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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

208 - LOUŸS, Pierre and THÉOCRATÈS. Aphrodite.
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Estimate €80 - €120
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Description
LOUŸS, Pierre and THÉOCRATÈS. Aphrodite. Ancient Customs. A beautiful edition adorned with 17 full-page illustrations. One of the first 50 copies, enhanced with an additional set of bister-coloured illustrations. Paris, Editions Calliope, 1946. In-8, paperback, cloth-bound cover, with a red marbled paper slipcase and dust jacket. 219 pp., frontispiece and 16 separate illustrations, headbands and footers printed in red. An illustrated edition featuring 17 full-page compositions by Théocratès for this erotic novel, first published in 1896. Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies on pure Lana rag paper; this is one of the first 50 copies, enhanced with a separate set of illustrations in bistre (no. 38). In very good condition.
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About the sale Sale of collectable books and first editions – Varia III –
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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