Thérèse the Philosopher - Lot 277

Thérèse the Philosopher [BOYER D'ARGENS, attributed to]. Thérèse the Philosopher, or Memoirs Contributing to the History of Father Dirrag and Mademoiselle Éradice. New edition, revised, corrected, expurgated, annotated, and expanded with a preface and commentary by Roger Dugény, under the pseudonym Roger d’Ouiba. Paris, C.P.E.D., 1966. In-8, publisher’s black cardboard binding, illustrated vignette pasted onto the front cover, title in gold lettering. Second edition of this modern adaptation; the first was printed in 1961 in a run of 3,000 numbered copies on Ruysscher paper. Printed on January 15, 1966. A reprint of one of the most famous libertine texts of the 18th century, traditionally attributed to the Marquis d’Argens. Interior clean; cardboard binding in good condition.