Etchings by ROPS!

LE THEATRE EROTIQUE
DE LA
RUE DE LA SANTÉ

SON HISTOIRE

BATIGNOLLES (BRUSSELS)

1864 - 1866

DESCRIPTION OF BOOK:

This is a small volume, with red leather spine that extends onto the cover, and the rest is multi-color, with wonderfully marbled endpapers. There are two Rops illustrations. The first one is after the title page, and is VERY phallic, and amusing! The second is on page 127, fronting the second half of the book. I have found this description, in French, which I include here in case someone needs to know more, and I have not covered the information.

Batignolles(Bruxelles), (Poulet-Malassis), 1864-1866, Deux parties en un Volume Gr. In-16 , 219 pp. avec deux frontispices de Ferdinand Rops graves a l"eau-forte, tires sur Chine et un billet d"invitation a la representation du " Dernier jour d"un condamne". Rel. demi maroquin beige a coins, dos a nerfs orne de petits fers, armoiries en queue, tete doree.(la p.d.t. mqe). Recueil qui contient dans la premiere partie l"Histoire du Theatre erotique signe de " l"illustre Brisacier" (Poulet-Malassis), la Grisette et l"Etudiant par Henri Monnier, Le Dernier Jour d"un Condamne par Tisserant, Les Jeux de l"Amour et du Bazar et Un Caprice par Lemercier de Neuville, en deuxieme partie, Signe d"Argent par Jean du Boys et Amedee Rolland, Le Bout de l"An de la Noce par Lemercier de Neuville et la Grande Symphonie des Punaises par Nadar et Charles Bataille, et des pieces justificatives. Edition en partie originale pour l"Histoire du theatre erotique et les avertissements anecdotiques de Poulet-Malassis en tete des huit pieces de theatre.Vicaire VII, 783. Gay III, 1203. Drujon . Catalogue Rops, 634 & 635. Tres rare. Tres bel exemplaire. Deux eaux-fortes de Rops. 6254

There are 2 plates. The book is 4 1/4“ wide x 6 1/2“ high.

DESCRIPTION OF CONDITION:
The corners of the covers are a bit worn and there are a couple of pencil notations in the front pages. The front pages, end pages and the first Rops illustration have a small amount of foxing, but otherwise this is a very clean volume.

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