[Mirabeau] - Le Degré des ages du plaisir [relié avec] Le Libertin de qualité ou Ma Conversion [sur vergé] - 1888

Luxurious reprint on handmade paper of the rare original edition published in 1793, of this praise of pleasures of the flesh at all ages of life, whose attribution to Mirabeau, according to Pia, 'lacks any plausibility.'

Bound following is a second work by Mirabeau: 'Le Libertin de qualité ou Ma Conversion,' a revised edition based on that of the original from 1783. (1888)

This second text humorously recounts, in the form of a dialogue with an unknown person, the libertine adventures and romantic escapades of a young nobleman, whose only resources are to sell himself to the highest-paying ladies.

Bound in citron half-maroquin, with raised bands on the spine and a title piece with small gold tools. Gilt head. Beautiful binding signed by Pierson.
Condition: impeccable binding. Fresh interior, rare scattered foxing. Very good copy, untrimmed.

Mirabeau
The Degree of the Ages of Pleasure paired with The Libertine of Quality or My Conversion.
Reprint on laid paper of 1888. Reissues of the original editions from 1793 for the first text and 1783 for the second.
In-12 (17.5 x 11 cm); 121 pages – 208 pages.