Mon Oncle Barbassou

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Mon Oncle Barbassou, Mario Uchard, illust. Paul Avril (J. Lemonnyer, Paris, 1884 [#394/1000, one of only 225 printed on Holland Paper])
10″ X 6.5″, 311pp., hardbound in 3/4 dark blue morocco leather with gilt titles and decorations on spine with 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt others deckled. First Illustrated Edition with many beautiful engravings by Paul Avril throughout. Some very slight wear to leather and boards, otherwise a very good+ copy overall clean, bright and structurally sound. #394/1000, one of only 275 in Holland Paper.

Originally published in 4 parts in 1876, My Uncle Barbassou is a story of a man who inherits his uncle’s estate which includes a newly purchased harem of 3 young girls. This novel is a prime example of the French “Orientalists” of the late 1800’s. Scandalous for the age, but mild by today’s standards, this book is in the original french. This is a beautifully bound copy of the First Illustrated Edition with plates by Paul Avril.

Édouard-Henri Avril (1849-1928) used the pseudonym “Paul Avril” for his erotic work. He was a French painter and commercial artist. His career saw collaboration with influential people like Octave Uzanne, Henry Spencer Ashbee and Friedrich Karl Forberg. He is one of the most celebrated erotic artists of his age. Avril was a soldier before starting his career in art. He was awarded with the Legion of Honour for his actions in the Franco-Prussian War.

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Mon Oncle Barbassou, Mario Uchard, illust. Paul Avril (J. Lemonnyer, Paris, 1884 [#394/1000, one of only 225 printed on Holland Paper])
10″ X 6.5″, 311pp., hardbound in 3/4 dark blue morocco leather with gilt titles and decorations on spine with 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt others deckled. First Illustrated Edition with many beautiful engravings by Paul Avril throughout. Some very slight wear to leather and boards, otherwise a very good+ copy overall clean, bright and structurally sound. #394/1000, one of only 275 in Holland Paper.

Originally published in 4 parts in 1876, My Uncle Barbassou is a story of a man who inherits his uncle’s estate which includes a newly purchased harem of 3 young girls. This novel is a prime example of the French “Orientalists” of the late 1800’s. Scandalous for the age, but mild by today’s standards, this book is in the original french. This is a beautifully bound copy of the First Illustrated Edition with plates by Paul Avril.

Édouard-Henri Avril (1849-1928) used the pseudonym “Paul Avril” for his erotic work. He was a French painter and commercial artist. His career saw collaboration with influential people like Octave Uzanne, Henry Spencer Ashbee and Friedrich Karl Forberg. He is one of the most celebrated erotic artists of his age. Avril was a soldier before starting his career in art. He was awarded with the Legion of Honour for his actions in the Franco-Prussian War.

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Weight 2.375 lbs
Dimensions 10.25 × 6.75 × 1.25 in
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