Gamiani ou Deux Nuits d'Excès
Paris: A l'Enseigne du Panier Fleuri, 1943. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/475. Octavo. 77, [3]pp. 3/4 blue morocco over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering and decoration on spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Original wrappers bound in. Gamiani ou Deux Nuits d'Excès (Gamiani, or Two Nights of Excess) is a French erotic novel first published in 1833. Its authorship is anonymous, but it is believed to have been written by Alfred de Musset and the lesbian eponymous heroine a portrait of his lover, George Sand. It became a bestseller among 19th century erotic literature. Modeled after George Sand, this work gives us a young man named Alcide observing the Countess Gamiani and a young girl named Fanny, engaged in their lesbian bed. Having watched them and provoked by their abandonment, he reveals himself, joins them, and they spend the night alternately sharing their intimate histories and their bodies. The stories they tell include the rape of one in a monastery and the nearly fatal debauchment of another in a convent, as well as encounters with a number of animals, including an ape and a donkey. This work is delightfully illustrated with 6 full-page color illustrations. One of 475 copies on Vélin paper, of which this is No.440. Minor shelf wear and soiling on binding. Spine sunned. Text in French. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition. vg. Item #36890
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