ANNENKOV Yu. (1889-1974), A COPY WITH AN ADDITIONAL SUITE OF EROTIC ILLUSTRA-TIONS Histoire de madame de Sancy par monsieur l’Abbe de Choisy; Dessins de Georges Annenkoff. Paris: Aux Editions des Quatre Vents, 1946.
Lot 268
8001 000
Choisy, Abbot. The history of Madame de Sancy; ill. by Yuri Annenkov. Paris, 1946. - 1 p. front. (ill., 107, [5] p., 9 p. ill.; 18x10, 8 cm. Circulation 650 num. copies, of which 620 copies (1-620, 30 copies are not for sale with the brand: «H. C.». In French. Frontis-piece and ten illustrations by Y. P. Annenkov. The il-lustrations 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 re-pented of his activities and became a priest.