An antique French leather bound book from the Collection Nymphee. These were part of a special edition printed on Chinese and Japanese paper. Most being a little erotic featuring a lot of drawings and many naked images. Quite risque for the 1900’s.
We are listing these individually. Titles we have:
Un Tendre – Louis De Robert – 1899
Aphrodite – Pierre Louys – 1896
L’Ecran – Paul Bourget – 1900
Amour Etrusque – Enacryon – 1898
L’lle aux Baisers – Robert Scheffer – 1900
L’Espionne Imperiale – Hugues Rebell – 1899
Le Prince Zilah – Jules Claretie – 1898
La Nichina – Hugues Rebell – 1899
La Femme et le Pantin – Pierre Louys – 1899
Les Facades – Francois De Nion – 1899
Le Vice Filial – Paul Adam – 1898
Let us know which ones you would like at time of order. All of the ones above are currently available.
Makers mark / hallmarks: Paris Librairie Borel
Sourced: in Normandy, France
Origin: French
Age: circa 1900’s
Materials: leather, paper, card
Size roughly: 19 x 10 cm – 7.6 x 4 inches
Condition: in good antique condition with signs of previous use and display, wear to extremities of cover but pages have been well cared for / little read, in good readable condition
Weight: 400-500g
Shipped from France (U.K. by arrangement)