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CREBILLON Son. THE SOPHA. Illustrated with 23...

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CREBILLON Son. THE SOPHA. Illustrated with 23 original etchings in colors by Louis Icart. Paris, Le Vasseur, 1935. In-4°, black currant morocco, large gilt inner frame, red moire endpapers, double guard, spine ribbed, gilt t., covers and spine, lined case. Famous erotic text first published clandestinely in 1740, and decorated in this edition with 23 free illustrations by Louis Icart; the frontispiece is enhanced with gold and the whole text is framed with a green border. Edition strictly limited to 517 copies, this one numbered on velin de Rives. A very good copy.