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	ANONYMOUS (MAURICE LEROY, ILLUS.) Les evangiles des quenouilles (illustrated by Maurice Leroy) Paris: La Tradition / Paul Durupt, 1948. A beautifully illustrated edition of this comic text, with 44 ORIGINAL DRYPOINTS BY MAURICE LEROY, many erotic. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies printed on fine Arches wove paper. Folio. BOUND IN PUBLISHER'S DELUXE FULL LEATHER BINDING, DECORATED ON COVERS WITH GILT DESIGNS AFTER LEROY. Spine lettered in gilt. Very few copies were issued in this binding. Wraps and backstrip bound in. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Tiny wisp of wear to extremities of binding, else FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. USD 295.00 [Appr.: EURO 197 \| £UK 177.5 \| JP¥ 26036] Book number: 2664 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	ARETIN, PIERRE (PIETRO ARETINO) (ANDRE COLLOT, ILLUSTRATOR) Les Sonnets luxurieux (illustrated by Andre Collot) Paris, 1931. A wonderful edition of Aretino's sonnets, illustrated with 16 STUNNING GRAPHICALLY EROTIC HORS-TEXTE ORIGINAL COLOR ETCHINGS BY ANDRE COLLOT. Edition limited to 150 numbered copies, all printed on Japon nacre paper. Squarish 8vo. Attractively bound in half-morocco and decorative boards, spine unlettered except for collector's initials ("P.K.M.") at foot. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Original wrappers preserved. Light wear to joints, internally BRIGHT AND FINE. Rare. USD 750.00 [Appr.: EURO 500.5 \| £UK 450.75 \| JP¥ 66193] Book number: 3597 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	AUBERT, CHARLES (ILLUSTRATED BY HANRIOT AND MESPLES) Peches Roses (illustrated by Hanriot and Mesples) Paris: Chez Tous les Libraires, 1884-1885. Five parts bound in one, complete. A collection of lightly erotic short stories by Aubert, each illustrated with a lightly erotic frontispiece etching (the first four by Hanriot, the last by Mesples). Printed on fine laid paper. 4to. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards. Light wear to extremities, internally clean. Color lithographed front wrapper of each part bound in (actually, it is the same lithograph with five different color schemes!) Complete sets are rare. USD 175.00 [Appr.: EURO 116.75 \| £UK 105.25 \| JP¥ 15445] Book number: 2274 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	BENDA, JULIEN (CARLEGLE, ILLUSTRATOR) Les amants de Tibur (illustrated by Carlegle) Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1928. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION (published simultaneously with the unillustrated edition) of this novel by Benda. 5 full-page original hors-texte erotic art-deco woodcut illustrations by Carlegle. Woodcut ornaments by Carlegle, printed in sepia, on every page. From a total edition of 231 numbered copies, THIS IS THE UNIQUE COPY PRINTED ON FINE HANDMADE MONTVAL LAID PAPER. Justified and initialed in pencil by Louis Brun, Director of Editions Bernard Grasset, for whom this unique copy was printed(according to the printed justification). Large 8vo. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL CALF BY RONNIE DAELEMANS (signed), decorated with strips of Japan paper on the covers. Original covers and backstrip preserved. Matching slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. USD 975.00 [Appr.: EURO 650.5 \| £UK 586 \| JP¥ 86051] Book number: 2580 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	CARCO, FRANCIS Avec les filles Paris: Daniel Jacomet for Edouard Champion, 1924. FIRST EDITION of this text. A facsimile of Carco, manuscript. Edition limited to 130 numbered copies. SIGNED BY CARCO. 4to. Original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT in the original board slipcase. USD 275.00 [Appr.: EURO 183.5 \| £UK 165.5 \| JP¥ 24271] Book number: 2856 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	CASEMENT, ROGER (PETER SINGLETON-GATES AND MAURICE GIRODIAS, EDITORS) The Black Diaries. An Account of Roger Casement's Life and Times, with a Collection of His Diaries and Public Writings London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1959. AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY, WITH TWO UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT LETTERS CITED IN THE STANDARD OLYMPIA PRESS BIBLIOGRAPHY. 0ne of 2,000 copies of the first British edition. (Actually this "British edition" was created by taking 2,000 copies of the first American (Grove Press) edition to England, putting a sticker over the imprint, and issuing a new dustjacket.) LAID IN ARE TWO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TYPED LETTERS SIGNED--ABOUT 1,000 WORDS--FROM THE EDITOR, SINGLETON-GATES, on his letterhead, to a correspondent in Nothern Rhodesia (later Zambia) (!). In these unpublished letters, written during the 1960s, Singleton-Gates describes his feelings towards Casement. He also describes, in passionate terms, the fascinating circumstances surrounding the publication of these scandalous diaries, and the numerous obstacles he faced, including copyright and censorship issues. He furthermore explains his various other projects relating to Casement, none of which came to fruition. It is fair to say that these letters shed considerable light on the limits of press freedoms in Britain during the late 50s and 60s, as well as on the way Casement's heirs felt about his legacy. THESE LETTERS ARE CITED--and briefly excerpted--on pp. 60-61 of Patrick Kearney's bibliography, The Paris Olympia Press (Liverpool, Liverpool University Press, 2007). Also laid in are numerous newspaper clippings from 1959 and 1960, all relating to the publication. 4to. Publisher's cloth. Fine and bright, in a very good price-clipped dj. USD 1950.00 [Appr.: EURO 1300.75 \| £UK 1172 \| JP¥ 172102] Book number: 2771 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	CASEMENT, ROGER (PETER SINGLETON-GATES AND MAURICE GIRODIAS, EDITORS) The Black Diaries. An Account of Roger Casement's Life and Times, with a Collection of His Diaries and Public Writings Paris: Olympia Press, 1959. FIRST EDITION, limited to 1500 numbered copies. 626 pp. THIS PARIS EDITION PRECEDED THE NEW YORK AND LONDON EDITIONS, AND IS FURTHERMORE THE ONLY ONE OF THE THREE TO INCLUDE THE 1911 DIARY, WHICH OCCUPIES PAGES 537-626. 