119 pages, 8 illustrations laid in, on glossy paper and numerous cul-de-lamps all of an explicit erotic content. No information available to identify publisher or author. Reference: Dutel, bibliography of erotic works published illegally between 1920 and 1970 , No. 1866. A rare and fragile item of interest to the serious erotic bibliophile. Extra images on request.

Janine Peyrin: Luxure et Souffrance,

L’Aquarium

des

voluptés

Jean Mouille

No Publisher No Date

(Francis Flores)

(Toulouse)

1955

In original printed card covers (which have fine detailed decorations hard to see on the images but very pleasing to the eye), 229 p.p. with 8 full page explicit erotic illustrations printed on thick glossy card contained inside the flap at the back of the book. A Very Good/ Near Fine copy of a rare and elusive title, very nice condition and a very pretty little book. Item is complete with no missing parts and no unwanted scribbles or other additions

For full detail follow link

L’Aquarium des Voluptés

Fouetteuses

Anon

[Alphonse MOMAS .]

NIMEGUE

1927

In original Blue printed paper wraps, States Nimegue (1927), but is a clandestine imprint by Losfeld of 1955 No Author, No Publisher. 8vo. pp. 110. 10 illustrations.

.with half title and title page , a very nice print job produced in a very small number, pages with text are uncut , so an unread copy in very good near fine condition, this is an entirely clandestine imprint, illustrated in this copy with 10 full page illustrations bound in ( single illustrations to each end of the book and 4 in pairs throughout ) of an explicit nature. An item of significant interest to the serious erotic bibliophile. Dutel lists this edition as having 9 illustrations.

Anon [Alphonse Momas] FOUETTEUESES,

Bibliographical details provided courtesy of Patrick Kearney, Scissors and Paste website (with his permission.) Linked on the front page of this blog.

Books For Trade: Special Edition: Editions Prima. Paris 1930’s. Flagellation (Spanking) Novels Illustrated by “Herric” and another?

June 17, 2015August 15, 2015 / Steve M. / 9 Comments

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.

For full detail follow link

Vincennes, Gaston. L’Amour fouetté

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

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.

For full detail follow link

Matée par le fouet:

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 !

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.

For full details follow link

Cinglants châtiments

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Books For Trade: Special Feature: Raymond Radiguet. Vers Libres. Illustrated by Rojan 1937

June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 / Steve M. / 1 Comment

Item Description: Vers Libres Clandestine Publication, Nogent: au panier fleuri, [Paris vers 1937], 1937. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Rojan (illustrator). 2nd Edition. In original illustrated wraps, which have minor splitting at head of spine, in a limited edition of 145/250, the very rare and desirable 1937 second printing which is augmented with 4 extra illustrations (32 in total) and an extra 3 poems not presented in the first edition c1935. Altogether a very nice clean copy of a rare and desirable title, all illustrations are clean and bright. An item of interest to the serious erotic bibliophile. Happy to provide further information and images on request.

[ROJAN] — RADIGUET, Raymond (1903-1923). Vers Libres. Nogent: au panier fleuri, [Paris vers 1937]. In-4 (277 x 190 mm). 32 illustrations libres de Rojankovsky, dit Rojan, coloriées au pochoir. Seconde édition, augmentée de quatre illustrations par rapport à l’originale publiée vers 1935

Books For Sale or Trade: Clandestine Losfeld and Others Part 2

June 13, 2015January 11, 2016 / Steve M. / 8 Comments

Guy de Follyroses

Le Temple

des Ivresses

Collection Des Lits Clos

[c 1955]

.FOLLYROSES, Guy de. – Le Temple des Ivresses. Collection des Lits Clos [c. 1955]. 8vo. pp. 142. Six illustrations. [Dutel, 2488.] Prosecuted in March 1961. Very Good+ copy minor creasing to covers a very rare title, extra images on request.

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FOLLYROSES, Guy de. – Le Temple des Ivresses.

Belobeck

[ND] [NP]

[c 1958]

M. BELOBECK saisi par le débauche. n.p., n.d. [c. 1958] 16mo. pp. 116. Six illustrations. [ – Dutel, 1869.] Prosecuted in March 1961.

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M.Belobeck, Saisi par le Debauche

GINA TERVAL

SEXES EN FOLIE

ROMAN

SOUS LE SIGNE D’EROS

[c 1955]

[DUNAN, Renée.] Gina Terval. – [Les Caprices du Sexe] Sexes en Folie. Roman. Sous le signe d’Eros [c. 1955]. 8vo. pp. 109. Six illustrations. [Bibliothèque Nationale: 8-Y2-90000(1425). – Dutel, 2398.] Les Caprices du Sexe, the original title of this work, was first published by Maurice Duflou in 1928.

