Mathieu Compère (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. III, 104, 112 S. Schöner blauer handgebundener kleinformatiger Maroquinllederband der Zeit mit goldgeprägten Stehkanten, goldgeprägtem dreifachem Linienrahmen auf den Deckeln, ornamental goldgeprägtem Rücken, marmorierten Vorsatzpapieren und Spiegeln mit ornamental goldgeprägten Deckelinnenkanten sowie dreiseitigem Goldschnitt. Eins von 200 nichtnumerierten Exemplaren auf "papier de Hollande" (gesamt 206). Mercier (1763-1800) war Buchhändler und äußerst fruchtbarer Schriftsteller, der als Revolutionär aristokratische Bibliotheken plünderte und verkaufte. Die Goldprägung oben am Rücken gering berieben und das Leder unten mit kleiner Fehlstelle in der blauen Oberfläche, sonst jedoch insgesamt gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit nur leichten Gebrauchsspuren.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Half dark green leather and marbled paper-covered boards, five raised spine bands, gilt spine lettering (bright), top edge gilt, 6 5/8 x 4 3/8 inches, 112 pp., marbled endpapers, frontispiece with tissue guard, four other plates, ribbon marker. Near fine (mild edgewear). In French. Said to be a fictitious imprint, actually printed in Brussels circa 1864-1869. In any case, very rare erotica. One of 206 copies. This is Volume 2 (Tome 2) of the original 2 volume work. "The Pantins des Boulevards or Bordels de Thalia. Bastard confessions of triads and whores of the trestles of the boulevard, collected by the accomplice Mathieu Work as useful as pleasant, dedicated to all the ballad-makers of the end of the eighteenth century, and enriched with figures, by Their Ordinary Spy." "A book composed of obscene dialogues between Father Mathieu and the actors of the various theaters, illustrated with fine engravings of actors and actresses in postures more than compromising." (1722RO090).

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1792 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 18 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 18 Mathieu, Compe?re.,Mathieu, Compe?re,Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793,Imprimerie des sans-culottes (Paris, France),Bibliotheca Lindesiana, former owner. ICN.