4to. Publisher's cloth.The tiniest wisp of wear to binding, else FINE AND BRIGHT. A scarce and important book. USD 225.00 [Appr.: EURO 150.25 \| £UK 135.25 \| JP¥ 19858] Book number: 2782 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	COLE, WILLIAM (MASAFUMI YAMAMOTO) Hai-Ku. With two original engravings by Masafumi Yamamoto (haiku) Sitges: Cole & Contreras, 2005. In 1980, shortly after taking up printmaking, Masafumi Yamamoto produced two absolutely astonishing erotic engravings of female nudes, still the only erotic works in his entire oeuvre. They are incredibly detailed and precise--yet extremely imaginative--burin engravings printed in relief (photos avalable on request). In 1981 he printed the editions and signed, dated, and justified the prints. Soon afterwards, Yamamoto adopted his well-known style of color intaglio printmaking. Since the erotic prints were so different, he abandoned them in a drawer of his flatfile for over two decades. Finally, in early 2005, the prints were published, each alongside erotic an erotic hai-ku by Cole, the publisher. EDITION LIMITED TO ONLY NINETEEN NUMBERED COPIES printed on thick, handmade wove paper WITH THE TWO SIGNED EROTIC PRINTS. Furthermore, there are three ornaments (including one on the cover), all of which are original etchings by Yamamoto. Large 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT. New. USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 333.75 \| £UK 300.5 \| JP¥ 44129] Book number: 2912 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	CORDAY, MICHEL (MARCEL GOMPEL ASSOCIATION COPY) Les revelees. Roman. Paris: Bibliotheque Charpentier / Eugene Fasquelle, 1909. FIRST EDITION of this novel which, way ahead of its time, discusses the right of women to enjoy sexual pleasure. A LARGE-PAPER COPY, ONE OF ONLY TEN PRINTED ON FINE HANDMADE DUTCH LAID PAPER (the rest of the edition was printed on cheap wood-pulppaper.) Also a fascinating association copy, from the library of MARCEL GOMPEL, a Jewish professor at the College de France who became a hero of the French resistance and was finally tortured and executed on orders from Klaus Barbie. When Barbie came to trial, the prosecutors used Gompel's case as a particularly clear and egregious example of his guilt of crimes against humanity. 8vo. Beautifully bound (surely for Gompel) in half morocco and marbled boards. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Original covers and spine preserved. Silk ribbon page marker. FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. A truly unique book. USD 975.00 [Appr.: EURO 650.5 \| £UK 586 \| JP¥ 86051] Book number: 3116 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	CUISIN, PIERRE (CHARLES-MARIE ECHARD) Les matinees du Palais-Royal. Gravures originales de Ch.-M. Echard. Paris: Editions du Reflet, 1954. A beautiful edition of this erotic classic, with 13 fine full-page hors-texte erotic etchings printed in color by Echard. From a total edition of 225 numbered copies, this is ONE OF ONLY 50 COPIES PRINTED ON FINE RIVES WOVE PAPER, WITH AN EXTRA SUITE OF THE ETCHINGS PRINTED IN BISTRE, AND A SUITE PRINTED IN COLOR OF THE THREE "PLANCHES REFUSEES", WHICH ARE MORE STARKLY EROTIC THAN THOSE APPEARING IN THE BOOK. So there are 29 etchings in all. 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps, board chemise, and slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. USD 375.00 [Appr.: EURO 250.25 \| £UK 225.5 \| JP¥ 33097] Book number: 2766 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	RONSARD, PIERRE DE AND ARISTIDE MAILLOL (AMBROISE VOLLARD) Livret de folastries (with etchings by Aristide Maillol) Paris: Ambroise Vollard, 1938. Illustrated with 43 original etchings (16 full-page and hors-texte) by Aristide Maillol, many of which are quite erotic. From a total edition of 230 copies, this is ONE OF 35 ON JAPAN PAPER. Only the copies on Japan are signed with Maillol's monogram, as this copy is. (Note: the individual etchings are not signed in this or in any other known copy. I once saw a copy with poorly forged penciled monograms on each of the hors-texte etchings, though.) This copy furthermore contains another etching by Maillol, "Feuille d'etudes" (Guerin 379), never published and extremely rare (this particular etching is illustrated in a full-page plate in Vollard's autobiography). Although Maillol illustrated several books with lithographs and woodcuts, this is the only one he did with etchings and, in fact, it contains almost the entirety of his work in this medium. One of Vollard's last great books: the great publisher died before the book was completed. According to Strachan, one of Vollard's "finest masterpieces." (p. 36) Small quarto, loose in original wraps as issued. Fine. References: Skira 217 (illustrated), Erving 17 (illus.), Guerin 332-374, Johnson 190 (illus.), Rauch 143, Wheeler p. 106 (illus.), Vollard p. 68 (illus.), Jentsch 33 (illus.), Strachan 337, Carteret IV, p. 347: "La seule et belle illustration de l'artiste gravee a l'eau-forte; elle est tres recherchee et cotee, surtout sur japon." One of the great erotic illustrated books of the 20th century. USD 7500.00 [Appr.: EURO 5002.75 \| £UK 4507.5 \| JP¥ 661931] Book number: 86 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	GAUTIER, THEOPHILE (RAOUL SERRES, ILLUSTRATOR) Fortunio (illustrated with etchings by Raoul Serres) Paris: Albert Guillot, 1946. An attractive edition of Gautier's classic, ILLUSTRATED WITH 27 ORIGINAL LIGHTLY EROTIC ETCHINGS BY RAOUL SERRES. From a total edition of 395 copies, this is 295 copies beautifully printed on fine Rives wove paper. THIS IS A UNIQUE ARTIST'S COPY,IN WHICH ALL OF THE ETCHINGS HAVE BEEN DELICATELY COLORED BY HAND BY THE ARTIST. Although not called for, SIGNED by the artist on the justification. 4to. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN HALF MAUVE MOROCCO AND DECORATED BOARDS BY ISSY BRACHOT (signed). Spine gilt in six compartments. Original wraps bound in. