ANNENKOV Yu. (1889-1974), A COPY WITH AN ADDITIONAL SUITE OF EROTIC ILLUSTRATIONS. 1945

Lot 428
8001 000
Histoire de madame de Sancy par monsieur l'abbe de Choisy; Dessins de Georges Annenkoff. Paris: Aux Editions des Quatre Vents, 1945. Choisy, Abbot. The history of Madame de Sancy; ill. Yuri Annenkov. Paris, 1945. - 1 p. front. (ill.), 124, [2] p., 9 p. il.; 18, 5x11, 5 cm. Circulation - 650 num. copies, of which 620 copies (1-620), 30 copies are not for sale with the mark: "H. C.". In French. Nine separate illustrations made by Y. P. Annenkov. The illustrations are performed in hand-printing stencil with elements of hand-coloring (pochoir). On verge paper in the publisher's illustrated cover. In a publishing case. Additional suite: 9 p. il. of erotic character, made in the technique of lithography. In the cover. Circulation "H. C. 1/30". Choisy Francois-Timoleon (1644-1724) was a French writer. For several years he was living in a woman's dress by the whim of his mother pretending the widow Countess of Barr. He described his adventures in his early works, which are frivolous stories. Later, he repented of his activities and became a priest.