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Le Paysan Perverti, 4 tomes in 2 volumes (Complete) ou les Dangers de La Ville; Histoire recente, mise au jour d'apres les veritables Lettres des Personages
by Retif, Nicolas-Edme de la Bretone
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
La Haie (Paris): Lejay and Merigot. Good with no dust jacket. 1776. Full-Leather. vi, 290, 316 pp and 244, 200 pp. A very scarce edition - not in OCLC - with 250 numbered letters, plus the "Derniere Lettre" The printing attribution is "Imprime a la Haie. Et se trouve a Paris, Lejay, Libraire, & Marigot jeune. MDCCLXXVI" Very likely a pirated copy printed after the first edition. In full contemporary and likely original calf with gilt ruling to the boards, 5 raised bands with floriation in the compartments, orange morocco labels with the title and black morocco with the volume numbers. Boards are smooth, some rubbing at the corners and joints, spine top on Vol. I is pulled, spine cover starting to lift a bit on Vol. II but still attractive and holding together. Interiors have original marbled end papers, minimal foxing and aging, bit of minor darkening at the gutter from printer materials, first blank of 2nd volume has a very small hole, otherwise clean and unmarked. Nicolas-Edme Rétif (23 October 1734 – 3 February 1806), also known as Rétif de la Bretonne, was a French novelist. The term retifism for shoe fetishism was named after him and he was an enemy of the Marquis de Sade. Le Paysan Perverti was a big hit, an "erotic novel with a moral purpose."; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7953
- Title
- Le Paysan Perverti, 4 tomes in 2 volumes (Complete) ou les Dangers de La Ville; Histoire recente, mise au jour d'apres les veritables Lettres des Personages
- Author
- Retif, Nicolas-Edme de la Bretone
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lejay and Merigot
- Place of Publication
- La Haie (Paris)
- Date Published
- 1776
- Keywords
- Retif, Retifism, Fetishism, Sadism, Perversion;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature,Poetry,Drama; Language - French; Erotica;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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