Nicolas Chorier - The Dialogues of Luisa Sigea

Isidore Liseux, Paris, 1890. First Edition, Hardcover. Near Fine Condition. 20.5cm x 13.5cm. xx, 88, [iv], 132, [iv], 98, [2] pages, 3 volumes bound as 1, original colour pen and ink illustrations. Half leather, gilt lettering. (Aloisiae Sigeae Satyra Sotadica de arcanis Amoris et Veneris) The first English translation from the original 1660 Latin of French lawyer Nicolas Chorier (1612-1692). One of the noted works of early western erotic fiction. This unique copy with 27 finely executed original erotic colour pencil and ink drawings throughout the text (3 full page). A couple of minor rubs to the spine. Shipped Weight: .61 kilos.