Dubout - Kama soutra - 1973

Beautifully numbered set 427 on velin from the Arjomari-Prioux papermakers and illustrated with coquines and colorful humorous illustrations in and out of text, including a frontispiece by Dubout, this bold bibliophilic achievement unites the classic Indian text devoted to the art of love and voluptuousness with the satirical and exuberant graphic universe of Dubout -

The text, translated and adapted for Western readers, preserves its dimension as an erotic and philosophical treatise, describing practices, postures and rules of love life, but is transfigured by Dubout’s humorous and caricatural illustrations -

His drawings, abundant, grotesque and full of vitality, deflect the seriousness of the text, giving it a burlesque and ironic tone, creating a contrast between antique wisdom and modern verve -

Dubout - Kama Sutra - 1973 - Vol. I and II - Michèle Trinckvel -
Pages: 203, (1), 3 pp. and 247, (1) pp.

Very good condition of the bindings, works in their beautiful publisher’s binding in black with gold lettering on the first cover and spine, in a slipcase with flaps, spine titled and gold-tooled, in a beaten case with gilded master, small wear marks, tiny stains on the case, head trims gilded, spine with ribbing and a gilded engraving, title and author’s name gilded -

Very good interior condition, red title, works enriched with beautiful humorous color illustrations in and out of text including a frontispiece by Dubout, red endpapers in very good condition, printed on velin from the Arjomari-Prioux papermakers, this one numbered 427/6000, fresh inside, a fine copy -

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