[CURIOSA]. The Authentic Songs of Bilitis. Translated from t - Lot 123

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[CURIOSA]. The Authentic Songs of Bilitis. Translated from t - Lot 123
[CURIOSA]. The Authentic Songs of Bilitis. Translated from the Greek for the first time based on the Justinian manuscript. No place [Paris], no publisher, no date [circa 1930] Quarto, paperback, beige cover printed and illustrated in black and red. 102 pp. and 1 f. (colophon), 88 color illustrations in the text. Cover slightly frayed, with missing sections on the spine. First edition of this rare erotic text, parodying Pierre Louÿs’s famous literary hoax, *Les Chansons de Bilitis* (1894). Although the title mentions Pierre Louÿs, the work is often attributed to the writer Pascal Pia. The illustrations consist of 88 highly libertine color plates in the text, attributed to Lucien Métivet. Limited edition of 300 copies on tinted alfa paper (no. 70) [Pia 1498. - Dutel 2588]. Clean and fresh interior.
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