Memoirs De Fanny Hill; Entierment traduits de l'Anglais par Isidore Lisuex

Paris: Isadore Lisuex, 1888. Hardcover. Three quarter tan morocco, marbled boards and matching endpapers.Teg. Fine. 157, 166 pages, 23 x 16 cm. Limited edition, copy 214 of 300. Considered the first erotic prose novel in English originally published 1749. Written while Cleland was captive in a debtors prison. Published originally in two parts in 1748 and 1749, the work was soon withdrawn and Cleland was arrested for "corrupting the King' subjects." The scandal and imprisonment meant that there were no further official editions published in English until this edition in French, Many pirated editions appear over the years making this work one of the most (truncated) prosecuted and banned books in history. The protagonist, Fanny Hill recounts her youth and various scandalous stages of her life. Cleland exemplified the use of euphemism, a technique which enhanced its popularity to soar. Bright very fresh copy with wide text margins. Raised bands, spine panel printed in gilt. (Inventory #: 24495)