100 - [CURIOSA] NERCIAT, Andréa de, and DE GEETERE, Frans. *Les Aphrodites, or Thali-Priapic Fragments*. In Service of the History of Pleasure.

[CURIOSA] NERCIAT, Andréa de, and DE GEETERE, Frans. *Les Aphrodites, or Thali-Priapic Fragments*. In Service of the History of Pleasure. A contributor’s copy with full margins on Japanese paper of this classic of erotic literature, illustrated with 30 etchings. n.p. [Paris], n.p. [Librairie Denis], “1793” – 1925. 8 issues in 2 in-4 volumes, burgundy half-shagreen with corner pieces, spine with four raised bands bearing the author’s name and title in gold, original unmarked covers and spine preserved, untrimmed. 215 and 227 pages, 30 etchings, including two frontispieces. A few stains on the lower margins of volume 2. A clandestine edition of this classic of 18th-century erotic literature. The illustrations, typical of the transgressive Expressionist aesthetic of the 1920s, consist of 30 powerful original etchings by Frans De Geetere (1895–1968), printed as separate plates. The artist imbues Nerciat’s work with a dark, sensual atmosphere of profound dramatic intensity. Limited edition of 332 copies; this is one of 10 contributor’s copies (No. IX) printed on Japanese paper, headpaper. [Dutel, 1030]. In very good condition.