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

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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[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

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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

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…


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 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


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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


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 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


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 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 .

Follow Link for detailed view.

LEUCADE Alexandre [ Pseudonyme de Ado KYROU ]: LE GORILLE


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 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


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Les

Imprudences

de

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


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Moineau

 de 

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)


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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. 


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 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,


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 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.


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 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


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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


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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,


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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


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  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.

See also links:

Losfeld List 2

Losfeld list 3


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

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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

My Thanks To Patrick Kearney for permission to use bibliographical information from his Scissors and Paste website, linked on the main page of this blog.

FOLLYROSES, Guy de. – Le Temple des Ivresses.


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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.

My Thanks To Patrick Kearney for permission to use bibliographical information from his Scissors and Paste website, linked on the main page of this blog.

M.Belobeck, Saisi par le Debauche


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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

My Thanks To Patrick Kearney for permission to use bibliographical information from his Scissors and Paste website, linked on the main page of this blog.


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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]

For details follow link

Cruelles Frénésies

My Thanks To Patrick Kearney for permission to use bibliographical information from his Scissors and Paste website, linked on the main page of this blog

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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.


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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

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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.

See also links

Losfeld 1

Losfeld 3


The Story of a Bookcase: The Obsession Begins

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Books for Trade: Clandestine Losfeld and Others C 1950’s

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. See description and images:-

:[DUNAN, Renée.] Louise Dormienne. – Les Audaces Amoureuses de Melle de B


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 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


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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.

Books for Trade: SAINT-LUC, Vicomtesse de, pseud. – Ma Vie Conjugale.


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 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, link below.

Saint-Luc, Mme la Vicomtesse; Fleurs de chair., En souvenir d`Isidore Liseux.


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 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 .

LEUCADE Alexandre [ Pseudonyme de Ado KYROU ]: LE GORILLE Second Edition illustrated with 16 PLATES (trés libres)


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 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. 

Books for Trade: .XXX [VIAUD, Anselme Louis.] L’ENVOUTEMENT. n.p. n.d (Losfeld) [c. 1959]


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Les

Imprudences

de

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.

Anon: Les Imprudences de Monique: No Publisher : No Date (1955)


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Moineau

 de 

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.

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


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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. 

Mirabeau: Le Rideau Levé ou L’Éducation de Laure. Amsterdam, Au Galant Passe-Temps, (Losfeld) (1950)


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 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.

Le Parc Aux Cerfs, Baron de B. ,Edition Versailles (Eric Losfeld) 1950


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 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.


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 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,Hong Kong. [1959]. Losfeld


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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.

Anonymous ( Vicomtesse de Saint-Luc) , Les Curiositès: Undated (1959), No Place (Paris?) Clandestine (Losfeld)


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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, Roman de Mouers. Clandestine Publication n.p n.d (1950


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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

L’Aquarium des Voluptés, Jean Mouille, Edité par sans nom [Francis Flores, Toulouse],


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  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, Nimègue: 1927 (Losfeld) 1955


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


The Story of a Bookcase: The Lost Years [a transitional, transcendent phase.]

This is where things become blurred, very blurred, from the age of 18 and pretty much solidly for the next 10 years, I was only half in the driving seat, but never completely out of control, well OK I was shit faced most of the time, and the question of control is academic as I survived it, and in any case the totally out of control periods are completely blank.

Before I take you into my twilight zone, I need to fill in a bit of background, by 13 years was smoking roll ups and had partaken in the “Herb” on a fairly regular basis, by 15 years of age I was already into amphetamines and had taken my first of many “Trips”. not boasting , just telling you.

The bookcase has only a peripheral role in this part, and I will finish this particular blog  with the details of what sort of state it was in by the end. The bulk of this story is I think worth telling , but possibly elsewhere, or I will lose the direction of the whole thing. Whew! narrowly avoided another,  Karl Ove Knausgård, moment, not that is a bad thing, I have read the first 4 of his 5 autobiographical tomes, and I am a fan. I have to fight the temptation to go into minute detail of my life, the urge to confess I suppose, the mark of a Roman Catholic upbringing.

For the ten-year period in question in the context mentioned in the first paragraph above, my life gravitated to extreme social activity, the basis of which was built around music, the listening to , watching and making of. Going to the movies was also an important and frequent activity, just in case anyone is curious I was almost continually employed during this period primarily in various branches of the electronics industry, laughably at one stage I worked on prototype weapons systems at Marconi, whilst being a card-carrying member of the CND and active member of the Anti-Nazi League.

I was a child in the 60's

I was a child in the 60’s

       My interest in Music was eclectic and very time-consuming.

Remarkable Times

Remarkable Times

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And all this time

Self Explanatory

Self Explanatory

By the end the bit that matters for this blog, the bookcase was occupied with a mixture of underground comics, Zap, Furry Freaks and the like, and primarily paperbacks by a variety of authors, including:- Moorcock, Flann O’brien, Kerouac, Brautigan, Poe, and on and on, I had also developed an interest in Burroughs and at one time claimed to have read and understood everything he had written, not sure that I could say that now, the interest continued with translations of French titles, so Bataille, Genet and Beckett, and for those of you in the know, you can already spot the drift towards the Olympia Press, although at this stage I don’t recall any of the copies in the bookcase being Olympia Press editions at that time, another missed opportunity.

Next: The Obsession begins