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Spine lightly sunned. ELSE FINE AND BRIGHT. USD 475.00 [Appr.: EURO 317 \| £UK 285.5 \| JP¥ 41922] Book number: 2584 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	GOBION, PIERRE (ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT ANTRAL) Ronde de Chair (illustrated by Robert Antral) Paris: Editions Occitania, 1936. First edition. A short novel about the Parisian demimonde. Illustrated with drawings by Robert Antral. Edition limited to 272 copies, of which this is one of 250 on Chesterfield laid paper. Large, squarish 8vo. Original wraps. Uncut. Light wear to wraps. Internally fine. USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 \| £UK 75.25 \| JP¥ 11032] Book number: 1792 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	HIRSCH, JOSEPH (SYLVAN COLE ASSOCIATION COPY) Couples (includes "Couple and One", "Nereid and Poseidon", "Wakening", "Hammock", "Hands at Rest", and "Centaur") New York: Associated American Artists, 1969-1970. A COMPLETE DELUXE SET, IN FINE CONDITION. This is a charming suite of six color lithographs (Cole 61-66), many playfully erotic, each justified and signed in pencil by Hirsch. From a total edition of 145 suites, all printed on fine BFK Rives paper, this is ONE OF FIVE HORS-COMMERCE SETS WITH AN ADDITIONAL SET OF THE LITHOGRAPHS PRINTED IN BLACK, ALSO JUSTIFIED AND SIGNED IN PENCIL BY HIRSCH. Additionally signed by Hirsch on the limitation page. This is furthermore an outstanding association copy, WITH A SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM HIRSCH TO "LILYAN AND SYLVAN". Sylvan Cole (1918-2005) was the most important dealer in American prints of his (or any) generation, and as the director of Associated American Artists published thousands of prints, including this suite. He also compiled several catalogues raisonnes, including the one of Hirsch's prints. "Lilyan" was Cole's second wife. Since each of the prints is signed, virtually all copies of this suite have been brokenup. This copy is complete because it remained in Cole's private collection from the time Hirsch presented it to him until Cole died. Large folio. FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. In the original (very slightly worn) cloth folding case. A unique, important, and impressive item. IMPORTANT NOTE: During March, 2006, hundreds of prints represented as being from "the Sylvan Cole collection" were sold at public auction. In fact, ALL of these items were from his leftover gallery inventory, not his private collection. As far as I know, the few items I offer from Sylvan's collection are the ONLY items anywhere on the market which are actually from his private collection (which he kept in his apartment, not his gallery). I acquired them all directly from Sylvan (my uncle), mainly in spring, 2005. USD 7500.00 [Appr.: EURO 5002.75 \| £UK 4507.5 \| JP¥ 661931] Book number: 3021 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	LELY, GILBERT (LEONOR FINI, ILLUSTRATOR) L'Epouse Infidele. Poemes. Deux eaux-fortes originales de Leonor Fini. Paris: (privately printed), 1966. Erotic prose and verse by Lely, ILLUSTRATED WITH TWO FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE GRAPHICALLY EROTIC ETCHINGS BY LEONOR FINI, EACH SIGNED IN PENCIL. From a total edition of 99 copies, this is ONE OF ONLY FOUR COPIES PRINTED ON FINE, HANDMADE GRAY FABBRIANO-ROMA LAID PAPER, WITH A SUITE OF THE TWO ETCHINGS PRINTED IN SANGUINE ON LAID PAPER MANUFACTURED DURING THE 18TH CENTURY, ALSO SIGNED IN PENCIL BY FINI. 8vo. Loose as issued in original wraps. A tiny bit of marginal foxing to the two etchings printed on 18th-century paper, else FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. In all, FOUR SIGNED EROTIC ETCHINGS BY FINI. Very rare. USD 1750.00 [Appr.: EURO 1167.5 \| £UK 1051.75 \| JP¥ 154451] Book number: 2787 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	LOUYS, PIERRE (AUGUSTE BROUET, ILLUSTRATOR) Histoire du roi Gonzalve et des douze princesses (Auguste Brouet, illustrator) Madrid (but Paris): Aux depens d'un bibliophile (Rene Bonnel), c. 1930. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION of this unfinished erotic novel, with 12 HORS-TEXTE GRAPHICALLY EROTIC ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY AUGUSTE BROUET. From an edition limited to 205 numbered copies, this is one of 200 printed on fine Montgolfier wove paper. 32mo. Loose as issued in wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT, in the (very slightly worn) original board chemise and slipcase. Pia col. 643. USD 495.00 [Appr.: EURO 330.25 \| £UK 297.5 \| JP¥ 43687] Book number: 3596 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	LURCAT, JEAN Roger ou les a cote de l'ombrelle (Jean Lurcat, author and illustrator) Meudon: Editions de l'Ombrelle (Jean Budry), 1926. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION (aside from cheap recent reprints) OF ONE OF THE GREAT EROTIC NOVELS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. This erotic novel, generally attributed to artist Jean Lurcat, is illustrated with 5 stunning, graphically erotic. hand-colored hors-texte etchings (the etchings are undoubtedly by Lurcat). Edition limited to 112 numbered copies, of which this is one of 100 printed on fine pink Ingres laid paper. Squarish 8vo. Original printed wraps. Wraps lightly worn and soiled, but still attractive. Internally uncut, FINE AND BRIGHT. Pia col. 1277; Perceau 331 (Perceau mentions that this book was published at 225 francs in 1926, and by 1930 was already worth 350 francs). A NEAR-PRISTINE COPY OF AN IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE BOOK. USD 2500.00 [Appr.: EURO 1667.75 \| £UK 1502.5 \| JP¥ 220644] Book number: 3054 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	LUTIY, MAJOR (ALEISTER CROWLEY) The Scented Garden of Abdullah the Satirist of Shiraz London: Privately Printed, 1910 (reprint, Morton Press, c. 1930). The rare facsimile reprint of the exceedingly rare original edition of this collection of thinly-disguised homosexual erotica by Crowley. Printed on fine chamois wove paper. 8vo. Original wraps. A bit of wear to extremities, else fine and bright. USD 295.00 [Appr.: EURO 197 \| £UK 177.5 \| JP¥ 26036] Book number: 3363 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	MACHARD, ALFRED (JEAN AUSCHER, ILLUSTRATOR) Printemps sexuels. L'epopee au faubourg. Lithographies de Jean Auscher. Paris: Editions M.-P. Tremois, 1928. FIRST EDITION of this novel by Machard about early teenage sexual initiation. Illustrated with 10 charming full-page hors-texte color lithographs by Jean Auscher, mostly depicting children in ambiguously sexual situations. From a total edition of352 copies, this is ONE OF 35 NUMBERED COPIES ON DUTCH HANDMADE PAPER, WITH A SUITE OF THE LITHOGRAPHS PRINTED IN BLACK. 