Sexes en Folie

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J,STYKA

CRUELLES

FRENESIES

Les Editions du Crépuscule

Paris:

[1958]

STYKA, J., pseud. – Cruelles Frénésies. Paris: Les Editions du Crépuscule [1958]. 8vo. pp. Unpaginated, but pp. 164. With five plates by ‘Wighead.’ [Bibliothèque Nationale: 8-Y2-90000(1381). – Dutel, 1322.] A reprint of Les Cruelles Frénésies de Van den Rook, by J. Van Styk, published by Les Editions du Couvre-Feu, Paris [between 1932-35]. The original edition had six plates. I am indebted to M. Christophe Bier for details of the original publication. The Losfeld edition was prosecuted in September 1960. [Near Fine]

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Cruelles Frénésies

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Graf Roth

L’Ecole

des

Caresses

n.p., n.d.

[c. 1955]

[VALORBE, François] Graf Roth. – L’école des caresses. n.p., n.d. [c. 1955] 8vo. Unpaginated, but pp. [168]. Twenty-four illustrations. [Bibliothèque Nationale: Enfer, 1514. Dutel, 1450] Prosecuted in September 1961. In only about good condition but complete with all illustrations.

Graf Roth. – L’école des caresses.

Le Serail Royal

LA BELLE LETTY

EN SOUVENIR

D’ISIDORE LISEUX

[c. 1955]

BELLE LETTY, La. En Souvenir d’Isidore Liseux [c. 1955]. 8vo. pp. 132. [Dutel, 1098.]A reprint of a work originally published in 1898 at Amsterdam by Auguste Brancart. It was one of two erotic novels issued under the collective title ‘Le Serail Royal.’ The second novel was called Histoire de Rosy. Good plus copy complete with 6 illustrations..

La Belle Letty, Le Serail Royal

Traded: No Longer Available

Comte d’IRANCY

La Nonne

Traded: No Longer Available

Illustrations [de] Pierre Mac

n.p., n.d.

[c. 1955]

IRANCY, Comte d’, pseud. – La Nonne. Illustrations [de] Pierre Mac. n.p., n.d. [c. 1955]. 4to. Unpaginated, but pp. [112]. Twenty illustrations. [Dutel, 2052.] Limited to 250 copies. Prosecuted in February 1964. A translation of this work by Alexis Lykiard remains unpublished. Very Good + condition in original anonymous black covers.

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Losfeld 1

Losfeld 3

The Story of a Bookcase: The Obsession Begins

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 / Steve M. / Leave a comment

Although it is difficult for me to recall the exact year, I do remember the day, as it was my birthday, and from my closest friend I received a copy of the Olympia Reader, this was either 1983 or 1984, this book fascinated me, not so much the excerpts from the Olympia titles but the story behind the press and the range of outrageous, weird and wonderful stuff it had put out.

Fairly quickly, I started to look for titles in local bookshops and charities, it did not take long to discover that these books were hard to find, and in the mid eighties no one in the book world was much interested in them, with a little research, of the old fashioned kind, (not a huge amount of WWW activity in those days), I found a copy of Pat Kearney’s Olympia Hand-list which at least informed me just how many of these books I could look for.

It also introduced me to the fact that there was at least one person as crazy as me already on the job, although with a very significant head start. As it became clear very quickly finding any of these books in your standard second hand bookshop was pretty much a non starter, as a consequences in the early days at least, I used to hunt, often with my good friend, the one who gave me the Olympia Reader, and as he pops up quite a lot in future adventures in book hunting I shall call him “T”. Commencing with local charities and gradually spreading our net further afield, we explored towns and villages looking for any shop, market or other location that might have second hand books, also going to Jumble sails and Flea Markets, lots of time spent wandering around with no specific address to aim for. Around this time I found and purchased a copy of Driffs Guide, this was an amazing, personalised directory to the second hand bookshops of England Published by Driff Field, an eccentric book runner of some notoriety, I recall bumping into him on many occasions, often in Any Amount of Books in the Charing Cross Road, where he appeared to have some kind of residency, if my memory serves me well, I cannot remember Driff wearing anything other than a white colonial suit and fedora in summer, with his sole means of transport a bicycle, for more on this character search Driffs Guide on Google.

Eventually my hunting took me back to Herne Bay, where effectively this journey began, when as a boy , as previously told in these pages, I went on bicycle to hunt for Marvel Comics, so in the 80’s I found myself back in the same shop where I used to buy my comics, admittedly in a slightly different location but run by the same owner, who was happy to talk about second hand comics , but became very elusive about Olympia Press books, or Readers as he called them. It soon became obvious that there was some sort of coded way of gaining access to these books and that it would take time, although there was no justification for such caution in the 80’s, the DB shop owner was firmly embedded in the past and would not easily open up based on a single visit, but more of this later. It was on my first return visit, to this shop that I espied a copy of a book dealers catalogue which I was allowed to purchase, something of a minor miracle, This I believe was Delectus Catalogue Number 5, put out by Michael Goss, The good fortune of locating this slim volume and my subsequent contact with the author, would ultimately lead to my going from a handful of titles gathered in provincial England, to becoming an international book runner with a much broader remit to hunt out clandestine publications in many languages across over a hundred years of history, and also to be where I am today with my collection.

In-between are the book hunting expeditions, all over the UK, and Europe, which will, I hope entertain you in my future blogs.

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