Sold for:
$123
$123
Chorier, Nicolas (1612-1692) The Dialogues of Luisa Sigea. Paris: Isidore Liseux, 1890. Octavo, leaves untrimmed, top edge gilt, bound in three-quarter morocco and marbled paper boards, title printed in red and black, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. The first edition of this series of erotic tales was printed in Latin in 1660 under the title, Aloisiae Sigaeae, Toletanae, Satyra Sotadica de Arcanis Amoris et Veneris . It is considered the first work in Latin ever composed with its subject fully dedicated to the erotic. Provenance: Ex libris Charles S. Dixwell (1868-1934).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-05-27
