Choderlos de Laclos / Paul Emile Becat - Les Liaisons Dangereuses - 1949

Laclos & Paul Emile Bécat - Dangerous Liaisons - 1949 - Ediciones Athéna

Vol. 1 265 pages, Vol. 2 266 pages

Magnificent illustrated copy of this masterpiece of French literature, delicately and boldly portraying the love intrigues and manipulations of two libertines, the Viscount Valmont and the Marchioness de Merteuil.

This epistolary novel, published in 1782, achieved immediate and scandalous success, and inspired numerous adaptations for theater, cinema, and television.

This book is an original 1949 edition, with erotic illustrations by Paul-Emile Bécat, an artist known for his wood engravings. It is a limited edition of 980 numbered copies, of which this is number 391.

In good binding condition, the book in its red card covers, wear from use, jacket damaged with some cracks, stain on the cover and on the first two pages of the first volume, gold titles.

Good interior condition, copy no. 391, the work decorated with 22 magnificent stencil-printed inserts illustrated by Paul Emile Bécat.