4to. Original wraps. Entirely uncut. A bit of faint foxing, else fine and bright. USD 475.00 [Appr.: EURO 317 \| £UK 285.5 \| JP¥ 41922] Book number: 2786 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	MARCOS, ALEJANDRO Journal Anonyme. Reliefs papier de Alejandro Marcos. Paris: Editions Markos / L'Atelier de la Cerisaie, 2002. A highly erotic description of a sexual encounter (told from the point of view of an adolescent girl), illustrated with SIX EXPLICIT ORIGINAL PAPER RELIEFS BY ALEJANDRO MARKOS. These reliefs are in a sense more sculptures than prints: they are uninked, three-dimensional images. Hand-set and printed (rectos only) in sepia ink, with hand-drawn yellow border on each leaf. Edition limited to only 20 numbered copies, all printed on fine, thick handmade wove paper, of which this is number 2. 4to. Loose as issued in orginal wraps. Housed in a folding box, decorated with an additional paper relief. FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. USD 750.00 [Appr.: EURO 500.5 \| £UK 450.75 \| JP¥ 66193] Book number: 2622 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	LORD AUCH (GEORGES BATAILLE) (ANDRE MASSON, ILLUSTRATOR) Histoire de l'oeil, par Lord Auch. Avec huit lithographies originales (by Andre Masson) Paris: (Rene Bonnel and Pascal Pia), 1928. FIRST EDITION OF "HISTOIRE DE L'OEIL", Bataille's first book, widely considered the greatest erotic novel of the 20th century as well as the most important piece of surrealist fiction. Illustrated with 8 FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE ORIGINAL EROTIC LITHOGRAPHS BY ANDRE MASSON. Edition limited to 134 copies (of which very few survive). Printed on fine Arches laid paper. 4to. Bound in contemporary half Valencian calf: this copy doubtless spent almost 40 years in Spain under Franco. Minimal traces of wear to binding, internally fine. Fore- and lower edges uncut. A very good copy of an exceedingly rare and important book. Pia col. 630; Saphire 6. USD 9500.00 [Appr.: EURO 6336.75 \| £UK 5709.25 \| JP¥ 838446] Book number: 3102 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	MATHEY, GEORG ALEXANDER (HANS BETHGE) Sechs Radierungen zu Hans Bethge's Satuila (original etchings by Georg Alexander Mathey) Berlin: Morawe & Scheffelt, 1921. NUMBER ONE OF ONLY TEN SETS OF THIS OUTSTANDING PORTFOLIO OF EXPRESSIONIST ETCHINGS, WITH MANY OF THE ETCHINGS PRINTED ON OLD JAPANESE PAPER. In 1918 German novelist Hans Bethge wrote "Satuila oder vom Zauber der Suedsee" ("Satuila or the Enchantment of the South Sea"), the story of a young woman in Samoa. It is a sensual, escapist tale: the situation in Germany was quite terrible after the defeat in WWI, and there was great demand for escapism. This novel was a hit, and a deluxe edition,with 6 original etchings by German Expressionist artist Georg Alexander Mathey, was published in Berlin in 1921. The etchings are extremely beautiful, perfectly capturing the lush sensuality of the landscape and the unabashed sexuality of the characters (similar to the depictions of Gypsies by Otto Mueller, from about the same time). This edition of the novel was limited to 250 copies. Aside from the book edition, 10 sets of the etchings were printed, with large margins. In these 10 sets,each of the etchings is signed and numbered by the artist. I OFFER ONE OF THESE 10 SETS: SET NUMBER 1, with each of the etchings numbered 1/10 and signed in pencil by the artist. FOUR OF THE SIX ETCHINGS IN THIS SET ARE PRINTED ON OLD JAPANESE PAPER, AND ARE PERHAPS UNIQUE AS SUCH. Additionally, there is a signed working proof of an early version of one of the etchings, also printed on old Japanese paper. This proof is probably unique, as the etching was never published. The set is as it was issued. Each etching (sheet size 8 1/2 x 7 inches--22 x 18 cm) is individually matted, and the original parchment-backed cloth portfolio case (16 1/2 x 13 inches--42 x 33 cm). There is a little light wear to the portfolio, but the etchings are fine and bright. An important and extremely rare item (and perhaps the only German Expressionist depictions of the South Pacific!). USD 2950.00 [Appr.: EURO 1967.75 \| £UK 1773 \| JP¥ 260359] Book number: 3090 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	MILLE, PIERRE Myrrhine, Courtisane et Martyre. Roman. Paris: J. Ferenczi, 1922. FIRST EDITION of one of Mille's best novels, a mildly erotic tale. ONE OF ONLY 30 NUMBERED COPIES ON LAFUMA LAID PAPER (the rest of the edition was printed on cheap wood-pulp paper). 8vo. Beautifully bound by G. DuBois d'Enghien (signed) in halfmorocco and marbled boards. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. FINE AND BRIGHT. USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 167 \| £UK 150.25 \| JP¥ 22064] Book number: 2937 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	HENRY MILLER, THE MARQUISE DE SADE, JOHN CLELAND, PIERRE ANGELIQUE (LORD AUCH, GEORGES BATAILLE), The Stripteaser. Includes Excerpts from: Some Sunday Afternoon, The Virgin and the Bandits, Fanny Hill Makes Her Debut, Desire by the Castle (from L'Histoire de l'Oeil / The Story of the Eye), Program for the Week-End Paris: Olympia Press, 1953. An attractive and scarce publication from the Olympia Press, featuring several erotic texts (excerpted from works published by the Press) and dozens of black & white nude photographs of women. 8vo. Glossy wraps. Very good condition. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 3412 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	NOUGARET, PIERRE JEAN-BAPTISTE (F. FABIANO, ILLUSTRATOR) Les aventures galantes de Jerome, frere capucin, ou la Capucinade, par Pierre Jean-Baptiste Nougaret. Pointes seches originales de F. Fabiano. Paris: Editions Vialetay, 1951. A beautifully edition of this erotic classic, with 12 FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE EROTIC DRYPOINTS BY F. FABIANO. From a total edition of 396 numbered copies, this is ONE OF ONLY TEN COPIES PRINTED ON OLD JAPAN PAPER, WITH A SUITE OF THE ETCHINGS BEFORE LETTERS IN REMARQUE STATE ON JAPON NACRE, A SUITE COLORED BY HAND (on fine wove paper), A SUITE OF THE SIX "PLANCHES LIBRES" (more erotic than those found in the book), AND THE ORIGINAL DRAWING FOR ONE OF THE "PLANCHES LIBRES" (initialed by Fabriano). In all, 42 drypoints and the original drawing. 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT. In the original chemise and slipcase (very minor wear). USD 750.00 [Appr.: EURO 500.5 \| £UK 450.75 \| JP¥ 66193] Book number: 2753 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.

