Le Cahier D'Amour 1944-Lmt. Ed. Numbered. Banned Vintage French Erotica

This exquisite book was printed in 1944 in Paris. 1000 of those were numbered 1-1000, 3 were most likely editor copies, and only 50 were in roman numerals to be given out to only family and close friends of the Author.

This copy is one of only 50. It is lettered VII(#7). The Roman numeral copies don't pop up very often. The book was banned in 1950. The 24 illustrations are gorgeous and hand colored.

The front page is uncut, and the 2nd to last page is uncut. The last page of the print is in the shape of a heart and translates to. COMPLETED PRINTING IT WAS DRAWN FROM THIS BOOK OF LOVE > THE FIRST. > ILLUSTRATED WITH 24 IN-TEXT AND 6 IN-TEXT ORIGINAL IN HAND COLOR, 1053 COPIES.

ITS PRINTING, LIMITED TO THIS NUMBER, COMPRISES THREE COPIES EACH CONTAINING ORIGINAL DRAWINGS IN COLOR, 8 SKETCHES OF THE IN - TEXTS, THE ESSAYS, GOODS FOR PRINTING, NAMED EXEMPLAIRE HORS COMMERCE NUMBERED A, B, C, A THOUSAND COPIES ON VÉLIN DE RIVES, NUMBERED FROM 1 TO 1000, FIFTY COPIES RESERVED FOR THE AUTHOR, THE ARTIST AND THEIR FRIENDS, NUMBERED FROM I TO L. ARTISAN PARIS SIEN COPY NOVI. The condition of the book is really good for how delicate the cover is.

It is a paperback cover, and the spine has some damage at the bottom 2 inches and the top half inch. The internals are in excellent condition.

All of the text and illustration's look brand new. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "desertwindsrarebooks" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Binding: paper
Place of Publication: paris
Language: French
Special Attributes: Numbered, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Vintage Paperback, 1st Edition
Author: phillipe de b.
Region: Europe
Publisher: Les Joies Secrètes Paris
Topic: Erotica
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Subject: Art & Photography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1944