Erotic / Classical

The Forbidden erotica of Thomas Rowlandson 1756-1827.

With and introduction and text by Kurt von Meier.

First edition published by the Hogarth Guild, California [of all places] in 1970. Quarto, 187 pages illustrated throughout in colour from the exquisite colour risque engravings from the Master.

Thomas Rowlandson (13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation. Prolific artist and printmaker; like others of his era, such as James Gillray, his caricatures are often rather bawdy. And there was also highly explicit erotica for his private clientele; never published publicly and now only found in “special” collections.

Rowlandson and his take on the naught Georgian and they were … surprise your friends …

$160.00

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Classical Medical Print [Pochoir] – Hippocrates – Kuhn Regneir – 1932

A striking hand beautifully coloured risqué “Pochoir” produced in 1932 by Joseph Kuhn-Regneir (1873-1940). Hippocrates of course had died some time earlier!

Medical Consultation at its most informal.

Beautifully framed …

Price $160.00 – Or a set of four for $490.00

$160.00

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Petronius – The Satyricon – Private Press – Norman Lindsay Illustrated – 1910

A Revised Latin Text of the Satyricon with the Earliest English Translation (1694) Now First Reprinted with an Introduction together with One Hundred Illustrations by Norman Lindsay

Published privately by Ralph Straus, London 1910. Folio, (33cm by 26cm), 303 pages, 100 leaves of plates.

First English translation side by side with the Latin on alternating pages. The Satyricon, Satyricon liber (The Book of Satylike Adventures) a work of fiction by Gaius Petronius. It is and example of Menippean satire.

Gaius Petronius Arbiter (27AD-66AD) was born in Marseille. He became a Roman Courtier in the reign of Nero. He is well mentioned by Tacitus, Plutarch and Pliny the Elder who regarded him as a “judge of elegance”. Petronius became a member of the Senatorial Class who devoted their lives to pleasure … he was essentially a fashion advisor to Nero. Sleeping by day he devoted night time to amusement … he had a reputation of being very good at it!

In the Satyricon, Petronius uses a new style of writing in that each of the characters are well and openly described. Previously, such literature focused mainly on the plot. There is no holding back in terms of moral issues, and it is thought that the main character Trimalchio (who is on the naughty side) is a cameo of Nero.

Petronius fell out of favour and committed suicide in a rather strange manner.

Goings on in the Days of Nero – with numerous Norman Lindsay Illustrations.

$390.00

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Egyptian (Isis and Osiris) Trade Cards – 1920’s

A group of six very colourful trade cards by Liebig advertising their tasty Fray products. Printed and issued around 1920. Complete 11cm by 7 cm each in very good condition.

Titled Isis and Osiris they have text about each image on the back in Italian making them doubly useful!

Special Egyptian set with striking colours and imagery.

$60.00

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Les Travestis Dans Le Parc – Gazette du Bon Ton Pochoir – Brissaud 1913

A most striking hand coloured double Pochoir (Multiple Stencil) by Pierre Brissaud (1885-1964) for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton published in September 1913.

Costumes and disguises in the park from different epochs and fantasies.

One of the rare double page pochoir images … frames flat and with little impression of the fold…. highly collectable

Price $240.00 unframed.

A rich unusual pochoir – beautiful deep colours

$240.00

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La Fumee Noire – Gazette du Bon Ton Pochoir – Strimple – 1914

A beautiful “Pochoir”, La Fumee Noire (Black Smoke), by Louis Strimple for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton in March 1914. One of the earliest pochoirs.

Illustrating designs by John Redfern (English, 1853 – 1929) – an evening dress in silver and gold lame, the tunic made of green muslin with sable and lace.

Price $130.00 unframed

Striking elegant provocative pochoir

$130.00

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The Forbidden erotica of Thomas Rowlandson 1756-1827.

Classical Medical Print [Pochoir] – Hippocrates – Kuhn Regneir – 1932

Petronius – The Satyricon – Private Press – Norman Lindsay Illustrated – 1910

Egyptian (Isis and Osiris) Trade Cards – 1920’s

Les Travestis Dans Le Parc – Gazette du Bon Ton Pochoir – Brissaud 1913

La Fumee Noire – Gazette du Bon Ton Pochoir – Strimple – 1914

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