91 - [CURIOSA - WICHERSKI]. Satan’s Deceptions Unmasked, or The Confusion of the Unbelievers by a Red Eminence.

[CURIOSA - WICHERSKI]. Satan’s Deceptions Unmasked, or The Confusion of the Unbelievers by a Red Eminence. Clandestine first edition of this satirical pamphlet, complete with its four free engravings. Rome, From the Printing House of His Holiness [Brussels, Vital Puissant], 1867. In-12, tan half-shagreen with corner pieces, ribbed spine adorned with gilt title, covers preserved. 66 pp., 4 engraved plates inserted separately, including the frontispiece. Scuffing mainly on the headbands and edges; transfer marks from the engravings, as is often the case. Clandestine first edition of this anticlerical pamphlet, a parody of the mysteries of the Church, attributed to the Polish writer Felix Pomyan Wicherski (1811–1885), who was exiled to France after the 1830 uprising. Printed on laid paper, it is complete with its four separate etched plates, here on mounted Chinese paper. [Pia, Hell, 1385–1386]. A fine copy, not commonly found.