The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.
Haarlem, Holland: The Limited Editions Club, 1972. Hardcover. Translation by Arthur Machen. Edited by J. Rives Childs. Illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan. 4to. Orange decorative cloth with spine label, slipcase with paper label. xviii, 502pp. Line drawings, full-page color plates. Fine/very good. Slightest of slipcase edgewear. Item #47948
Lovely and tight copy of this selection of the famed 18th century Italian adventurer, author and lover's racy memoir -- the LEC's second attempt at this erotica classic, the first being an 8-volume edition in 1940. Rear colophon notes limitation of 1500 numbered copies (this #710) signed by Ben Sussan. Publisher's announcement and "Monthly Letter" laid in. NEWMAN 450.
Price: $75.00