The Erotica Sale: Rare Books, Works on Paper & Photographs

157 Lots. Including:

[England, Parliament]. An Act For Suppressing the Detestable Sins of Incest, Adultry and Fornication. £ 100-150

Dansdorf (Chrysilla von). Heart’s Desire, number 38 of 70 copies, title printed in lilac, engraved title-vignette and 7 plates by John Buckland Wright.  £2500–3500

[Boyer(Jean-Baptiste de)]. [Marquis d’Argens], [Thérése Philosophe], illustrations after Antoine Borel, a total of 84 engravings. £4000–6000

Japanese School. A Shunbon or Spring Book, comprising 6 silk shunga paintings of couples making love, watercolour and gouache over pen and ink on silk. £2500–3500

Japanese School. Erotic Scroll, collection of 7 erotic images drawn and hand coloured on silk, laid onto paper, original tie, n.p., n.d. £600–800

Burton (Sir Richard Francis). The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, 17 vol., Samara edition, number 97 of 1000 sets , plates, tissue guards, half red calf by Bayntun Binder… £1800–2200

[Collot (André)]. Les Voyeurs, number 65 of 210 copies, 12 erotic illustrations, loose in original printed wrappers, some foxing, oblong 8vo, Paris…£1000–1500

Ray (Robin). Two erotic gouache drawings…signed and dated, 1978. £750–950

Gerard Malanga. The Portable Secret Museum. A boxed group of 16 gelatin silver prints… £2000–3000