HANCARVILLE P F H D Monumens de la Vie Privée des Douze Césa

Sale 2162 - Lot 72

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[HANCARVILLE, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS-HUGUES D'.] Monumens de la Vie Privée des Douze Césars. 50 engraved plates. xii, 236, [2] pages, including engraved additional title (with crude restoration in blank outer margin) and final blank * Monumens du Culte Secret des Dames Romaines. 50 engraved plates. [4], 16, 98 pages, including engraved additional title. Together, 2 volumes in one. 8vo, 19th-century 1/4 calf gilt, binding slightly cocked; scattered small stains and ink blots, mainly in the first work, slightly affecting some plates, portion of blank outer margin torn off plate 16 in second work. "Rome: Imprimerie du Vatican," 1786; 1790

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Study of the sex life of the ancient Roman ruling class, bound with a companion work on phallic worship and eroticism in classical antiquity. The illustrations, purportedly copied from antique engraved gems, show a wide variety of explicit scenes.