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First edition 1946 softcover of the Marquis de Sade's Les Infortunes de la Vertu, published by Du Point du Jour, 242 pages in French, numbered 386 on superior vellum from the Incidences collection, in good condition.
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Serial numbered copy No. 386 on tinted top-quality vellum (limited to 2040 copies), from the "Incidences" collection.
1946 edition of the famous text by the Marquis de Sade, The Fortunes of Virtue, a major work of eighteenth-century philosophical and libertine literature.
Published by Les Éditions du Point du Jour, this postwar edition is part of the twentieth-century rediscovery of Sade, at a time when his work began to be rehabilitated on literary and intellectual fronts.
- Iconic text of the Justine cycle
- Reflections on morality, virtue and corruption
- Major importance in the history of literature
In summary:
Beautiful numbered edition of a fundamental Sade text, published in a pivotal editorial context.
- Binding: Soft cover with a dust jacket
- Dimensions: 19.5 x 14.5 cm
- Page count: 242
- Language: French
Condition: Good, this book has been read, interior free of annotations and dog-eared pages. Pages are browning/yellowing.
Cover and spine showing marks and creases.
See the photos that form part of the description.
Will be shipped in careful, sturdy, trackable packaging.
Serial numbered copy No. 386 on tinted top-quality vellum (limited to 2040 copies), from the "Incidences" collection.
1946 edition of the famous text by the Marquis de Sade, The Fortunes of Virtue, a major work of eighteenth-century philosophical and libertine literature.
Published by Les Éditions du Point du Jour, this postwar edition is part of the twentieth-century rediscovery of Sade, at a time when his work began to be rehabilitated on literary and intellectual fronts.
- Iconic text of the Justine cycle
- Reflections on morality, virtue and corruption
- Major importance in the history of literature
In summary:
Beautiful numbered edition of a fundamental Sade text, published in a pivotal editorial context.
- Binding: Soft cover with a dust jacket
- Dimensions: 19.5 x 14.5 cm
- Page count: 242
- Language: French
Condition: Good, this book has been read, interior free of annotations and dog-eared pages. Pages are browning/yellowing.
Cover and spine showing marks and creases.
See the photos that form part of the description.
Will be shipped in careful, sturdy, trackable packaging.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Literature
Book title
Les Infortunes de la Vertu
Author/ Illustrator
Sade
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1946
Edition
1st Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Du point du jour
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
242
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