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	ANONYMOUS (MAURICE LEROY, ILLUS.) Les evangiles des quenouilles (illustrated by Maurice Leroy) Paris: La Tradition / Paul Durupt, 1948. A beautifully illustrated edition of this comic text, with 44 ORIGINAL DRYPOINTS BY MAURICE LEROY, many erotic. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies printed on fine Arches wove paper. Folio. BOUND IN PUBLISHER'S DELUXE FULL LEATHER BINDING, DECORATED ON COVERS WITH GILT DESIGNS AFTER LEROY. Spine lettered in gilt. Very few copies were issued in this binding. Wraps and backstrip bound in. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Tiny wisp of wear to extremities of binding, else FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. USD 295.00 [Appr.: EURO 197 \| £UK 177.5 \| JP¥ 26036] Book number: 2664 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	ARETIN, PIERRE (PIETRO ARETINO) (ANDRE COLLOT, ILLUSTRATOR) Les Sonnets luxurieux (illustrated by Andre Collot) Paris, 1931. A wonderful edition of Aretino's sonnets, illustrated with 16 STUNNING GRAPHICALLY EROTIC HORS-TEXTE ORIGINAL COLOR ETCHINGS BY ANDRE COLLOT. Edition limited to 150 numbered copies, all printed on Japon nacre paper. Squarish 8vo. Attractively bound in half-morocco and decorative boards, spine unlettered except for collector's initials ("P.K.M.") at foot. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Original wrappers preserved. Light wear to joints, internally BRIGHT AND FINE. Rare. USD 750.00 [Appr.: EURO 500.5 \| £UK 450.75 \| JP¥ 66193] Book number: 3597 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	AUBERT, CHARLES (ILLUSTRATED BY HANRIOT AND MESPLES) Peches Roses (illustrated by Hanriot and Mesples) Paris: Chez Tous les Libraires, 1884-1885. Five parts bound in one, complete. A collection of lightly erotic short stories by Aubert, each illustrated with a lightly erotic frontispiece etching (the first four by Hanriot, the last by Mesples). Printed on fine laid paper. 4to. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards. Light wear to extremities, internally clean. Color lithographed front wrapper of each part bound in (actually, it is the same lithograph with five different color schemes!) Complete sets are rare. USD 175.00 [Appr.: EURO 116.75 \| £UK 105.25 \| JP¥ 15445] Book number: 2274 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	BENDA, JULIEN (CARLEGLE, ILLUSTRATOR) Les amants de Tibur (illustrated by Carlegle) Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1928. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION (published simultaneously with the unillustrated edition) of this novel by Benda. 5 full-page original hors-texte erotic art-deco woodcut illustrations by Carlegle. Woodcut ornaments by Carlegle, printed in sepia, on every page. From a total edition of 231 numbered copies, THIS IS THE UNIQUE COPY PRINTED ON FINE HANDMADE MONTVAL LAID PAPER. Justified and initialed in pencil by Louis Brun, Director of Editions Bernard Grasset, for whom this unique copy was printed(according to the printed justification). Large 8vo. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL CALF BY RONNIE DAELEMANS (signed), decorated with strips of Japan paper on the covers. Original covers and backstrip preserved. Matching slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. USD 975.00 [Appr.: EURO 650.5 \| £UK 586 \| JP¥ 86051] Book number: 2580 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	CARCO, FRANCIS Avec les filles Paris: Daniel Jacomet for Edouard Champion, 1924. FIRST EDITION of this text. A facsimile of Carco, manuscript. Edition limited to 130 numbered copies. SIGNED BY CARCO. 4to. Original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT in the original board slipcase. USD 275.00 [Appr.: EURO 183.5 \| £UK 165.5 \| JP¥ 24271] Book number: 2856 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	CASEMENT, ROGER (PETER SINGLETON-GATES AND MAURICE GIRODIAS, EDITORS) The Black Diaries. An Account of Roger Casement's Life and Times, with a Collection of His Diaries and Public Writings London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1959. AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY, WITH TWO UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT LETTERS CITED IN THE STANDARD OLYMPIA PRESS BIBLIOGRAPHY. 0ne of 2,000 copies of the first British edition. (Actually this "British edition" was created by taking 2,000 copies of the first American (Grove Press) edition to England, putting a sticker over the imprint, and issuing a new dustjacket.) LAID IN ARE TWO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TYPED LETTERS SIGNED--ABOUT 1,000 WORDS--FROM THE EDITOR, SINGLETON-GATES, on his letterhead, to a correspondent in Nothern Rhodesia (later Zambia) (!). In these unpublished letters, written during the 1960s, Singleton-Gates describes his feelings towards Casement. He also describes, in passionate terms, the fascinating circumstances surrounding the publication of these scandalous diaries, and the numerous obstacles he faced, including copyright and censorship issues. He furthermore explains his various other projects relating to Casement, none of which came to fruition. It is fair to say that these letters shed considerable light on the limits of press freedoms in Britain during the late 50s and 60s, as well as on the way Casement's heirs felt about his legacy. THESE LETTERS ARE CITED--and briefly excerpted--on pp. 60-61 of Patrick Kearney's bibliography, The Paris Olympia Press (Liverpool, Liverpool University Press, 2007). Also laid in are numerous newspaper clippings from 1959 and 1960, all relating to the publication. 4to. Publisher's cloth. Fine and bright, in a very good price-clipped dj. USD 1950.00 [Appr.: EURO 1300.75 \| £UK 1172 \| JP¥ 172102] Book number: 2771 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	CASEMENT, ROGER (PETER SINGLETON-GATES AND MAURICE GIRODIAS, EDITORS) The Black Diaries. An Account of Roger Casement's Life and Times, with a Collection of His Diaries and Public Writings Paris: Olympia Press, 1959. FIRST EDITION, limited to 1500 numbered copies. 626 pp. THIS PARIS EDITION PRECEDED THE NEW YORK AND LONDON EDITIONS, AND IS FURTHERMORE THE ONLY ONE OF THE THREE TO INCLUDE THE 1911 DIARY, WHICH OCCUPIES PAGES 537-626. 