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LOUŸS (Pierre). Erotic Poems. Rome, n.
See original version (French)
135
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LOUŸS (Pierre). Erotic Poems. Rome, n.
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
LOUŸS (Pierre). Erotic Poems. Rome, n.p., 1937. In-8, loose-leaf, with cover, in a fawn-coloured paper slipcase. Edition illustrated by Rojan with 71 libertine drawings in red chalk within the text.
One of 230 copies printed on B.F.K. de Rives vellum in the standard format (no. 177).
This copy is accompanied by 9 autograph free-verse poems by Pierre Louÿs (1 loose leaf, in violet ink), a sepia photograph of a woman in a suggestive pose, and an extract adorned with an etched vignette from the work *Le Calamiste alizé* by Louis de Gonzague Frick, entirely engraved and illustrated by Auguste Brouet (2 folios in-4 on pink Ingres paper, with minor pinholes of no consequence).
An unsigned erotic watercolour in colour (9.5 x 6 cm) is included.
The cover is slightly rubbed.
Dutel, 2230.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Eros & Thanatos – Selected extracts from the L-D S library
Auction location
Auction time
10/07/2026 at 2:00 PM
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