Errotika biblion

by Honore-Gabriel De Riquetti Mirabeau

$750 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

First edition

Rome i.e., Paris or Neuchatel : de l'imprimerie du Vatican, 1783. First edition, 8vo, pp. iv, 192; title-page vignette 2 cupids ; bound in modern dark brown morocco gilt, a.e.g., by Wood; light wear, a few contemporary manuscript notes, fine. A compendium of curiosities culled from ancient writings in an effort to present indelicate subjects such as onanism, tribalism, etc. in a manner acceptable to the general public. Written while Mirabeau was imprisoned

• Binding: Leather

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