4to. Publisher's cloth.The tiniest wisp of wear to binding, else FINE AND BRIGHT. A scarce and important book. USD 225.00 [Appr.: EURO 150.25 \| £UK 135.25 \| JP¥ 19858] Book number: 2782 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	COLE, WILLIAM (MASAFUMI YAMAMOTO) Hai-Ku. With two original engravings by Masafumi Yamamoto (haiku) Sitges: Cole & Contreras, 2005. In 1980, shortly after taking up printmaking, Masafumi Yamamoto produced two absolutely astonishing erotic engravings of female nudes, still the only erotic works in his entire oeuvre. They are incredibly detailed and precise--yet extremely imaginative--burin engravings printed in relief (photos avalable on request). In 1981 he printed the editions and signed, dated, and justified the prints. Soon afterwards, Yamamoto adopted his well-known style of color intaglio printmaking. Since the erotic prints were so different, he abandoned them in a drawer of his flatfile for over two decades. Finally, in early 2005, the prints were published, each alongside erotic an erotic hai-ku by Cole, the publisher. EDITION LIMITED TO ONLY NINETEEN NUMBERED COPIES printed on thick, handmade wove paper WITH THE TWO SIGNED EROTIC PRINTS. Furthermore, there are three ornaments (including one on the cover), all of which are original etchings by Yamamoto. Large 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT. New. USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 333.75 \| £UK 300.5 \| JP¥ 44129] Book number: 2912 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	CORDAY, MICHEL (MARCEL GOMPEL ASSOCIATION COPY) Les revelees. Roman. Paris: Bibliotheque Charpentier / Eugene Fasquelle, 1909. FIRST EDITION of this novel which, way ahead of its time, discusses the right of women to enjoy sexual pleasure. A LARGE-PAPER COPY, ONE OF ONLY TEN PRINTED ON FINE HANDMADE DUTCH LAID PAPER (the rest of the edition was printed on cheap wood-pulppaper.) Also a fascinating association copy, from the library of MARCEL GOMPEL, a Jewish professor at the College de France who became a hero of the French resistance and was finally tortured and executed on orders from Klaus Barbie. When Barbie came to trial, the prosecutors used Gompel's case as a particularly clear and egregious example of his guilt of crimes against humanity. 8vo. Beautifully bound (surely for Gompel) in half morocco and marbled boards. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Original covers and spine preserved. Silk ribbon page marker. FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. A truly unique book. USD 975.00 [Appr.: EURO 650.5 \| £UK 586 \| JP¥ 86051] Book number: 3116 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	CUISIN, PIERRE (CHARLES-MARIE ECHARD) Les matinees du Palais-Royal. Gravures originales de Ch.-M. Echard. Paris: Editions du Reflet, 1954. A beautiful edition of this erotic classic, with 13 fine full-page hors-texte erotic etchings printed in color by Echard. From a total edition of 225 numbered copies, this is ONE OF ONLY 50 COPIES PRINTED ON FINE RIVES WOVE PAPER, WITH AN EXTRA SUITE OF THE ETCHINGS PRINTED IN BISTRE, AND A SUITE PRINTED IN COLOR OF THE THREE "PLANCHES REFUSEES", WHICH ARE MORE STARKLY EROTIC THAN THOSE APPEARING IN THE BOOK. So there are 29 etchings in all. 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps, board chemise, and slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. USD 375.00 [Appr.: EURO 250.25 \| £UK 225.5 \| JP¥ 33097] Book number: 2766 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	RONSARD, PIERRE DE AND ARISTIDE MAILLOL (AMBROISE VOLLARD) Livret de folastries (with etchings by Aristide Maillol) Paris: Ambroise Vollard, 1938. Illustrated with 43 original etchings (16 full-page and hors-texte) by Aristide Maillol, many of which are quite erotic. From a total edition of 230 copies, this is ONE OF 35 ON JAPAN PAPER. Only the copies on Japan are signed with Maillol's monogram, as this copy is. (Note: the individual etchings are not signed in this or in any other known copy. I once saw a copy with poorly forged penciled monograms on each of the hors-texte etchings, though.) This copy furthermore contains another etching by Maillol, "Feuille d'etudes" (Guerin 379), never published and extremely rare (this particular etching is illustrated in a full-page plate in Vollard's autobiography). Although Maillol illustrated several books with lithographs and woodcuts, this is the only one he did with etchings and, in fact, it contains almost the entirety of his work in this medium. One of Vollard's last great books: the great publisher died before the book was completed. According to Strachan, one of Vollard's "finest masterpieces." (p. 36) Small quarto, loose in original wraps as issued. Fine. References: Skira 217 (illustrated), Erving 17 (illus.), Guerin 332-374, Johnson 190 (illus.), Rauch 143, Wheeler p. 106 (illus.), Vollard p. 68 (illus.), Jentsch 33 (illus.), Strachan 337, Carteret IV, p. 347: "La seule et belle illustration de l'artiste gravee a l'eau-forte; elle est tres recherchee et cotee, surtout sur japon." One of the great erotic illustrated books of the 20th century. USD 7500.00 [Appr.: EURO 5002.75 \| £UK 4507.5 \| JP¥ 661931] Book number: 86 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	GAUTIER, THEOPHILE (RAOUL SERRES, ILLUSTRATOR) Fortunio (illustrated with etchings by Raoul Serres) Paris: Albert Guillot, 1946. An attractive edition of Gautier's classic, ILLUSTRATED WITH 27 ORIGINAL LIGHTLY EROTIC ETCHINGS BY RAOUL SERRES. From a total edition of 395 copies, this is 295 copies beautifully printed on fine Rives wove paper. THIS IS A UNIQUE ARTIST'S COPY,IN WHICH ALL OF THE ETCHINGS HAVE BEEN DELICATELY COLORED BY HAND BY THE ARTIST. Although not called for, SIGNED by the artist on the justification. 4to. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN HALF MAUVE MOROCCO AND DECORATED BOARDS BY ISSY BRACHOT (signed). Spine gilt in six compartments. Original wraps bound in. