{"product_id":"bawdy-tales-and-trifles-of-devilries-for-ladies-and-gentlemen-of-experience-imitation-leather","title":"Bawdy Tales and Trifles of Devilries for Ladies and Gentlemen of Experience - Imitation Leather","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugène Lepoittevin\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eSarah Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eFanny Woodcock\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommissioned by and for wealthy aristocrats for their private amusements, we introduce you to a selection of stories, poems, limericks, and bon mots assured to delight the most refined of connoisseurs. Complimented by rare erotic lithographs by renowned illustrator Eugene Lepoittevin.\u003cbr\u003e Lepoittevin's Devils first appeared to acclaim in 1832. Originally, his devil was an impish troublemaker. At the behest of his publisher, he created a new series of lithographs featuring his devils ala erotique. The drawings are more humorous than titillating and reflect the sense of absurdity prevalent in European eroticism. Even so, the drawings were long banned in Europe and the United States, with the government going so far as to confiscate copies intended for the Kinsey Institute in 1956.\u003cbr\u003e The selection of writings is culled from humorous erotic pastiches and rare writing privately printed for exclusive collectors by underground publishers that have long been hidden in the Private Case of the British Library and the L'Enfer of the Biblioteque nationale du France. \u003cbr\u003e Bawdy Tales is designed with the collector in mind, utilizing vegan leather and gold embossing to simulate period morocco binding. \u003cbr\u003e Art Historian Sarah Burns introduces Lepoittevin's work and career. Expert collector of written erotica, \"Lady Fanny Woodcock\" contributes a short history of the erotic book in Western culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.3 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159534338111,"sku":"9781627311199","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/WGQFmZfbd49781627311199.webp?v=1776999446","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/bawdy-tales-and-trifles-of-devilries-for-ladies-and-gentlemen-of-experience-imitation-leather","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}