Memoirs of Fanny Hill by John Cleland
Memoirs of Fanny Hill by John Cleland
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Memoirs of Fanny Hill
"a new and genuine edition from the original text (London, 1749)"
by John Cleland
Paris: Isidore Liseux, 1911
Stated limited edition of 350, this copy is not numbered.
Condition: Cover edges have scuffing/rubbing, spine is black with no text (presumably because the book is so ~*salacious and sexy*~, probably another reason why it was printed in Paris rather than England). Three-quarter leather cover, with lovely mosaic design. The endpapers are lovely, as well--see photos! The text itself is clean and unmarked, the binding is cracked in a few places, but it remains sound and secure.
Please note: This copy does not have the illustrations (neither does it mention any); the illustrations appear to have been neatly removed with a sharp knife. I have not been able to compare this copy to others, so I don't know who it was illustrated by or the style, but I have seen the illustrations described as a "dozen, poorly drawn pornographic B&W plates that leave the impression a buyer was paying for the erotic art ... and the words were thrown in for free."
"a new and genuine edition from the original text (London, 1749)"
by John Cleland
Paris: Isidore Liseux, 1911
Stated limited edition of 350, this copy is not numbered.
Condition: Cover edges have scuffing/rubbing, spine is black with no text (presumably because the book is so ~*salacious and sexy*~, probably another reason why it was printed in Paris rather than England). Three-quarter leather cover, with lovely mosaic design. The endpapers are lovely, as well--see photos! The text itself is clean and unmarked, the binding is cracked in a few places, but it remains sound and secure.
Please note: This copy does not have the illustrations (neither does it mention any); the illustrations appear to have been neatly removed with a sharp knife. I have not been able to compare this copy to others, so I don't know who it was illustrated by or the style, but I have seen the illustrations described as a "dozen, poorly drawn pornographic B&W plates that leave the impression a buyer was paying for the erotic art ... and the words were thrown in for free."