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Spine lightly sunned. ELSE FINE AND BRIGHT. USD 475.00 [Appr.: EURO 317 \| £UK 285.5 \| JP¥ 41922] Book number: 2584 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	GOBION, PIERRE (ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT ANTRAL) Ronde de Chair (illustrated by Robert Antral) Paris: Editions Occitania, 1936. First edition. A short novel about the Parisian demimonde. Illustrated with drawings by Robert Antral. Edition limited to 272 copies, of which this is one of 250 on Chesterfield laid paper. Large, squarish 8vo. Original wraps. Uncut. Light wear to wraps. Internally fine. USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 \| £UK 75.25 \| JP¥ 11032] Book number: 1792 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	HIRSCH, JOSEPH (SYLVAN COLE ASSOCIATION COPY) Couples (includes "Couple and One", "Nereid and Poseidon", "Wakening", "Hammock", "Hands at Rest", and "Centaur") New York: Associated American Artists, 1969-1970. A COMPLETE DELUXE SET, IN FINE CONDITION. This is a charming suite of six color lithographs (Cole 61-66), many playfully erotic, each justified and signed in pencil by Hirsch. From a total edition of 145 suites, all printed on fine BFK Rives paper, this is ONE OF FIVE HORS-COMMERCE SETS WITH AN ADDITIONAL SET OF THE LITHOGRAPHS PRINTED IN BLACK, ALSO JUSTIFIED AND SIGNED IN PENCIL BY HIRSCH. Additionally signed by Hirsch on the limitation page. This is furthermore an outstanding association copy, WITH A SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM HIRSCH TO "LILYAN AND SYLVAN". Sylvan Cole (1918-2005) was the most important dealer in American prints of his (or any) generation, and as the director of Associated American Artists published thousands of prints, including this suite. He also compiled several catalogues raisonnes, including the one of Hirsch's prints. "Lilyan" was Cole's second wife. Since each of the prints is signed, virtually all copies of this suite have been brokenup. This copy is complete because it remained in Cole's private collection from the time Hirsch presented it to him until Cole died. Large folio. FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. In the original (very slightly worn) cloth folding case. A unique, important, and impressive item. IMPORTANT NOTE: During March, 2006, hundreds of prints represented as being from "the Sylvan Cole collection" were sold at public auction. In fact, ALL of these items were from his leftover gallery inventory, not his private collection. As far as I know, the few items I offer from Sylvan's collection are the ONLY items anywhere on the market which are actually from his private collection (which he kept in his apartment, not his gallery). I acquired them all directly from Sylvan (my uncle), mainly in spring, 2005. USD 7500.00 [Appr.: EURO 5002.75 \| £UK 4507.5 \| JP¥ 661931] Book number: 3021 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	LELY, GILBERT (LEONOR FINI, ILLUSTRATOR) L'Epouse Infidele. Poemes. Deux eaux-fortes originales de Leonor Fini. Paris: (privately printed), 1966. Erotic prose and verse by Lely, ILLUSTRATED WITH TWO FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE GRAPHICALLY EROTIC ETCHINGS BY LEONOR FINI, EACH SIGNED IN PENCIL. From a total edition of 99 copies, this is ONE OF ONLY FOUR COPIES PRINTED ON FINE, HANDMADE GRAY FABBRIANO-ROMA LAID PAPER, WITH A SUITE OF THE TWO ETCHINGS PRINTED IN SANGUINE ON LAID PAPER MANUFACTURED DURING THE 18TH CENTURY, ALSO SIGNED IN PENCIL BY FINI. 8vo. Loose as issued in original wraps. A tiny bit of marginal foxing to the two etchings printed on 18th-century paper, else FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. In all, FOUR SIGNED EROTIC ETCHINGS BY FINI. Very rare. USD 1750.00 [Appr.: EURO 1167.5 \| £UK 1051.75 \| JP¥ 154451] Book number: 2787 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	LOUYS, PIERRE (AUGUSTE BROUET, ILLUSTRATOR) Histoire du roi Gonzalve et des douze princesses (Auguste Brouet, illustrator) Madrid (but Paris): Aux depens d'un bibliophile (Rene Bonnel), c. 1930. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION of this unfinished erotic novel, with 12 HORS-TEXTE GRAPHICALLY EROTIC ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY AUGUSTE BROUET. From an edition limited to 205 numbered copies, this is one of 200 printed on fine Montgolfier wove paper. 32mo. Loose as issued in wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT, in the (very slightly worn) original board chemise and slipcase. Pia col. 643. USD 495.00 [Appr.: EURO 330.25 \| £UK 297.5 \| JP¥ 43687] Book number: 3596 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	LURCAT, JEAN Roger ou les a cote de l'ombrelle (Jean Lurcat, author and illustrator) Meudon: Editions de l'Ombrelle (Jean Budry), 1926. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION (aside from cheap recent reprints) OF ONE OF THE GREAT EROTIC NOVELS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. This erotic novel, generally attributed to artist Jean Lurcat, is illustrated with 5 stunning, graphically erotic. hand-colored hors-texte etchings (the etchings are undoubtedly by Lurcat). Edition limited to 112 numbered copies, of which this is one of 100 printed on fine pink Ingres laid paper. Squarish 8vo. Original printed wraps. Wraps lightly worn and soiled, but still attractive. Internally uncut, FINE AND BRIGHT. Pia col. 1277; Perceau 331 (Perceau mentions that this book was published at 225 francs in 1926, and by 1930 was already worth 350 francs). A NEAR-PRISTINE COPY OF AN IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE BOOK. USD 2500.00 [Appr.: EURO 1667.75 \| £UK 1502.5 \| JP¥ 220644] Book number: 3054 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	LUTIY, MAJOR (ALEISTER CROWLEY) The Scented Garden of Abdullah the Satirist of Shiraz London: Privately Printed, 1910 (reprint, Morton Press, c. 1930). The rare facsimile reprint of the exceedingly rare original edition of this collection of thinly-disguised homosexual erotica by Crowley. Printed on fine chamois wove paper. 8vo. Original wraps. A bit of wear to extremities, else fine and bright. USD 295.00 [Appr.: EURO 197 \| £UK 177.5 \| JP¥ 26036] Book number: 3363 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	MACHARD, ALFRED (JEAN AUSCHER, ILLUSTRATOR) Printemps sexuels. L'epopee au faubourg. Lithographies de Jean Auscher. Paris: Editions M.-P. Tremois, 1928. FIRST EDITION of this novel by Machard about early teenage sexual initiation. Illustrated with 10 charming full-page hors-texte color lithographs by Jean Auscher, mostly depicting children in ambiguously sexual situations. From a total edition of352 copies, this is ONE OF 35 NUMBERED COPIES ON DUTCH HANDMADE PAPER, WITH A SUITE OF THE LITHOGRAPHS PRINTED IN BLACK. 