150 - LOUVET de COUVRAY (Jean-Baptiste). *The Love Affairs of the Chevalier de Faublas*. Third edition, revised by the author.

LOUVET de COUVRAY (Jean-Baptiste). *The Love Affairs of the Chevalier de Faublas*. Third edition, revised by the author. Paris, published by the author, Rue de Grenelle, and available at bookstores, Year VI (1798), 4 volumes in-8, XVI pp.—244 pp.—2 unnumbered folios—274 pp. - 2 uncut leaves–307 pp. – 2 uncut leaves–330 pp. – 27 separate engravings. Bound in glossy khaki half-calf, with friezes and wide fillet work, title labels, and marbled edges. (19th-century bindings.) - This copy features the engraving of Mme Gérard in place of that of Quéverdo in Volume I, but in Volume III, the engraving of Dutertre (more common) appears in place of that of Marillier. - A burn mark in the margin of the first 30 leaves of Volume I, repaired by the bookbinder, with lingering brown stains; the rest of the volumes are in good condition, with fresh paper, satisfactory margins, and carefully crafted bindings. 27 charming engravings by Demarne; Dutertre; Mme Gérard; Marillier; Monsiau and Monnet, engraved by various artists. Under the specious pretext of satirizing the foibles of his time, Louvet presents in his *Faublas* fantastical plots featuring scenes of romance that are free-spirited and at times comical (Cohen, col. 660 – Pia, *Dictionnaire des Œuvres érotiques*, p. 23).