Pierre ARÉTIN - Jules ROMAIN. Les Sonnets luxurieux de l'Aré - Lot 200

Pierre ARÉTIN - Jules ROMAIN. Les Sonnets luxurieux de l'Arétin. Italian text with French translation. Preceded by a notice and commentary by Isodore Lisieux. With the complete suite of drawings by Jules Romain. Paris, 1904 [Charles Hirsch, 1906]. In-4 oblong, 147 pages. 16 illustrations falsely attributed to Jules Romain (Paul Avril), the work is adorned with 17 plates in black, including a frontispiece, engraved by Théophile Fillon after drawings by Amédée Vignola. With a color suite. Limited edition of 500 copies. Bibliography: Dutel 809. Bound at the end of the volume: Pierre ARÉTIN. La Puttana errante. Collection of 24 erotic plates. Based on drawings by Correggio, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Julius Romano and Annibal Carracci, with an explanatory table of subjects. A Lampasque, chez Pierre Arétin, 1760 [Vital Puissant, 1871]. Dutel A-945. Bound in suite: [Jacques-Joseph COINY] - [Simon-Célestin CROZE-MAGNAN]. L'Arétin d'Augustin Carrache, ou recueil de vingt postures érotiques (vingt estampes) d'après les gravures à l'eau-forte de cet artiste célèbre avec une table explicative des sujets. À la nouvelle Cythère, 1798 [Vital Puissant, Bruxelles, 1871]. To be compared with [Jacques-JosePh COINY] - [Simon-Célestin CROZE-MAGNAN]. L'Arétin d'Augustin Carrache, [...]. In-4, 64 pages. Printed on 1868 watermarked laid paper and decorated with a new frontispiece, 27 vignettes in the text and 20 hors-texte engravings after those by Coiny printed on strong paper. There are suites on Chine printed in red. Edition: 30 copies on Chine or Hollande. 120 copies on laid paper. Paphos 1, 2, 3. V.P. 2, 30 francs. G-L 1-260. P.C. 30.e.2. Vrain 3. Dutel A-98.