M. CLELAND. New translation of Woman of Pleasur, or Fille de - Lot 30

M. CLELAND. New translation of Woman of Pleasur, or Fille de joie. Containing the Memoirs of Mademoiselle Fanny, written by herself. London: G. Fenton [Cazin], 1776. 2 parts in one volume in-12, full red morocco, triple gilt fillet on covers, ornate smooth spine, green morocco title-piece, gilt date at foot, filleted edges, fine inner lace and gilt edges, bookplate (pastiche binding). 119 pp, 132 pp, 15 free-form figures, including the frontispiece, unsigned but by Borel, engraved by Elluin. All the engravings, except the frontispiece, are in the avant la lettre edition and printed on heavy paper. "The figures in this very rare edition are among the finest by Borel and Elluin". (Cohen). Minor rubbing to covers, corners and spines. Gay II, 304; Cohen, 242; Pia, 915; Dutel, A-407*. Ex-libris Yves Refoulé. Pleasant copy bound in red morocco of this first masterpiece of English erotic literature.