Romain, Jules ; Notton, Tavy ARETINO, Pietro Sonnets luxurieux [...] avec accompagnement de gravures au burin d'après la description des gravures de Giulio Pippi de Giannuzzi dit Jules Romain. S.l. aux dépens de quelques amateurs 1948 Gr. in-8°. Bradel half vellum, fiber-inlayed buff paper boards set with gilt fillet, spine titled gilt throughout, gilt t., cover boards cons. In cream paper slipcase. Fine copy, untrimmed. Bilingual Italian-French edition, illustrated in the text with 16 original unsigned engravings by Tavy Notton, under serpents. Edition of 250 copies "destined for the friends of bibliophiles who had the fantasy of its production", one of 234 on vellum (no. 83). Title in black and red, lettering and priapic culs-de-lampe in red. Ref. Dutel 2421. - Nordmann II:41. - Cp. Pia 1340-sq.

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