Elegantiae latini sermonis seu Aloisia Sigaea Toletana. De arcanis Amoris & Veneris adjuctis fragmentis quibusdam eroticis.

2 parts in 1 vol., 8vo: [2]-xxiv-211, [4]-172 pp.; 1 front. (occ. foxing and spotting).

Contemp. tortoise shell calf, gilt triple fillet surrounding the boards, flat spine gilt and decorated, dark green leather title-label, gilt inner dentelle, a.e.g. (some rubbing, joints partially split, spine sl. cracked).

Famous erotological treatise in the form of dialogue, first published at the end of the 17th century, republished and blacklisted throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Beautiful front. unsigned, attributed to Gravelot (Cohen).
Ref. Barbier I:49-51. - Willems 2178. - BGL II:720-721. - Cohen 239. - Pia 348-349.