Monumens de la vie privée des douze Césars, d'après une suite de pierres gravées sous leur règne.

By: Hancarville, Pierre d', 1719-1805
Contributor(s): Witt, George, 1804-1869
Publisher: À Caprées : Chez Sabellus, 1780.Description: xii, 196 p., 50 leaves of plates :bfront, ill. ; 26 cm.Other title: Monume des XII Cesars [Spine title]Subject(s): Erotica -- France -- Early works to 1800 | Erotica -- Italy -- Early works to 1800 | Erotic literature -- Early works to 1800 | Mythology, Roman -- Early work to 1800 | Rome -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800Ownership: Central library copy from the collection of George Witt
Holdings
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Book Book British Museum Africa Oceania and the Americas Rare WITT 8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00001321
Total holds: 0

First published "A Caprée, chez Sabellus", i.e., at Nancy by Leclerc, 1780. Cf. Cohen, Henry. Guide de l'amateur de livres à gravures du XVIIIe siècle.

Cohen says the illustrations are inventions of the author. Each plate is accompanied by one or more pages of text.

Later binding. On spine: Monume des XII Cesars. Tom I.

Central library copy from the collection of George Witt.