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HANCARVILLE, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS HUGUES, D'. Monuments du Culte Secret des Dames Romaines. 1790

[HANCARVILLE, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS HUGUES, D'.] Monuments du Culte Secret des Dames Romaines. 50 explicitly erotic plates supposedly after antique engraved gems. [4], 16, 98 pages, including engraved additional title ("Monuments . . . Première Partie") dated 1787. 4to, 247x197 mm, contemporary tree calf gilt, spine ends chipped, recased, endpapers renewed; scattered light foxing and soiling minimally affecting the plates, title and last leaf browned. "Rome: Imprimerie du Vatican," 1790

  • Notes: Illustrated work on ancient Roman phallic worship and sexual practices first published in 1784 as a companion volume to the author's 1780 Monumens de la Vie Privée des Douze Césars. In this copy the plates are printed on the blank side of contemporary ledger paper.

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