Bawdy Tales and Trifles of Devilries for Ladies and Gentlemen of Experience Lepoittevin Eugne
Commissioned by and for wealthy aristocrats for their private amusements, we introduce you to a selection of stories, poems, limericks, and bon mots assured to delight the most refined of…
Specifikacia Bawdy Tales and Trifles of Devilries for Ladies and Gentlemen of Experience Lepoittevin Eugne
Commissioned by and for wealthy aristocrats for their private amusements, we introduce you to a selection of stories, poems, limericks, and bon mots assured to delight the most refined of connoisseurs. Complimented by rare erotic lithographs by renowned illustrator Eugene Lepoittevin.Lepoittevin's Devils first appeared to acclaim in 1832. Originally, his devil was an impish troublemaker. At the behest of his publisher, he created a new series of lithographs featuring his devils ala erotique. The drawings are more humorous than titillating and reflect the sense of absurdity prevalent in European eroticism. Even so, the drawings were long banned in Europe and the United States, with the government going so far as to confiscate copies intended for the Kinsey Institute in 1956.The selection of writings is culled from humorous erotic pastiches and rare writing privately printed for