4to. Original wraps. Entirely uncut. A bit of faint foxing, else fine and bright. USD 475.00 [Appr.: EURO 317 \| £UK 285.5 \| JP¥ 41922] Book number: 2786 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	MARCOS, ALEJANDRO Journal Anonyme. Reliefs papier de Alejandro Marcos. Paris: Editions Markos / L'Atelier de la Cerisaie, 2002. A highly erotic description of a sexual encounter (told from the point of view of an adolescent girl), illustrated with SIX EXPLICIT ORIGINAL PAPER RELIEFS BY ALEJANDRO MARKOS. These reliefs are in a sense more sculptures than prints: they are uninked, three-dimensional images. Hand-set and printed (rectos only) in sepia ink, with hand-drawn yellow border on each leaf. Edition limited to only 20 numbered copies, all printed on fine, thick handmade wove paper, of which this is number 2. 4to. Loose as issued in orginal wraps. Housed in a folding box, decorated with an additional paper relief. FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. USD 750.00 [Appr.: EURO 500.5 \| £UK 450.75 \| JP¥ 66193] Book number: 2622 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	LORD AUCH (GEORGES BATAILLE) (ANDRE MASSON, ILLUSTRATOR) Histoire de l'oeil, par Lord Auch. Avec huit lithographies originales (by Andre Masson) Paris: (Rene Bonnel and Pascal Pia), 1928. FIRST EDITION OF "HISTOIRE DE L'OEIL", Bataille's first book, widely considered the greatest erotic novel of the 20th century as well as the most important piece of surrealist fiction. Illustrated with 8 FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE ORIGINAL EROTIC LITHOGRAPHS BY ANDRE MASSON. Edition limited to 134 copies (of which very few survive). Printed on fine Arches laid paper. 4to. Bound in contemporary half Valencian calf: this copy doubtless spent almost 40 years in Spain under Franco. Minimal traces of wear to binding, internally fine. Fore- and lower edges uncut. A very good copy of an exceedingly rare and important book. Pia col. 630; Saphire 6. USD 9500.00 [Appr.: EURO 6336.75 \| £UK 5709.25 \| JP¥ 838446] Book number: 3102 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	MATHEY, GEORG ALEXANDER (HANS BETHGE) Sechs Radierungen zu Hans Bethge's Satuila (original etchings by Georg Alexander Mathey) Berlin: Morawe & Scheffelt, 1921. NUMBER ONE OF ONLY TEN SETS OF THIS OUTSTANDING PORTFOLIO OF EXPRESSIONIST ETCHINGS, WITH MANY OF THE ETCHINGS PRINTED ON OLD JAPANESE PAPER. In 1918 German novelist Hans Bethge wrote "Satuila oder vom Zauber der Suedsee" ("Satuila or the Enchantment of the South Sea"), the story of a young woman in Samoa. It is a sensual, escapist tale: the situation in Germany was quite terrible after the defeat in WWI, and there was great demand for escapism. This novel was a hit, and a deluxe edition,with 6 original etchings by German Expressionist artist Georg Alexander Mathey, was published in Berlin in 1921. The etchings are extremely beautiful, perfectly capturing the lush sensuality of the landscape and the unabashed sexuality of the characters (similar to the depictions of Gypsies by Otto Mueller, from about the same time). This edition of the novel was limited to 250 copies. Aside from the book edition, 10 sets of the etchings were printed, with large margins. In these 10 sets,each of the etchings is signed and numbered by the artist. I OFFER ONE OF THESE 10 SETS: SET NUMBER 1, with each of the etchings numbered 1/10 and signed in pencil by the artist. FOUR OF THE SIX ETCHINGS IN THIS SET ARE PRINTED ON OLD JAPANESE PAPER, AND ARE PERHAPS UNIQUE AS SUCH. Additionally, there is a signed working proof of an early version of one of the etchings, also printed on old Japanese paper. This proof is probably unique, as the etching was never published. The set is as it was issued. Each etching (sheet size 8 1/2 x 7 inches--22 x 18 cm) is individually matted, and the original parchment-backed cloth portfolio case (16 1/2 x 13 inches--42 x 33 cm). There is a little light wear to the portfolio, but the etchings are fine and bright. An important and extremely rare item (and perhaps the only German Expressionist depictions of the South Pacific!). USD 2950.00 [Appr.: EURO 1967.75 \| £UK 1773 \| JP¥ 260359] Book number: 3090 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	MILLE, PIERRE Myrrhine, Courtisane et Martyre. Roman. Paris: J. Ferenczi, 1922. FIRST EDITION of one of Mille's best novels, a mildly erotic tale. ONE OF ONLY 30 NUMBERED COPIES ON LAFUMA LAID PAPER (the rest of the edition was printed on cheap wood-pulp paper). 8vo. Beautifully bound by G. DuBois d'Enghien (signed) in halfmorocco and marbled boards. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. FINE AND BRIGHT. USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 167 \| £UK 150.25 \| JP¥ 22064] Book number: 2937 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	HENRY MILLER, THE MARQUISE DE SADE, JOHN CLELAND, PIERRE ANGELIQUE (LORD AUCH, GEORGES BATAILLE), The Stripteaser. Includes Excerpts from: Some Sunday Afternoon, The Virgin and the Bandits, Fanny Hill Makes Her Debut, Desire by the Castle (from L'Histoire de l'Oeil / The Story of the Eye), Program for the Week-End Paris: Olympia Press, 1953. An attractive and scarce publication from the Olympia Press, featuring several erotic texts (excerpted from works published by the Press) and dozens of black & white nude photographs of women. 8vo. Glossy wraps. Very good condition. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 3412 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.
	NOUGARET, PIERRE JEAN-BAPTISTE (F. FABIANO, ILLUSTRATOR) Les aventures galantes de Jerome, frere capucin, ou la Capucinade, par Pierre Jean-Baptiste Nougaret. Pointes seches originales de F. Fabiano. Paris: Editions Vialetay, 1951. A beautifully edition of this erotic classic, with 12 FULL-PAGE HORS-TEXTE EROTIC DRYPOINTS BY F. FABIANO. From a total edition of 396 numbered copies, this is ONE OF ONLY TEN COPIES PRINTED ON OLD JAPAN PAPER, WITH A SUITE OF THE ETCHINGS BEFORE LETTERS IN REMARQUE STATE ON JAPON NACRE, A SUITE COLORED BY HAND (on fine wove paper), A SUITE OF THE SIX "PLANCHES LIBRES" (more erotic than those found in the book), AND THE ORIGINAL DRAWING FOR ONE OF THE "PLANCHES LIBRES" (initialed by Fabriano). In all, 42 drypoints and the original drawing. 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT. In the original chemise and slipcase (very minor wear). USD 750.00 [Appr.: EURO 500.5 \| £UK 450.75 \| JP¥ 66193] Book number: 2753 Click here to order or inquire at Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery.