[ANDRÉA DE NERCIAT, André-Robert]. Les Écarts du tempérament - Lot 252

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[ANDRÉA DE NERCIAT, André-Robert]. Les Écarts du tempérament - Lot 252
[ANDRÉA DE NERCIAT, André-Robert]. Les Écarts du tempérament, or The Catechism of Figaro. In London [Paris], 1785. In-12 of 2 ff. n. ch. 172 pages, 1 bl., red half-marquin with corners, spine ribbed, gilt head, natural edges (modern binding). Illustrated with 4 engravings. "This edition can be considered as a prototype of the Devil with a body, presenting many variants, in particular concerning the character of the so-called Zamor, with the 1803 version. This text turns out to be a hilarious erotic comedy, autonomous and complete, to which it was probably not originally intended to be a sequel. Pia, who has not encountered any copies, quotes this edition only in her note on Le Diable au Corps with this appreciation: "Introuvable aujourd'hui" ". He indicates a reprint in 1793 under a different title. The four very delicate free figures have page markings but no captions. Although printed on the same paper the first one seems to have been engraved by a different artist than the other three. "Christie's Catalogue, sale 5445, Bibliothèque Érotique Gérard Nordmann-Première Partie, Paris, 27 April 2006, number 13. Dutel A-301, not BnF Hell.
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