Lot 120
Erotica.- Batacchi (Domenico Luigi) Opere Complete. Volume Unico, the rare first illustrated edition of the works of this Italian poet, with the majority of the engravings of an erotic nature, Paris, 1830.
Hammer Price: £1,600
Description
Erotica.- Batacchi (Domenico Luigi) Opere Complete. Volume Unico, 36 engraved plates by Dorvin, Dancourt, Curvin, Darcour, and others, some spotting or light foxing, upper hinge cracked, contemporary half vellum, stained and rubbed, large 8vo, Paris, 1830.
⁂ The rare first illustrated edition of the works of this Italian poet, with the majority of the engravings of an erotic nature. The only other copy of this work we can trace at auction was in the Bibliothèque Érotique Gérard Nordmann, Christie's, Paris, 14th December, 2006, lot 58, which made 4,560 euros.
Description
Erotica.- Batacchi (Domenico Luigi) Opere Complete. Volume Unico, 36 engraved plates by Dorvin, Dancourt, Curvin, Darcour, and others, some spotting or light foxing, upper hinge cracked, contemporary half vellum, stained and rubbed, large 8vo, Paris, 1830.
⁂ The rare first illustrated edition of the works of this Italian poet, with the majority of the engravings of an erotic nature. The only other copy of this work we can trace at auction was in the Bibliothèque Érotique Gérard Nordmann, Christie's, Paris, 14th December, 2006, lot 58, which made 4,560 euros.
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