Beschrijving
Bruxelles, 1833, (later) folder with loose lithograph plates: engraved titlepage with erotic vignette, with 11 pornographic plates (handwritten non consecutive numbers in pencil on plates) some rubbing and minor folding to the edges of the plates, no watermark on the paper, 26x35cm including margins, 15×19,5cm plates themselves, illustrations for Gamiani ou deux nuits d'exces, in English Gamiani, or Two Nights of Excess which is a French erotic novel first published in 1833. Its authorship is anonymous, but it is believed to have been written by Alfred de Musset, with the lesbian eponymous heroine being a portrait of his lover, George Sand. It became a bestseller among nineteenth century erotic literature.The novel was illustrated with unsigned lithographs whose authorship remains unknown. They have been attributed to Achille Devéria and Octave Tassaert or Achille Devéria and P.L.H. Grevedon, among others. Kinsey: 843.7 M98 g2 1833. Eros invaincu: 688. Bibliothèque Erotique Gérard Nordmann, Christies Sale #5445 / Lot 288, April 27, 2006. Dutel 1640. Pia 531f., Drouot, Imp. Biblio. 179, vgl. Hobart & Maclean 73ff. There are many reprints. These lithographs look original but that can not be ascertained. No text.
