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1924 · [Paris]
by XXX (pseudonym of Edward Sellon)
Despite the publication date, Amours secrètes d'un gentleman is in fact a clandestine volume produced circa 1955 by celebrated French pornographer Eric Losfeld (1922–1979).
Although not credited as such in the publication, the work is a translation of a British novel, The New Epicurean, or the Delight of Sex (1865) by Charles Sackeville (pseudonym of Edward Sellon, 1816–1866). A French edition first appeared in 1890.
The book follows the picaresque erotic exploits of the eponymous gentleman. Among the chapters is "Les Deux lesbiennes," in which the gentleman enjoys a mutually consensual adventure with a lesbian couple.
The edition offered here was banned as obscene in France in November 1955; with changes in the law since the 1980s, the work no longer faces legal restriction.
NOTE: Leaves entirely unopened; extended margins of wraps somewhat creased; very slight soiling. (Inventory #: 9)
Although not credited as such in the publication, the work is a translation of a British novel, The New Epicurean, or the Delight of Sex (1865) by Charles Sackeville (pseudonym of Edward Sellon, 1816–1866). A French edition first appeared in 1890.
The book follows the picaresque erotic exploits of the eponymous gentleman. Among the chapters is "Les Deux lesbiennes," in which the gentleman enjoys a mutually consensual adventure with a lesbian couple.
The edition offered here was banned as obscene in France in November 1955; with changes in the law since the 1980s, the work no longer faces legal restriction.
NOTE: Leaves entirely unopened; extended margins of wraps somewhat creased; very slight soiling. (Inventory #: 9)
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