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BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir. A group of 10 works of literature, primarily related to the erotic arts.
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BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir (1821-1890). A group of 10 works of literature, primarily related to the erotic arts, including:


Ananga-Ranga. Cosmopoli: for the Kama Shastra Society of London and Benares, and for private circulation only, 1885. Later black suede-backed orange suede-covered boards. Second reprint. -- Ananga-Ranga. Cosmopoli, 1885. Later red cloth. Third reprint. -- Ananga-Ranga Traite Hindou de L'Amour Conjugal. Paris: Isidore Liseux, 1886. Contemporary half red morocco gilt. LIMITED EDITION, 181 of 300 copies of the "Edition Unique. -- The Jew the Gypsy and El Islam. W.H. COLLINS, editor. L: Hutchinson & Co., 1898. Original red cloth gilt (rebacked in morroco). FIRST EDITION. -- The Kasîdah. L: H.J. Cook, 1900. Original black cloth gilt. Third Edition, LIMITED ISSUE, 24 of 250 copies. -- The Kasîdah. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1919. Original vellum-backed marbled boards gilt. LIMITED EDITION, 15 of of 500 copies. -- Tales from the Gulistan. John KETTELWELL, illustrator. L: Philip Allan & Co. LTD., 1928. Original navy cloth-backed decorated boards. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, 75 of 100 of the "Large paper copies," SIGNED BY KETTELWELL. -- The Kasîdah. Willy POGANY, illustrator. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1931. Original red cloth gilt. FIRST TRADE EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, TWICE INSCRIBED BY POGANY, 1952 and 1955. -- The Sotadic Zone. NY: Privately Printed by The Panurge Press, n.d. Original purple cloth. LIMITED EDITION, 344 of 2,010 copies. -- And one other. Together, 10 works in 10 volumes, various 8vo and 4to sizes, condition general very good. 

Property from the Collection of Robert S. Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio
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